[SOLVED] About Melmetal Square Shiny and Toxtricity Lv 20 Legal

[Ludovic]

This forum section IS for posting things that're occurring that you think shouldn't be, also known as bugs.

Does Square Shiny is a 8 gen only feature? Why is it Legal? (or can it be like pokemon in Pokemon Red that becomes shiny when traded to Gold/Silver because of its PID?)

 

Why is Toxtricity legal at level 20? Is it possible?
(it was level 60, ive changed level to 20 and met level to 20)

Edited April 3, 2020 by Ludovic

[theSLAYER]

20 minutes ago, Ludovic said:

Does Square Shiny is a 8 gen only feature? Why is it Legal? (or can it be like pokemon in Pokemon Red that becomes shiny when traded to Gold/Silver because of its PID?)

While it is true that Gen 8 split shinies to Square shiny and Star shiny, the transferring methods (HOME etc) doesn't limit shinies from older games to one or the other.

In other words, any mons you transfer over can be either shiny. Not a bug.

Referring to the part you had in brackets: you're right and wrong:
You're wrong in the sense that: PID is not a thing for Gold/Silver.
What determined shininess is the DVs, and the DVs were retained when traded to RBY, which is why the same mon when traded back to GSC, retained shiness.

Tho in the sense that you're right: Yup, the PID stays exactly the same. So it could be either shiny, depending on what PID it had at the first place.

 

20 minutes ago, Ludovic said:

Why is Toxtricity legal at level 20? Is it possible?
(it was level 60, ive changed level to 20 and met level to 20)

Yup. Let's say the raid host was hosting a Gmax Toxtricity raid, and one of the participants had absolutely no badges,
when said participant catches the Toxtricity, it's level (current and met) would be reduced to 20. Also not a bug.

(Note: the levels reduced to, are the same levels enforced by the story, which is the "what level can you catch" level)

[Ludovic]

Wowww !! Thanks 
I will search more about "what level can you cach system" right now.
 

[theSLAYER]

9 minutes ago, Ludovic said:

Wowww !! Thanks 
I will search more about "what level can you cach system" right now.
 

On top of Lv 20 being no badges, it's this:

source: https://www.gfinityesports.com/article/2528/pokemon-sword-and-shield-how-do-i-catch-very-strong-looking-pokemon

 

Also note, for your own raid (you are the host), if your badge count (level can be caught) is lower than the level of the mon you encounter (before it is reduced),
that encounter is shiny locked.

[Ludovic]

Thanks again for the info