Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Should Weave More Shiny Pokemon Into the Story
Pokemon can be very competitive, with fans learning the ins-and-outs of various monsters to figure out who are the best choices for battle. However, the series' main narrative repeatedly comes back to the idea that any trainer and their Pokemon can thrive so long as they form a strong bond. Each monster is unique among its species thanks to stat distributions, abilities, natures, and more, and a confluence of factors leads to millions of potential stories being told in any given title. Pokemon Scarlet andViolet will no doubt continue this trend.
While a lot of differences are hidden to casual fans, making it a surprise when one Pidgey survives an attack because it happened to get enough EVs in Defense, probably the most blatant example is shiny Pokemon. Starting with Generation 2, every monster receives an alternate color palette that has a rare chance of appearing in the wild. It's nothing more than an aesthetic difference, but many have taken to «shiny hunting» for the bragging rights. Recent games have begun to integrate more shiny Pokemon into their worlds, so Scarlet and Violet should give them further prevalence among dedicated NPCs.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Should Avoid Uncatchable Shinies and Shiny Resets
The mythical «Red Gyarados» is a poster child for shiny Pokemon, appearing as a guaranteed encounter in Gold, Silver, and Crystal's Lake of Rage as a result of Team Rocket tampering with nature in the area. It was intended to introduce the idea of shiny Pokemon, and plays a substantial role in the plot. Defeating or catching Red Gyarados provides players with the Red Scale they can trade for an Exp. Share, and doing so garners the attention of Indigo League Champion Lance. He recruits the player to help take out
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