I want to gain some rare and valuable shinies, and I looked towards the games mascots, Yveltal, Xerneas, and Zygarde. I know in previous games (like Diamond and Pearl) you could soft reset the game until the game would give you a Shiny in for the legendary. Can you still do this?
2 Answers
As of Gen V (Black/White), legendary Pokemon encountered in-game have absolutely 0% chance of being Shiny. Shiny legendary Pokemon are now only obtainable through events or hacking.
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1That's a bummer. Why do they even put Shiny forms in if you can't get them without an event?– The ManMar 5, 2014 at 4:41
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2Because it's much easier to leave the shiny palettes in the game rather than having to patch them in later when they release an event.– YuukiMar 5, 2014 at 4:42
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Kyurem can be caught shiny as far as i know. Do you know the reason for this? Wouldn't this possibly apply to Zygarde as well?– sceniaMar 5, 2014 at 13:17
Because Gamefreak discourages soft resetting and wants you to only get legendaries nonshiny, or through events that make them shiny, they made it impossible to catch a shiny legendary since Generation V.