Did anyone every catch a "shiny" Pokemon?

[Sawyer]

A shiny Pokémon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon) is an alternately colored variant of a Pokémon. They can be caught in any Pokémon RPG from Gold and Silver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Gold_and_Silver), though the odds of catching or finding one is 1 in 8192. However, there are some Pokemon with no difference from normal and shiny; some examples include the ?????????? glitch Pokemon in Pokemon Ruby, Saphire, and Emerald. There is one major exception to this--in Pokémon Silver, Gold, and Crystal, there is always one shiny, red Gyarados (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyarados) in the Lake of Rage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_of_Rage).
Since first-generation games do not recognize shiny Pokémon, there is no distinction unless the Pokémon is traded to a later version.
Shiny Pokémon are not necessarily better than regular Pokémon but, in the metal generation games, they have an attack gene at the 70th percentile for their species. In the GBA generation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_%28video_games%29#Game_Boy_Advanced_e ra), however, "shininess" had been given their own value and are effectively the same as any other Pokémon in battle. Most shiny Pokémon are considered to be collectors' items in the games since they are so rare.
In the Ruby, Sapphire, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Ruby_and_Sapphire) and Emerald versions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Emerald) you can still catch a shiny Pokémon, with the same odds. (There are Also shiny pokemon in FireRed and Leafgreen Versions.) Shiny Zigzagoon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigzagoon) were given out from GameStop and EB Games in July 2004. In the Trainer Memo section of the Pokémon Summary, a message would read "fateful encounter". Other Pokémon traded to Ruby and Sapphire through Nintendo promotions, such as from Pokémon Colosseum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Colosseum), or its pre-order disk bear this description. Also in FireRed and LeafGreen, shiny Pokémon are frequently encountered in the Trainer Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trainer_Tower&action=edit), under the control of an opponent.
The term "shiny" is in fact a term used by the pokémon fan community, probably because of the flash of stars appearing as the Pokémon enters a battle, which was used so that one could tell a pokémon was shiny even if playing on a monochrome gameboy.


I caught a gold Caterpie.

[Electro UK]

I got a Mew... but shine it did not :(

[Mentok]

I caught an STD once.

[Electro UK]

I caught an STD once.

What type of poke-ball did you use?

[THWIP*]

What type of poke-ball did you use?


I'D SAY THE BALLS HE USED WERE BLUE. :O

[dr venture]

^ hahaha good one

[Jager X]

i got a black rayquaza,blue gardevoir,and a shiny blaziken.

[D.Rex]

i caught the red Gyarados in Gold. But I never saw another shiny in any other pokemon game.

[XwolverineX]

NO! You guy's are cool. I got mew though, I was so proud. Pokemon rules. :O:up:

[Immortalfire]

Death to Pokemon.

[hulkamania85]

Never played past Red and Blue. I got up to 149 then my cable broke and I couldn't trade over the blue Eevee one to make it 150.

[XwolverineX]

All of you should trade from yellow to blue or Red. Me and my friend did it and all hell broke loose. We trades like charmander for Squirttle and got other random even stronger pokemon. It was so insane. :confused::up:

[Mr. Vice]

:( I miss the old pokemon days. Trading cards, watching the show every Saturday. Buying rare cards $20 a pop. Good times...

[Electro UK]

I rememberwhen I traded my pikachu on Yellow to my Blue then traded back... the little bugger never followed me around again... :D

[jaydawg]

You should have evolved him to a Raichu instead while he was in the blue version. Oh Raichu. How I love you.

[Mr. Vice]

What was everybody's favorite pokemon? Mine's was Blastoise:O

[Electro UK]

What was everybody's favorite pokemon? Mine's was Blastoise:O

Kingler beyotch! He didn't need an attack, he'd cut you in two with those big ass... grabby things of his.

[Spidey-Bat]

I liked Vaporeon. My Vaporeon in Blue owned. Damn Missigno!!! Catching it crashed my game:mad:

[Electro UK]

I liked Vaporeon. My Vaporeon in Blue owned. Damn Missigno!!! Catching it crashed my game:mad:

Missigno! Damn! I remember that! that did alllllllll kinds of crazy s*** :D:up:

[deathshead2]

I really miss the days of playing pokemon cards. It was fun to be 8 and dumb.:(

[deathshead2]

Missigno! Damn! I remember that! that did alllllllll kinds of crazy s*** :D:up:Didn't do anything to my game. But I remember getting one.:up:

[XwolverineX]

I rememberwhen I traded my pikachu on Yellow to my Blue then traded back... the little bugger never followed me around again... :D


Same here! Haha, but I made him Raichu!

[XwolverineX]

What was everybody's favorite pokemon? Mine's was Blastoise:O


Raichu was always my fav.

[StrainedEyes]

Venusaur :up:

[deathshead2]

Blastoise was mine always used him to fight people even though he was only in level 90.

[XwolverineX]

:( I miss the old pokemon days. Trading cards, watching the show every Saturday. Buying rare cards $20 a pop. Good times...



What do you mean, old day's? :confused::(:O

[deathshead2]

What do you mean, old day's? :confused::(:OEarly 90s when I was younger and dumb and would hang out at the pool and just play pokemon cards and vs on the gameboy good times. Before I got smart and found out the pokemon cards were just ripping me off.

[Mr. Vice]

Early 90s when I was younger and dumb and would hang out at the pool and just play pokemon cards and vs on the gameboy good times. Before I got smart and found out the pokemon cards were just ripping me off.

:p I know what you mean...

[XwolverineX]

Early 90s when I was younger and dumb and would hang out at the pool and just play pokemon cards and vs on the gameboy good times. Before I got smart and found out the pokemon cards were just ripping me off.



Pokemon cards are rip-offs, really? :(

[Mr. Vice]

Pokemon cards are rip-offs, really? :(

:mad: Hell yeah it's a rip-off. F#ckin' $15 bucks for a 2nd Edition Blastoise!

[Spidey-Bat]

Where the hell were you buying cards? I got 2 Blastoises from booster packs.

[XwolverineX]

:mad: Hell yeah it's a rip-off. F#ckin' $15 bucks for a 2nd Edition Blastoise!


Charizards were 60 bucks!! :eek:

[Mr. Vice]

Charizards were 60 bucks!! :eek:

I had a 1st Edition Charizard once;)

[XwolverineX]

I had a 1st Edition Charizard once;)


You're awesome. :eek::D:up:

[Spidey-Bat]

I still have a Charizard. I have a card of all 151 pokemon except Celfairy, Moltres, and Mew. I know because I used to put my cards in # order.

[XwolverineX]

I still have a Charizard. I have a card of all 151 pokemon except Celfairy, Moltres, and Mew. I know because I used to put my cards in # order.



You're even awesomer. :eek::D:up:

[Spidey-Bat]

You're even awesomer. :eek::D:up:

I wish I could get the ones I'm missing:(

[Mentok]

I'D SAY THE BALLS HE USED WERE BLUE. :O

It was :(

[Red]

I've got a pink butterfly thing....

[jaydawg]

My favorite is Blastoise with a close second being Raichu. Those should be selectable characters in the next smash bros. There are more than a couple of pokemon worth more than simply being one hit moves. Blastoise would make a fantastic addition to the heavy weight fighters.... and Raichu... well, just use him instead of Pichu.

[Corinthian™]

my favorite pokemons were the multi types...

Charizard, Victreebell, Psyduck, Gengar, Golem and Dragonite

that was my winning team of 99....

thanks to misingno;)


and I catched a shiney kakuna once... he looked cool

[jaydawg]

I prefered the straight types myself. Blastoise, Raichu, Arcanine, Zapdos, Vileplume and Mewtwo. Ah. Good times, good times.

[ihateusernames]

by Multi and Straight types i'm assuming that;
Multi = 2 types, example Water/Ground.
Straight = 1 type, example Fire.

if so, then isn't Golem just one type? Rock? and isn't Zapdos two types? electric/flying?

anyway, i love the pokemon games, and can't wait to get the DS versions when they come out, my emerald team is;
Swapert
Salamence
Metagross
Tyranitar
Breloom
Flygon

and my Leaf Green team is;
Jolteon
Charizard
Starmie
Tyranitar
Dragonite
Venasaur

i have a shiny Heracross, who is unbelivabley strong. and the Charizard i have is one too, my friend gave me the Charmander egg for a blastoise egg, and out popped a shiny charmander. Shiney Charizard is Black with red wings.

[Red]

Mewtwo who didn't have him in their team.

[SLVRSR4]

I met my best friend playing silver version i had to clone his 99 meganium good old days:o

[deathshead2]

I never got a mew by myself so someone clone one and trade it with me its name was obi-one it kicked everyones ass when we linked cabled.

[jaydawg]

I met my best friend playing silver version i had to clone his 99 meganium good old days:o
Ah the power of Pokemon.:up:

[SLVRSR4]

I can never say i hated pokemon since then i even cried watching the first movie:o