I don't mind improved shiny rates, I just wish they'd bring back the variety of method hunts from gen 6. I'm so damn tired of hatching Masuda eggs.
The rarity is what makes them significant. Not significant enough to actively hunt for (I dunno why anyone would want to do that, it sounds dreadful) but when you just randomly run into one, the fact that it was super unlikely to run into one is what makes it exciting.Let's put it this way: if Shiny Pokemon aren't that significant, why would you need them to be super rare in the first place?
I just like the idea that the Shiny Sceptile I have is a one-in-four-thousand (not, I Masuda'd it haha) version of all the other Sceptile. He's my special Celestial the Sceptile, and I like that.This particularly stands out to me since Shinies are a consistent color (game limitations or not), which would suggest they're more like a rare/recessive gene than something rarer such as a mutation which probably wouldn't recur quite the same way in too many individuals unless it was specifically advantageous.
I honestly feel like this wasn't exactly intended to happen. I personally think Shiny Pokemon were more of a weird experiment than a specific game mechanic. I can totally imagine some Game Freak employee messing with colors and turning Charizard purple, and everyone in the room is like "Holy frick that Charizard is so cool we should put him in the game." Then it evolved into what it is now somehow, but notice that it's significantly easier to find. It's a mechanic now, but back then it was more of an inside joke. At any rate, whoever started this wacky craze made Pokemon so much weirder and more popular. I love that guy, whoever he is. And I love purple Charizard too, but not as much as black, so there's my opinionLet's put it this way: if Shiny Pokemon aren't that significant, why would you need them to be super rare in the first place?
I made Magcargo's shiny look like this in my joke hack, based partially on GSCs blurple shiny, but also unique with a gold shellMy take is that Im tired of people fixing shinies by just making them black or white. It's lame and the more white and black shinies we get, the less special and stand out they feel imo.
the sad life of JRPG players.I predicted that Volo was evil when I started playing because he seemed too much like a "friendly rival".
Better or worse than "Lysanderoth, you were behind all this?!" situations?the sad life of JRPG players.
If someone is too friendly and always on the "scene of crime", they're the bad guy :(
Nobody mentions Volo having the same hair Grimsley had because Volo doesn't have the same hair Grimsley had.Notice how nobody mentions Volo having the same hair Grimsley had.
Yes he does (at least the same style).Nobody mentions Volo having the same hair Grimsley had because Volo doesn't have the same hair Grimsley had.
Volo's hair is parted to the side and his bangs cover one of his eyes, while Grimsley's is mostly symmetrical with a lock of hair coming down the middle of his face. Volo's "horns" are more vertical, while Grimsley's are more horizontal and resemble wings. And most crucially, Grimsley doesn't have a giant insane ponytail thing coming out the back of his head.Yes he does (at least the same style).
I predicted that Volo was evil when I started playing because he seemed too much like a "friendly rival".
I dunno about that. The foreshadow to Volo’s true nature was that Volo taught you the “backstrike “ technique , as in attacking when you are not suspecting it.the sad life of JRPG players.
If someone is too friendly and always on the "scene of crime", they're the bad guy :(
Does the series tell the player this, though? I mean, the few times I can think of NPCs mentioning it, it's in a very trivial, "this happens" sort of way - generally along the lines of "Oh hello, [player]. Did you know sometimes a Pokemon can have a different colour than usual?" It's only the odd examples like the one you mentioned (and that is, literally, the only one I can think of) which draw attention to shinies as being more valuable. Obviously a lot of people will be motivated to seek them out purely because of that, but they're so rare that most players will go an entire game without ever seeing one, so it doesn't majorly effect them. Villains like Team Rocket and Team Galactic never talk about wanting shiny Pokemon; Mr Pokemon in GSC wants the Red Scale because the Red Gyarados is rare, but he's explicitly deemed a nut who goes wild for obscure rare stuff so he's hardly typical.Going back to shinies, it's interesting how the series has to simultaneously tell the player that shinies are special and noteworthy (and worth seeking out)
every kirby player when they see someone friendlythe sad life of JRPG players.
If someone is too friendly and always on the "scene of crime", they're the bad guy :(
I agree. I got a Shiny Kricketot in PLA, and I hate Kricketot and Kricketune (there's my opinion of the day). But having a Shiny one made me gain a different appreciation for it.Weirdly, I tend to prefer shiny Pokemon when they're not my usual favourites. I guess I like having a reason to pay attention to a member of a species that I'm not normally all that keen on.
Understandable, but for me personally as soon as he shows up on every other "shit happened here" was just a major tell.I dunno about that. The foreshadow to Volo’s true nature was that Volo taught you the “backstrike “ technique , as in attacking when you are not suspecting it.
I have tons of shines too, through PokeHome and PoGo, but specifics like which Pokeball is used (Pokemon Go only has Regular, Great, Ultra, and Premier), and whether the Hidden ability is used and unable to be reverted can leave personally shiny hunting the only option.This entire discussion about shiny rarity makes me . I feel like that Blizzard employee from the Diablo Immortal announcement who asked to much fanfare "Do you guys not have phones?"
As a somewhat more active Wi-Fi Forum hoarder, shiny mons have been somewhat trivialized for me. I have access to a variety of methods to produce almost any shiny mon I want - heck, not only are most of my mons functionally free, I offer a free shiny-hatching service on my trade thread (definitely not an advertisement).
Yes, they're supposed to be rare. And yes, that rarity is what makes them substantially more desirable. But with all the tools available, in practice they aren't that difficult to obtain. An argument could be made that new shiny-hunting methods have made them excessively accessible. But, there has and almost certainly always will be omega-busted ways to go above and beyond in shiny production if you take the time to learn.
Of course, that's not to say your shinnies are any more or less valid - or your mons in general. It's the memories and effort that you nest within them that is important.