Given that there are many new Legendary Pokémon in Crown Tundra, there will undoubtedly be Trainers hunting for Shinies and high IV spawns. The new Dynamax Raids systems have plenty of chances to farm them as well. So there’s one thing to keep in mind. However, not all Legendary Pokémon can pop up as Shiny as some are shiny locked, which means they can’t spawn as Shiny.
This is a pretty common thing in other games in the franchise, so let’s run through the list of what monsters can’t be Shiny. 10 legendary Pokémon are shiny locked in the new DLC.
Check out the list of Galar forms that are Shiny locked, via Matt Youkhana, There are a few others as well, totalling 10 in all across a few generations:
- Victini
- Keldeo
- Cosmog
- Poipole
- Glastrier
- Spectrier
- Calyrex
- Articuno
- Moltres
- Zapdos
Additionally, the Galarian versions of Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos, are also shiny locked in Crown Tundra. So you won’t be able to get around some Gen 1 restrictions this time, The Unova Legendary entries are not Shiny locked apparently, so that’s good.
You might want to take this opportunity to check out some of our other Crown Tundra guides. You want to start by getting to the new DLC. Then, you may want to learn what Dynite Ore is and what it does. You might also be stuck on certain side quests like finding a dependable trainer. If you’re into the endgame you might want to know about the mechanics of healing in Dynamax Adventures.
