Technical Documentation:
Generation 8

Shiny Mythicals and where/how to find them.

December 5, 2020

How/where to find legal shinies of Mythicals

Species	Where/How - Notes/Transfer status
Mew	PCNY Shiny Mew - Gen 2 cart only (and technically Gen 1 cart, but shininess cannot be observed), cannot be transferred up to modern generations Emerald Faraway Island Mew - Japan Emerald only, not guaranteed shiny GO Shiny Mew - Guaranteed Shiny, transfer from GO to HOME
Celebi	PCNY Shiny Celebi - Gen 2 cart only, cannot be transferred up to modern generations Ilex Forest Celebi - VC version only, can be transferred up Coco Movie Celebi - Movie was in Japan, but region free redemption Secrets of the Jungle Movie Celebi - Distributed to EU/US via PTC Newsletter GO Shiny Celebi - Guaranteed shiny, transfer from GO to HOME
Jirachi	WISHMAKR Jirachi - Not guaranteed shiny. CHANNEL Jirachi - Not guaranteed shiny. Tanabata 2014 Jirachi - 3DS Local Wireless, thus original redemption not region locked Christmas Party 2014 Jirachi - 3DS Serial Code, thus original redemption was region locked to JP 3DS Fukushima Christmas Party 2014 Jirachi - 3DS Local Wireless, thus original redemption not region locked Nintendo HK Shiny Jirachi - 3DS Serial Code, original redemption was region locked to JP and EU 3DS Pokémon Go Tour Hoenn: Masterwork Research Jirachi - Guaranteed Shiny, transfer from GO to HOME
Deoxys (Forms interchangeable)	Birth Island Deoxys - Not guaranteed shiny. GO Deoxys - Shiny released starting here. Not guaranteed shiny. Transfer from GO to HOME
Phione*	Standard Phione Egg - Not guaranteed shiny.
Manaphy	Pokémon Ranger Egg - The Manaphy can only be shiny if the egg was traded away. Recipient of event cannot hatch it shiny. (DP only, not BDSP)
Darkrai	New Island Darkrai - Legal Shiny can only be found in Platinum and BDSP. Not guaranteed shiny. GO Darkrai - Shiny released starting here. Not guaranteed shiny. Transfer from GO to HOME
Shaymin	Flower Paradise Shaymin - Legal Shiny can only be found in Platinum and BDSP. Not guaranteed shiny.
Arceus (Forms interchangeable)	Dahara City Legendary Shiny Arceus - 3DS Serial Code, thus original redemption was region locked to JP 3DS Hall of Origin Arceus - Encounter on BDSP, requires a PLA save. PLA save requirement: completed main missions, captured Arceus. BDSP requirements: Caught Dialga/Palkia in game, reached Hall of Fame, acquired National Dex.
Victini	A legal shiny does not exist
Keldeo (Forms interchangeable)	A legal shiny does not exist
Meloetta (Forms interchangeable)	A legal shiny does not exist
Genesect (Forms interchangeable)	Movie 2013 Genesect (JPN and KOR) - Language locked to the distribution. GO Genesect - Shiny released starting here. Not guaranteed shiny, transfer from GO to HOME. Presently, while only the driveless raids/encounters can be shiny, after transferred through HOME into any game that has the species, the drives could be attached to it.
Diancie	Pokémon Center Diancie - 3DS Nintendo Zone, thus original redemption was region locked to JP 3DS All-Stars Battle Diancie - 3DS Infrared, thus original redemption not region locked
Hoopa	A legal shiny does not exist
Volcanion	A legal shiny does not exist
Magearna	A legal shiny does not exist
Magearna (Original Color)	A legal shiny does not exist
Marshadow	A legal shiny does not exist
Zeraora	HOME Shiny Zeraora - Gift guaranteed shiny
Meltan	GO Meltan (LGPE transfer and HOME transfer) - Limited Shiny period. While they can be encountered shiny within the limited shiny period, the encounters themselves are not guaranteed shiny.
Melmetal	GO Melmetal (LGPE transfer and HOME transfer) - Limited Shiny period While they can be encountered shiny within the limited shiny period, the encounters themselves are not guaranteed shiny.
Melmetal (G-max)	A legal shiny does not exist (For your information, in SWSH-Isle of Armor, you can give certain species Max Soup to attain or remove the Gigantamax Status. Max Soup does not work on Melmetal)
Zarude	A legal shiny does not exist
Zarude Dada	A legal shiny does not exist