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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Starters

The Starter Pokemon and Legendary Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) are shiny locked when they are encountered as part of the story. Learn which Pokemon are Shiny Locked and how to get Shiny Starter Pokemon.

Shiny Pokemon Related Guides
Shiny Hunting Guide	All Shiny Locked Pokemon

List of Contents

What are Shiny-Locked Pokemon?
Are Starters Shiny Locked?
How to Get Shiny Starters
All Shiny Locked Pokemon
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What are Shiny-Locked Pokemon?

Pokemon that Cannot Be Shiny

Shiny-Locked Pokemon are Pokemon that have been programmed to never be shiny. This is often done to special Pokemon, potentially 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

Are Starters Shiny Locked?

Starters Received from Director Clavell are Shiny-Locked

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Gen 9 Starters

No shinies here.

While many players may enjoy soft-resetting at the start of the game in the hopes of getting a Shiny starter, like in Pokemon Legends: Arceus before it, that will not be possible for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly that accompany Director Clavell are programmed to never be shiny.

How to Get Shiny Starters

Breed Starters

Pokemon SV - Pokemon Egg Picnic

Don't lose heart if you still want a shiny Starter Pokemon! It is possible to breed for a Shiny Pokemon at the Picnic and hatch them from Eggs. Make use of the Masuda Method and the Shiny Charm to increase the chances of obtaining a shiny starter!

Shiny Hunting Guide: All Shiny Odds

All Shiny Locked Pokemon

All Shiny Locked Pokemon
Story Encounter Pokemon Legendary Pokemon Titan Pokemon NPC Trades 7-Star Raid Event Encounters Gimmighoul (Chest Form) Walking Wake and Iron Leaves The Loyal Three (The Teal Mask DLC) Legendary Pokemon in The Indigo Disk

Story Encounter Pokemon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Story Encounter Pokemon
Pokemon that you encounter in a story cutscene such as your first wild Pokemon encounter with Lechonk in Poco Path and the decoy Tatsugiri in Casseroya Lake are Shiny Locked.

Legendary Pokemon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Koraidon and Miraidon

Koraidon and Miraidon early in game, and another in Area Zero can not be Shiny.

Other legendaries such as the Four Treasures of Ruin: Ting-Lu, Chien-Pao, Wo-Chien, and Chi-Yu are also Shiny Locked.

Legendaries do have shiny forms, and in recent games you generally receive them through events. As of writing, there are no Shiny Legendaries in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If you do happen to see a Shiny Legendary Pokemon while playing online, then it is most likely to be modded.

Titan Pokemon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - False Dragon Titan

The Titan Pokemon fought in the Path of Legends storyline are coded to not be Shiny. You can go back to the Titan's location and try to catch them, but if you're hoping for a Shiny, then it's best not to expect so.

However, while you will not get a shiny Titan Pokemon, you do have the chance to get it Shiny in its regular non-titan form in the wild.

NPC Trades

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - In Game Trade

Pokemon that you get from trading with NPCs are all shiny locked. These include Galarian Meowth from Salvatore's quest line, Snom from the Cortondo NPC Trade, Wooper from the Cascarrafa NPC Trade and Haunter (Gengar) from the Levincia NPC Trade.

Soft resetting the game in hopes of getting a shiny Pokemon in return won't work.

If you want to get a Shiny version of the Pokemon the NPC has, we suggest breeding for it or finding it in the wild.

Use the Masuda Method and Shiny Charm to get shiny Pokemon from eggs and use Mass Outbreaks and Shiny Sandwiches to find shinies in the wild.
List of Breed Exclusive Shiny Pokemon

7-Star Raid Event Encounters

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Black Crystal Tera Raid

Pokemon from 7-Star Raids, such as the Unrivaled Charizard and Unrivaled Cinderace, have been shiny-locked thus far.

You may consider delaying catching it and holding off until you encounter the shiny since you are only limited to one catch. This would be a mistake however as these raids are shiny locked.

You are however able to breed for a Shiny provided the raid boss is not in the Undiscovered Egg Group.

All 7-Star Tera Raid Shiny Locked Pokemon

List of 7-Star Tera Raid Shiny Locked Pokemon
7-Star Pikachu	7-Star Greninja	7-Star Charizard
7-Star Cinderace	7-Star Decidueye	7-Star Samurott
7-Star Typhlosion	7-Star Inteleon	7-Star Chesnaught
7-Star Delphox

How to Unlock 7-Star Raids and List of Pokemon

Gimmighoul (Chest Form)

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Gimmighoul

All Gimmighouls scattered all over the region are also shiny locked. By extention, its evolved form Gholdengo also cannot be a Shiny.

Gimmighoul Evolution Guide and Locations

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) - Walking Wake and Iron Leaves Tera Raid Event

While many players may enjoy joining multiple raids, and be putting off catching it in the hopes of getting a Shiny Walking Wake, that will not be possible for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Walking Wake and Iron Leaves are programmed to never be shiny.

Once you manage to defeat it and you have a suitable Pokeball ready to catch it in, you should go ahead and catch it!
Walking Wake and Iron Leaves Tera Raid Event: Best Counters and Rewards

The Loyal Three (The Teal Mask DLC)

The Loyal Three
Okidogi	Munkidori	Fezandipiti

The Loyal Three, which consists of Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti are Pokemon that are encountered in main story of The Teal Mask DLC.

They can be caught in the post game of the DLC, but are not obtainable as shinies.

How to Catch the Heroes of Kitakami (The Loyal Three)

All Legendary Pokemon in The Indigo Disk

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Indigo Disk Terapagos.png

Every new and returning Legendary Pokemon appearing in The Indigo Disk are Shiny locked.

That means that Terapagos, Pecharunt, the new Paradox Legendary Pokemon, and all Legendary Pokemon from Snacksworth cannot be caught in their Shiny forms.

All DLC Legendary Pokemon

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