How/where to find legal shinies of Mythicals
| Species | Where/How - Notes/Transfer status |
|---|---|
| Mew |
PCNY Shiny Mew - Cart only, cannot be transferred up Emerald Faraway Island Mew - Japan Emerald only, not guaranteed shiny GO Shiny Mew - Guaranteed Shiny, transfer from GO to HOME |
| Celebi |
PCNY Shiny Celebi - Cart only, cannot be transferred up 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 |
| Deoxys (Forms interchangeable) |
Birth Island Deoxys - Not guaranteed shiny. GO Deoxys - Shiny released starting here. Not guaranteed shiny. While it can be sent to HOME, cannot be sent to SWSH yet. |
| 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 - Platinum only. Not guaranteed shiny. GO Darkrai - Shiny released starting here. Not guaranteed shiny. While it can be sent to HOME, cannot be sent to SWSH yet. |
| Shaymin | Flower Paradise Shaymin - Platinum only. Not guaranteed shiny. |
| Arceus (Forms interchangeable) | Dahara City Legendary Shiny Arceus - 3DS Serial Code, thus original redemption was region locked to JP 3DS |
| 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 |
| Melmetal | GO Melmetal (LGPE transfer and HOME transfer) - Limited Shiny period |
| Melmetal (G-max) |
A legal shiny does not exist (FYI in SWSH-IoA, Max Soup does not work on Melmetal) |
| Zarude | A legal shiny does not exist |
| Zarude Dada | A legal shiny does not exist |
* Mythical status disputed
Updated as of December 5th, 2020
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