Have shiny Pokemon lost their meaning?

 
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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
The only meaning they ever had to me was quicker EV training from the pokerus. Those training minigames made that obsolete.

I tend to prefer most regular pokemons' colors to their shinies' anyway.
Not every shiny has Pokérus, though. In fact, I'm pretty sure shinies have the same chance of having Pokérus as any other Pokémon. That is to say, 1/21,845.
Oh, I had thought they carried it more before...


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Shiny Pokemon still have their meaning. They are rare Pokemon with minor color changes to their pallet. They are nice easter eggs and are still a commodity amount traders. Matsuda Method and other methods take hours and sometimes days to get even 1 Shiny Pokemon.

Shiny Charm is a decent motivator to complete the Pokedex and as such is a proper reward for collectors.

Some shinies have major changes to their pallet, such as Giratina.

Then we have Garchomp.


In 6th gen Shiny Garchomp isn't as bad, though. Especially his mega.
when a scyther fucks a garchomp: pretty in pink edition


 
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when a scyther fucks a garchomp: pretty in pink edition
i was watching some replays, and i noticed you used a scyther a couple times
thought that was pretty cool

was there a thing behind that, or did you just want to use a scyther


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when a scyther fucks a garchomp: pretty in pink edition
i was watching some replays, and i noticed you used a scyther a couple times
thought that was pretty cool

was there a thing behind that, or did you just want to use a scyther
people usually see him and don't know what to expect from him. He's damn fast and with eviolite he can usually take a rock slide or non Stab Ice beam. Technician Stab u-turn hits hard, and he's a surprisingly good counter to bisharp with brick break. Not to mention stab technician aerial ace hits everything that brick break doesn't

I used to have a team built around scyther and scizor together
Last Edit: February 06, 2015, 12:37:47 PM by Tyger


 
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Greninja is the best looking shiny.

Fact.
>shiny reuniclus exists