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====Generation II==== | ====Generation II==== | ||
* {{p|Mew}}<ref group="note">While Mew distributed to Generation II games cannot be Shiny, Mew distributed to Generation I games were not restricted in this way due to Shininess not existing. While it is theoretically possible that a Mew could become Shiny when transferred to a Generation II game, no cases are known and the possibility is small enough to include it on this list.</ref> | * {{p|Mew}}<ref group="note">While Mew distributed to Generation II games cannot be Shiny, Mew distributed to Generation I games were not restricted in this way due to Shininess not existing. While it is theoretically possible that a Mew could become Shiny when transferred to a Generation II game, no cases are known and the possibility is small enough to include it on this list.</ref> | ||
* {{p|Unown}} forms other than [[Form differences#Unown|I and V]]<ref group="note">Due to Unown's letter and Shininess both being determined by {{IV}}s in Generation II, only Shiny Unown I and V are possible in these games.</ref> | |||
* A female Pokémon in a {{cat|Pokémon with a gender ratio of seven males to one female|species with a gender ratio of 7 males to 1 female}}.<ref group="note">Due to gender and Shininess both being determined by IVs in Generation II, it is not possible to get a Shiny female of this gender ratio.</ref> | |||
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* Due to the fact that Shininess in Generation III onwards is determined by the OT's ID and Secret ID, and to the fact that Eggs take the ID/SID of their hatcher when hatched, Eggs can be Shiny on the game that breeds them, but not on a game they are traded to (or vice-versa) if still in their Eggs. The OT of the Egg is not changed until after it hatches, which can lead to scenarios where an Egg will hatch and appear Shiny, but will not be Shiny when actually checked (or vice-versa), as the ID/SID changes immediately after the hatching scene. | * Due to the fact that Shininess in Generation III onwards is determined by the OT's ID and Secret ID, and to the fact that Eggs take the ID/SID of their hatcher when hatched, Eggs can be Shiny on the game that breeds them, but not on a game they are traded to (or vice-versa) if still in their Eggs. The OT of the Egg is not changed until after it hatches, which can lead to scenarios where an Egg will hatch and appear Shiny, but will not be Shiny when actually checked (or vice-versa), as the ID/SID changes immediately after the hatching scene. | ||
** This is also why many event Eggs can hatch Shiny when they would normally be prohibited from doing so on the original receiver's game. | ** This is also why many event Eggs can hatch Shiny when they would normally be prohibited from doing so on the original receiver's game. | ||
* | * In Generation II, due to {{m|Hidden Power}} and Shininess both being determined by IVs, a Shiny Pokémon's Hidden Power type can only be {{t|Grass}} or {{t|Dragon}}, with a power of either 50 or 70. | ||
* {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} have the most in-game event Shiny Pokémon available, with two. | * {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} have the most in-game event Shiny Pokémon available, with two. | ||
* It is possible for the {{p|Minccino}} that appears in the "world of Pokémon" intro in {{game|Black and White|s}} to be Shiny. | * It is possible for the {{p|Minccino}} that appears in the "world of Pokémon" intro in {{game|Black and White|s}} to be Shiny. | ||