The Crown Tundra part of the Expansion Pass of Pokémon Sword and Shield brings with it a slew of Legendary Pokémon to try to catch. We cover which of these can be Shiny, and in what circumstances you can encounter one.
Shiny-locked Pokémon
The following Pokémon are Shiny-locked – they can not be caught or obtained in their Shiny Forms within the Crown Tundra.
- Galarian Articuno
- Galarian Zapdos
- Galarian Moltres
- Victini (Unknown)
- Keldeo (bring Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizon to Ballimere Lake and make Curry)
- Cosmog (Gift)
- Poipole (Gift)
- Glastrier
- Spectrier
- Calyrex
This means that of the Legendary Pokémon outside of Dynamax Adventures, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizon, Regice, Registeel, Regirock, Regigigas, Regieleki, and Regidrago can be Shiny. Be ready to soft-reset!
Shiny Legendaries in Dynamax Adventures
All Legendaries (and Ultra Beasts and presumably non-Legendary Pokémon) can be Shiny in Dynamax Adventures. However, soft-resetting is not feasible.
Firstly, you have to battle your way to the Legendary boss (four battles including it) and defeat it. After catching it (all Dynamax Adventure bosses have a 100% catch rate in this mode), only on the catch summary screen will you see if it is a Shiny or not.
You can only take one caught Pokémon out of the Dynamax Adventure, so if you do not take the Legendary then it will respawn. Players are limited to one of each Legendary per game. As you need to go through the Dynamax Adventure again for your next chance, this may be a timely process.
It is not known if a Legendary caught by the same players in the same Dynamax Adventure will be a Shiny for everyone or not.
For other Shiny Hunting information, check out our guide article below.
Edited by Siddhar.
Source: Daily.pokecommunity
