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 ==Terminology==
-The term "Color Pokémon" (Japanese: いろちがいのポケモン ''Differently-Colored Pokémon'') is used in the list of Pokémon from [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]. The player's Pokémon may be listed according to the options "Group Color Pokémon" and "Cancel Color Pokémon".
+The term "Shiny Pokémon" was first created by fans to refer to the sparkling sound effect and animation made at the start of an encounter with one in the {{pkmn|games}}. Eventually, this term fell into official usage in Generation IV, used on promotional material promoting Shiny [[event Pokémon]].
-The term "Alt. Color" (Japanese: いろちがいのポケモン ''Differently-Colored Pokémon'') is used in the [[easy chat system]] from [[Generation III]] games. It has the same Japanese name as the previous use in Stadium 2.
+The Japanese term "いろちがい" (''color variation'') is used in several official sources referring to Shiny Pokémon:
-The term "Shiny Pokémon" was first created by fans to refer to the sparkling sound effect and animation made at the start of an encounter with one in the {{pkmn|games}}. Eventually, this term fell into official usage in Generation IV, used on promotional material promoting Shiny [[event Pokémon]]. The term "Shiny Pokémon" was first displayed in-game from the [[Wonder Card]] description of the [[List of local English event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#UK Video Game Championships 2009 Milotic|UK Video Game Championships 2009 Milotic]] distributed for {{game|Platinum}}. However, this text was retrieved with the Wonder Card itself, and is not otherwise included in Platinum's game data.
+* The list of the player's Pokémon from [[Pokémon Stadium 2]].
+** Translated in English as "Color Pokémon". Specifically, the player's Pokémon may be listed according to the options "Group Color Pokémon" and "Cancel Color Pokémon".
-The first use of "Shiny" stored in the game data is from [[Nimbasa City]], in {{game|Black and White|s}}. A female {{tc|Ace Trainer}} mentions Shiny Pokémon, while a male Ace Trainer in the same house mentions Shiny {{p|Krokorok}}.
+* The [[easy chat system]] from [[Generation III]] games.
+** Translated in English as "Alt. Color".
+* A [[Wonder Card]] distributed with a Shiny {{p|Milotic}} in the Japanese version of {{game|Platinum}}. Specifically, the {{DL|List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV|2008 TCG World Championships Milotic}}, released in 12 October 2008.
+** Adapted in English into the "Wow! Shiny {{p|Milotic}}!" [[Wonder Card]], which was received with the {{DL|List of local English event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV|US Video Game Championships 2009 Milotic}} released in 9 May 2009, and then with the {{DL|List of local English event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV|UK Video Game Championships 2009 Milotic}} released in 30 May 2009. These Milotic were also distributed for Pokémon Platinum.
+** This is the first mention of Shiny Pokémon in an English game. However, these Wonder Card texts were retrieved with the Milotic distributions, and are not otherwise included in Pokémon Platinum's game data.
+* In {{game|Black and White|s}}, a female {{tc|Ace Trainer}} mentions Shiny Pokémon, while a male Ace Trainer mentions Shiny {{p|Krokorok}}. They are both located at the same house in [[Nimbasa City]].
+** This is the first mention of Shiny Pokémon stored in the data of an English game, instead of received from a Wonder Card.
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