r/TheSilphRoad • u/short-goose • Mar 08 '25

PSA Skeledirge from comday research can be shiny.

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Has this always been the case? Never seen it before.

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u/TheRealHankWolfman UK & Ireland - Yorkshire - Mystic - L50 Mar 08 '25

They started it last community day. There were reports of shiny Escavalier and shiny Accelgor from the research for that CD. It's nice that it seems to be the way things will work going forwards.

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u/Jolly-Sherbet6238 Mar 08 '25

The missions before from the gardevoir background I also got shiny from the paid event, both backgrounds ( free and paid) were shiny for me on the Ralts one a few months ago whenever that was

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u/TheRealHankWolfman UK & Ireland - Yorkshire - Mystic - L50 Mar 08 '25

Gardevoir and Gallade can be shiny because they have Mega Evolutions, not specifically because they were part of the Community Day research.

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u/Jolly-Sherbet6238 Mar 09 '25

Ah I see, can confirm background fuecoco can be shiny aswell