Legal Low Level Shiny Legendaries for USUM

[saintrocker]

Hi all, firstly I only have a CFW 3DS, not a switch. I am just looking to do a playthrough of SWSH or BDSP with a legal shiny legendary pokemon. Now of course bc of obedience I cant just gen something from ultra space wilds and make it shiny then transfer it and start a new game with it.

So after some research all I found was a thread on some encounters from GO, which cant be hacked into Gen7 and some Dream Radar pokemon from BW which I believe can't be shiny. Anyone have more info? Thanks for the help.

[Atrius97]

There is a short list of Legendaries and Mythicals that can exist at low levels, and be Shiny, prior to Pokémon Go/Gen 8.

Level minimum of 30 and can be Shiny:

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Mew, Japanese Emerald, Faraway Island
Raikou, Entei, Suicune GAMESTP events for Gen 4 (always shiny)
Virtual Console Crystal Celebi
Regirock, Regice, Registeel from Platinum
Latios and Latias from ORAS
Deoxys from FRLG or Non-Japanese Emerald, Birth Island
Shaymin from Platinum, Flower Paradise

Level minimum of 5 and can be Shiny:

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Jirachi from Colosseum Bonus Disc, or Channel

Level minimum of 1 and can be Shiny:

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Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina from HGSS Sinjoh Ruins event
Regigigas from Platinum, Snowpoint Temple
Manaphy from Ranger Egg in Gen 4, (requires a second game to hatch the egg via TSV abuse, original save that receives the egg cannot hatch it as shiny due to a partially functioning shiny lock)
Phione, bred from Manaphy in any game

Edited January 7, 2023 by Atrius97

[saintrocker]

@Atrius97 Thank you very much! And if I had a CFW switch I could do more with encounters from Pokemon GO straight into SWSH?

[Atrius97]

Correct. With a custom firmware 3DS you're limited to games/encounters in Gen 7 (3DS) and earlier, but with a modified Switch you would have access to Gen 7 (Switch) through Gen 9 encounters.