Are shiny pokémon shiny locked?

These Pokémon are commonly referred to as Shiny-locked. This can happen if the Pokémon is coded not to appear as Shiny in the wild, or via in-game gifts, in-game trades, cannot be bred, or has never been distributed as Shiny via events.

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2023-10-27 06:26:20

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Can a non shiny evolve into a shiny?
Shiny Pokémon remain shiny after being evolved. Also Pokémon cannot become shiny via evolving a non-shiny one.
2024-02-21 00:03:09

Why are legendaries shiny locked?
Generally some Pokemon will be Shiny locked if they're part of an in-game scene animation that isn't within a battle however they'll still be given a Shiny design and sprite in case they ever decide to give out those Shiny locked Shinies which they have been known to do.
2024-02-05 07:44:54

Is calyrex shiny lock?
Calyrex, the title Pokémon for The Crown Tundra, along with Victini, Keldeo, Cosmog, Poipole, Glastrier, Spectrier, and all three Galarian variants of the Legendary Bird trio are shiny locked.
2023-08-10 21:34:04

Are the new legendaries shiny locked in scarlet and violet?
Unfortunately, the Legendaries Koraidon, Miraidon, Ting-Lu, Chien-Pao, Wo-Chien, and Chi-Yu are completely Shiny-locked, as they cannot be bred. Gimmighoul (and its evolution) also cannot be Shiny, as it also cannot be bred.
2023-07-14 13:13:53

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