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Looking to soft-reset for a Shiny Starter? Trying your luck to get a Shiny Legendary? Unfortunately, luck might not be on your side. Learn about Shiny restrictions and Shiny-locked Starters, Legendaries, and other static encounters in Legends: Arceus.

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How to Get Shiny Pokemon and Shiny Odds Are Starters and Legendaries Shiny Locked?
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Starters and Legendaries are Shiny-Locked

Starters Received from Professor Laventon are Shiny-Locked

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No shinies here.

While many players may enjoy soft-resetting at the start of the game in the hopes of getting a Shiny starter, that will not be possible for Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott that accompany Professor Laventon are programmed to never be shiny.

Starters Found in Space-Time Distortions are not Shiny-Locked

Space-Time Distortion

Don't lose heart if you still want a shiny Starter Pokemon! After the main campaign, players will be able to capture more starters from Space-Time Distortions. As random encounters, they may be shiny!

Crimson Mirelands
Cyndaquil ImageCyndaquil Quilava ImageQuilava Hisuian Typhlosion ImageHisuian Typhlosion
Coronet Highlands
Rowlet ImageRowlet Dartrix ImageDartrix Hisuian Decidueye ImageHisuian Decidueye
Alabaster Icelands
Oshawott ImageOshawott Dewott ImageDewott Hisuian Samurott ImageHisuian Samurott

All Other Static Encounters are Shiny-Locked, Including Legendaries

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I guess a Shiny Palkia isn't that much different anyway...

Likewise, all other static encounters appear to be shiny-locked in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. This includes Legendaries that are part of the story or even legendaries that have to be found as part of requests.

List of Shiny-Locked Pokemon

Starters from Laventon

Cyndaquil ImageCyndaquil Oshawott ImageOshawott Rowlet ImageRowlet

Legendaries

Uxie ImageUxie Mesprit ImageMesprit Azelf ImageAzelf
Dialga ImageDialga Palkia ImagePalkia Heatran ImageHeatran
Regigigas ImageRegigigas Giratina ImageGiratina Cresselia ImageCresselia
Tornadus ImageTornadus Thundurus ImageThundurus Landorus ImageLandorus
Enamorus ImageEnamorus

Mythicals

Phione ImagePhione Manaphy ImageManaphy Darkrai ImageDarkrai
Shaymin ImageShaymin Arceus ImageArceus

Gift Pokemon

Pokemon Gift Source
Happiny ImageHappiny From January 28, 2022 to October 31st, 2022, players from Japan are able to receive a Happiny at Pokemon Centers on their birth month!
Piplup ImagePiplup As part of the Project Piplup campaign, from February 5 to February 24 Japanese players can claim the serial code for a special Piplup from Pokemon Center Osaka, Mega Tokyo, and Kanazawa!

What are Shiny-Locked Pokemon?

Shiny-Locked Pokemon are Pokemon that have been programmed to never be shiny. This is often done to special Pokemon to make their Shiny forms even rarer.

Shiny versions of Shiny-Locked Pokemon are typically only released through distributions or mystery gifts. We'll be sure to let you know if there are any Shiny Distributions going on!
How to Get Mystery Gifts and List of Codes

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Beginner's Tips and Guides
How to Trade Online How to Increase Satchel (Inventory) Size
How to Increase Survey Corps Rank How to Check Player HP
What Happens When You Lose? How to Run Away
What are Merit Points? How to Swim Longer and Surf on Water
How to Use Pastures Balloon Race Guide: How to Pop All Balloons
Space-Time Distortions: How to Find and List of Pokemon How to Take Pictures
How to Enter First-Person View Beginner's Guide: Tips to Get Started
How to Get More Pastures Eternal Battle Reverie Guide
Path of Solitude Guide Path of Tenacity Guide
How to Swap Items Double Battles and Multiple Battles Guide
Starting Out
Character Creation Guide Best Starter Pokemon
Bests Requests to Do First
Items and Gadgets
Item Crafting Shop Guide and Item Prices
Arc Phone Guide Lost & Found Guide: Lost Satchel Effects
Farm Guide: Harvest Requirements and Crop List All Ginter Items: Ginkgo Guide Shop List
All Arceus Plate Locations: Arceus Plates Guide Can You Get the Master Ball?
Pokemon Guides
How to Get All Legendary Pokemon How to Get Shiny Pokemon
Frenzied Noble Pokemon How to Tell if a Pokemon is Shiny
How to Catch Pokemon Preferred Foods Guide
Are There Walking Pokemon? How to Ride Pokemon: All Rideable Pokemon
How to Evolve Pokemon Pokemon Behavior and Effects
How to Change A Pokemon's Nickname How to Make Pokemon Obey You
How to Get All Starters Effort Levels: How to Increase Pokemon Stats
Respawn Time: When Do Wild Pokemon Reappear? Are Starters and Legendaries Shiny Locked?
How to Release Pokemon and Rewards How to Increase Friendship and Friendship Checker Location
How to Change Your Team List of Special Evolution Conditions
How to Catch Flying Pokemon Mass Outbreak Guide and List of Pokemon
Best Pokemon for Catching How to Change Rotom's Form: All Mechanical Items
Can You Cancel Evolution? Is Breeding in the Game?
Best Shiny Alpha Pokemon Hunting Routes Training Grounds Guide
Massive Mass Outbreaks Guide How to Catch Sleeping Pokemon
How to Catch Small and Large Pokemon
Battle Guides
Agile and Strong Styles How to Change Moves
Type Weakness Chart All Status Conditions and Effects
Nature Chart and How to Check Natures How to Change Natures
Collectibles
All Unown Locations: Unown Notes Guide Wisp Locations and Maps
Old Verse Locations and Maps -
Beating the Game
Best Story Team Post Game Content and 100 Percent Guide
Money Farming Guide How to Get Research Points Fast
EXP Farming Guide Survey Report Guide
Research Tasks Guide and Best Research Tasks to Complete How to Complete the Pokedex: Rare Pokemon Locations
Dialogue Choices and Consequences Should You Choose Adaman or Irida?
Missables and Unrepeatable Events -
Maps, Weather, and Traveling
Map Guide How to Fast Travel
Base Camps Features Player Home Features
All Weather Types and Effects Time of Day Effects and How to Change
Useful Characters and Their Locations How to Break Rocks and Get Through Obstacles
Ursaluna Treasure Maps and Best Farming Route Full Moon Guide: How to Check and Change the Moon Phase
System, Settings and Controls
How to Save the Game: Is Autosave Available? List of Controls: Can You Change the Controls?
Best Settings to Use Language Options and How to Change Language
Character Customization
List of Clothing List of Hairstyles
How to Change Your Appearance Best Character Names
How to Change Your Name and Gender Special Gifts: List of Save File Bonuses

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1 Anonymousalmost 3 years

Cresselia isn't a mythical. She's just a Legendary, since not an event Pokémon.

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