Just wondering...

What I'm saying is if there is no possibility of a pokemon becoming a shiny when it evolves it is impossible to get a pokemon that doesnt appear in the wild/isn't given to you as a shiny.

e.g: Its impossible to get a shiny salamance because you have to evolve it from Bagon(you cant get it in the wild)

No. Think of the shiny status as a genetic thing, not as appearance.

I dont get it

You can't just turn shiny all of a sudden. There is nothing in your genes that say, "When I turn 13, my eyes turn blue."

However, you CAN pass on the shiny status. As witnessed before, you can hatch a baby that's shiny.

The shiny status is a rare sight, so it's kinda like a recessed gene. That's why you don't see it often.

I get it now Cheers Reenee - You should be a mod!

does that mean that if you evolve a shiny, you get a shiny?

wow, so it's better to find a shiny prevolved form of pokemons instead of getting the evolved one...
I have no shiny pokemon, and I was kinda hoping my Latios being green when I first saw it, dang it.
Hey, I have a red gyarados and a shiny tentacruel in Crystal~ lol but I guess it doesnt count.

quote Reenee

You can't just turn shiny all of a sudden. There is nothing in your genes that say, "When I turn 13, my eyes turn blue."

However, you CAN pass on the shiny status. As witnessed before, you can hatch a baby that's shiny.

The shiny status is a rare sight, so it's kinda like a recessed gene. That's why you don't see it often.

There is no such thing as a shiny gene and it can't be passed on. Being shiny has everything to do with YOUR trainer id number in comparison to your pokemon's iv's. Because of this, every pokemon has the same exact chance of being shiny, regardless of whether you hatched it or encountered it in the wild. Also, there is NO chance, thats zero chance that a pokemon will turn shiny when it evolves. If its not already shiny when you catch it or hatch it, it won't ever be shiny. One last myth to put to bed, just because you mate two shiny pokemon, your odds of getting a baby shiny do NOT increase. In these games pokemon do not pass along genes to their babies. Pokemon iv's are determined randomly. So no matter what, the chance of getting a shiny is exactly the same, no matter what situation and no matter what circumstances.

Actually, if your Poke'mon's shiny, won't its children have the same ID number making them shiny?

Shiney......well, I've caught a shining phanpy and evolved it. I also have gotten a Geodude that is orange (funky). I could swear I've gotten one other, but I forget what.

quote WiseLugia

Shiney......well, I've caught a shining phanpy and evolved it. I also have gotten a Geodude that is orange (funky). I could swear I've gotten one other, but I forget what.

This thread isn't for discussion of your own shiny Poke'mon, just to let you know!

quote joesaysso

quote Reenee

You can't just turn shiny all of a sudden. There is nothing in your genes that say, "When I turn 13, my eyes turn blue."

However, you CAN pass on the shiny status. As witnessed before, you can hatch a baby that's shiny.

The shiny status is a rare sight, so it's kinda like a recessed gene. That's why you don't see it often.

There is no such thing as a shiny gene and it can't be passed on. Being shiny has everything to do with YOUR trainer id number in comparison to your pokemon's iv's. Because of this, every pokemon has the same exact chance of being shiny, regardless of whether you hatched it or encountered it in the wild.

Um, it wasn't fact. It's a certain way of thinking how the shiny process works. And I do recall that getting a shiny is 1/8000.

quote tahnok

Actually, if your Poke'mon's shiny, won't its children have the same ID number making them shiny?

Again, it's totally random.