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Legendary Shinies are coming our way! (And a Zygarde)

Discussion in 'Other Pokémon Games' started by Pixel, Oct 18, 2015.

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  1. Pixel

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    Good news everyone! The previously shiny locked Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal will soon be distributed in Japan in their shiny palette! For those of you who don't know, they look like this~

    [3D='shiny-xerneas-active'][3D='shiny-yveltal']​

    Now onto the details. CoroCoro leaks have revealed that, to celebrate the new season of the Pokémon anime, Pokémon XY & Z, a code-based distribution will be done for 3 weeks during October and November. Open the spoiler below for the details.

    [3D='shiny-xerneas-active']
    First up we have Xerneas. It will be a shiny, at Lv. 100, know the moves Geomancy, Moonblast, Aromatherapy and Focus Blast, be caught in a Cherish Ball and the code will be distributed on October 29th.

    [3D='shiny-yveltal']
    Next up is Yveltal. It will be a shiny, at Lv. 100, know the moves Oblivion Wing, Sucker Punch, Dark Pulse and Foul Play, be caught in a Cherish Ball and the code will be distributed on November 5th.

    [3D='zygarde']
    Finally, it's Zygarde time. Unfortunately this Pokémon won't be a shiny, but it will be at Lv. 100, know the moves Land's Wrath, Extreme Speed, Glare and Outrage, be caught in a Cherish Ball and the code will be distributed on November 12th.

    This is the first time these Pokémon have been distributed, as well as the first time Xerneas and Yveltal's shiny palette has been shown in artwork. What do you think? Do you think that there should be no shiny-locked Pokémon, or that shiny-locking is crucial as a gameplay function? Which Pokémon would you like to see given out as an event? And do you think that regions outside of Japan will get these precious Pokémon?

    EDIT: After going through the Japanese Pokémon website's article about this event, which can be viewed here, I found that there are some interesting details that weren't covered in Serebii.net's coverage of the event. Firstly, the codes that will be given out are "common codes", meaning that it'll be one code that can be used on all copies of Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. However, it does not specify whether it will work on international copies of the game or just Japanese copies. The second intersting thing I found is the reason why Zygarde won't be a shiny. According to the website, Zygarde "holds the key to the story". Does this foreshadow something to do with the next main series game? Only time will tell!
     
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    I don't really mind shinylocking Pokémon, but mostly because I'm not patient enough to SR for a shiny anyway so it saves me the trouble of bothering to think about it, haha. I really hope they release the Pokémon in other regions though, they'd be cool to get.

    It would've been cool to get a shiny Zygarde too, but eh. Xerneas and Yveltal are enough for me.
     
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    God dang it Japan!! They get all the good stuff!! Dx Oh well, kudos to them! It's great to see the shiny forms of the great legendaries of life and death set free for Japan to have! :) Why can't everyone else have it to except for those that cheated?!! >w<
     
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    I think their shiny forms are really nice! The white is a great contrasting color from the original and it sort of looks like a little sheet of snow. As for shiny locking itself, I find it to be pretty unnecessary. Why prevent some Pokémon from being shiny while not others? It just doesn't seem fair. How are people supposed to know if a Pokémon is shiny locked? I feel bad for all those people who soft reset thousand upon thousands of times with shiny locked Pokémon, only to find out afterwards. If they are just going to distribute shiny lv100 versions of the Pokémon, why not just not make them shiny locked so that people who don't hack can earn them too without distribution events?
     
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    Hope these will be released outside Japan since I really like both Xerneas and Yveltal's shiny forms. As for the shiny locking I don't really get why they're doing it really but I don't really mind it all that much mainly because I don't SR for shiny legends. I just hope they'll distribute a shiny Zygarde at a later date since shiny Zygarde looks pretty sweet.
     
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    Shiny Yvetal looks a bit weird, it reminds me of bacon... XD But Shiny Xerneas is really pretty. I love that light blue color.
     
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    Oh, I love both shiny Xerneas and Yveltal! However, I like Xerneas better (hmm... blue ^^)

    I feel like they should give out the Unova Mythical Pokémon next. I've heard most people who are busy collecting Pokémon for their Pokédex find it especially hard to collect those (I'm still looking for a Meloetta myself - anyone out there who's willing to trade it for a Shaymin? ^^), and I think everyone would be happy with them.
     
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    If only NA was as hyped for Pokémon like Japan is. ;_;

    Maybe we'd get more stuff! However, I've dealt with a lot of trading for rare events like this and never have I seen a single, universal code for the XY/ORAS series. Granted I've could have missed out on something. XD
    Ahhh but I do hope we get this event! I'd totally soft reset for super stats on the Xerneas. White Herb OP.
     
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