Pokémon Indigo Disk Leaks Are Good News For Shiny Hunters

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There are new leaks about the DLC for that indicate good news for players who consider themselves Shiny hunters. These collectors often go through the trouble of spending hundreds of hours in-game to collect the rare Shiny versions of Pokémon, which are represented by an alternate color palette – even if some Shiny Pokémon, like Gengar, only present some very subtle differences in coloration. Shiny hunting in has improved in comparison to the rest of the series due to the presence of mass outbreaks and how they work, which makes encountering Shinies a whole lot easier.

Although Shiny hunting has been facilitated in Gen 9 games, there are still some Pokémon that are impossible to catch natively in their alternative-colored forms. These creatures are considered to be Shiny locked, and it is common for this lock to be placed upon Legendaries and Mythicals. When Gen 8’s first came out, it was impossible to obtain Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta, for instance – their Shiny versions were later distributed, lifting the Shiny lock, even if they cannot be obtained like that through the campaign. Now, new DLC leaks indicate that more Shiny locks will be removed.

Recently, there have been a few leaks about Legendary Pokémon that highlighted 25 returning creatures being added to the Gen 9 games. While the news of the datamined Legendary returns, first mentioned by on X, can be very appealing in its own merit, its seems like some Shiny locks will be lifted. According to on X, which reposted ’ post, none of the 25 returning Legendaries will be Shiny locked, which means three of the creatures will be making their Shiny debut in the franchise, even if their Shiny versions were coded into they were previously featured in.

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