I demand my lustrous ducky !

As usual , Shiny Pokemon are a natural occurrence in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet , and as usual , developer Game Freak has decided to forbid some static - meeting Pokemon from being lustrous . So before you waste your time endlessly reset your biz , here ’s a list of all bright locked Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet .

What Are Shiny Locked Pokemon?

Shiny lock Pokemon are , simply put , Pokemon that will never look with their substitute colorationno matter how many times they ’re encountered or you reset your biz . Normally , you have about a 1 in 4,096 chance to make out across a Shiny Pokemon — Pokemon with a distinctly alternate vividness pallette . Shiny locked Pokemon also have a unique palette - swapped physique coded into the game , but these manikin are locked and prevented from appearing .

Shiny locked Pokemon have been a thing since the early generations but became more striking during multiplication V when , no matter how much you try , the box Legendaries would never appear Shiny and could n’t be lawfully obtained Shiny unless received through gifted effect . This situation is no different in Scarlet and Violet . So here ’s the complete list of all shining locked Pokemon in the Generation 9 games .

Shiny Locked Pokemon List in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

All of the script clash in the biz have been take in to be shiny mesh . This means chancing upon situations such as receive a glistening Lechonk in the tutorial are impossible , and this is only the first exercise . Other Shiny shut up Pokemon are :

Yeah , there ’s no way to start your game with a shining fledgeling , so do n’t inconvenience oneself adjudicate . There are scores of cutscenes involve the leash before you pick , and showing only one of them as Shiny would n’t make much gumption . Through the same system of logic , it ’s promiscuous to see why none of the Pokemon appearing in cutscenes will ever get their prospect of being Shiny .

This alsoincludes the second fabled ( Koraidon / Miraidon)you may find and catch in Area Zero . All Legendaries in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are sheeny locked and , no matter how hard you try out , will never seem as Shiny .

Official art for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s starter Pokemon, Quaxly, Sprigatito, and Fuecoco.

All Shiny Locked Pokemon in The Teal Mask DLC

The same rule for locking Pokemon out of their alt - colored phase are also present in the DLC . For a more precise inclination , these are the shiny Pokemon youwon’tbe finding in Kitakami Island .

Of all of the Pokemon above , only Growlithe , the Sinnoh starters , and the confrontation Pokemon ( when found anywhere else ) can be receive as Shiny legitimately . Since Ursaring can not evolve to Ursaluna in Scarlet and Violet , you’re able to not receive its shiny Bloodmoon chassis . There ’s no presently be intimate method for acquire to say anatomy specifically just yet , so Game Freak also needs to tally that one first .

you’re able to find legitimate Shiny versions of the Hisuian Pokemon and the Sinnoh dispatcher in Pokemon Legends : Arceus . Once caught , you could then transfer them over to your copy of Pokemon Scarlet or Violet by using the Pokemon Home app on your Switch . Pokemon GO is another great author for Shiny Pokemon you could not otherwise get in the 9th multiplication of game .

Official models of regular and shiny Koraidon from Pokémon HOME.

Image via Pokémon HOME

Can I Get Shiny Locked Pokemon as Legitimate Shinies?

While sheeny versions of the above - mentioned Pokemon are mesh aside from their twinkle , you’re able to still get them through other methods . you’re able to multiply Sprigatito eggs until you get a lustrous one , for example . likewise , while the specific Titan Klawf will never be Shiny , any other Klawf found in the wild has a opportunity to be .

Most NPC - have-to doe with Pokemon can be obtained through other mean value as well , with all of them having their unconstipated luck of being Shiny , but the same can not be order for the Legendaries . As is normally the case , youcan only get glossy versions of Legendaries through impermanent giveaway code .

Gimmighouls are a special typesetter’s case , though . They are scattered around the function from the moment you bug out the game , and none of them are allow to be Shiny whatsoever . You ca n’t multiply them either , so you may only get Shiny Gimmighouls from exceptional Tera Battle Events or through patronage . By extension , this also imply you ca n’t presently get a Shiny Gholdengo , as Gholdengo is only getable by acquire Gimmighoul .

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet screenshot of chest-form Gimmighoul throwing coins into the air.

Image via The Pokemon Company

That ’s all you need to know about Shiny - lock Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet . Hopefully , no other Pokemon will be fall in the lustrous - lock bunch oncethe DLC pack get in Paldea by and by this year . But get it on Game Freak , the Modern Legendaries are n’t miss their Shiny - locked prison .