Shiny Pokemon Were WEIRD in Gen 2 (Ft. Professor Rex)

Check out ‪@ProfessorRex‬ for more cool videos about shiny Pokemon! Find out more about Arbor Week 2023:   / discord     / 1643033507260661761   Shiny Pokemon have been staples of the Pokemon series since Gold, Silver, and Crystal, but they had a number of weird, unique quirks to them that aren't present in any of the other games in the series. In this video, we take a look at what makes shiny Pokemon different in Pokemon Gold, Pokemon Silver, and Pokemon Crystal compared to the rest of the series. Twitch:   / yukihoshikawa   Twitter:   / yukihoshikawavt   Patreon:   / yukihoshikawa   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:44 How did the game determine if a Pokemon was shiny? 1:53 Guaranteed shiny Pokemon 2:14 The Odd Egg is quite odd 3:10 The Odd Egg in Japan 5:07 Breeding for shiny Pokemon is complicated 6:30 Getting 1/128 shiny odds via breeding 7:56 You can't breed two shiny Pokemon 8:32 Getting 1/64 shiny odds via breeding 10:01 Shiny Pokemon had different colors than usual 12:33 Shininess and Unown 13:27 Gender and shiny Pokemon