All Shiny Locked Pokemon in Pokemon Legends Z-A

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Shiny Pokémon have always been a popular part of the Pokémon series, and this continues in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. However, certain rare Pokémon – including legendary, mythical, and starter Pokémon – won’t appear as their shiny versions during specific, pre-determined encounters in the game.

Okay, so in Pokémon, sometimes a Pokémon is ‘shiny locked.’ That basically means no matter how much you try, you can never find a shiny version of it. You can reset your game a million times, and it’ll always be the normal color. If I’m shiny hunting in Legends ZA, it’s super important to know which Pokémon can be shiny so I don’t waste a bunch of time trying to find something that’s impossible to get!

What Pokemon are Shiny-Locked in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Okay, so I found out something kinda frustrating in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Basically, any Pokemon you get from a set encounter – like story missions, side quests, or even special trades and gifts – is guaranteed not to be shiny. They’ve locked the shiny versions out of those encounters. But don’t totally give up! Some of those same Pokemon do appear as regular wild Pokemon elsewhere in the game, and those ones can actually be shiny. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, honestly.

The Heracross you receive as a reward in Side Mission 002: A Use for an Evolution Stone! is guaranteed to not be shiny. However, Heracross you find randomly in the wild can be shiny, because those encounters aren’t predetermined.

All Shiny Locked Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Base Game)

Here’s a list of all 23 shiny-locked Pokémon you can find as static encounters in the base game of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Shiny Locked Pokemon Details Shiny in Other Locations?
Starter Pokemon in Main Mission 01: Get Your Travel Bag Back Yes ( )
Starter Pokemon in Main Mission 01: Get Your Travel Bag Back Yes ( )
Starter Pokemon in Main Mission 01: Get Your Travel Bag Back Yes ( )
Trade a with Tracie in Side Mission 002: A Use for an Evolution Stone! Yes ( )
Defeat Chespin in battle during Side Mission 007: A Feisty Chespin Yes ( )
Heal the sick Fennekin in Side Mission 008: Get Well, Fennekin Yes ( )
Defeat Froakie in the obstacle race in Side Mission 009: A Challenge from Froakie Yes ( )
Captured after defeating Rogue Mega Absol in Main Mission 09: Chase That Mysterious Pokemon! Yes (Rooftops in Bleu sector 4)
Reward for completing Side Mission 021: Spewpa in the Museum. Evolves into Marine Pattern (only one of its kind in the game). No (Marine Pattern Vivillon does not spawn in )
Can be chosen among the three Kanto starters in Side Mission 022: A Call from Mable. Yes ( )
Can be chosen among the three Kanto starters in Side Mission 022: A Call from Mable. Yes ( )
Can be chosen among the three Kanto starters in Side Mission 022: A Call from Mable. Yes ( )
Trade an with Bond in Side Mission 024: An Abra Playmate Yes (Rooftops in Rouge Sector 4)

Galarian Slowpoke

Trade a regular with Quille in Side Mission 039: Slowpoke for Slowpoke Yes (3★ Hyperspace Wild Zones Psychic-type)

Galarian Stunfisk

Find a Galarian Stunfisk in for Terri in Side Mission 072: Find My Galarian Stunfisk! Yes (4★ Hyperspace Wild Zones containing Ground-type)

Alolan Raichu

Defeat an Alolan Raichu using a regular in Side Mission 108: Alola, Raichu! Yes (4★ Hyperspace Wild Zones Electric-type)
Interact with the Poke Ball in your room in Hotel Z after finishing Main Mission 37: Operation Protect Lumiose (post-game). Yes (e)
Win one Reward Match in the Infinite Z-A Royale (post-game) and complete Main Mission: 40: The One That Gives. No
Win one Reward Match in the Infinite Z-A Royale (post-game), and complete Main Mission 41: The One That Takes. No
Defeat Lysandre after capturing Xerneas and Yveltal in Hotel Z, then defeat Zygarde in Main Mission 42: To Keep The World in Balance. No

Eternal Flower Floette

Win 15 Reward Matches in Infinite Z-A Royale (post-game) and defeat Eternal Flower Floette in rival battle. No
Defeat Diancie in EX1 Side Mission: Shine Bright like a Gemstone (available via Mystery Gift) No
Defeat Mewtwo in EX2 Side Mission: Project M (available via Mystery Gift) in BF3 of Lysandre Labs in the post-game. No

All Shiny Locked Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC

Here’s a list of all fifteen shiny-locked Pokémon you can find in fixed locations in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC.

Shiny Locked Pokemon Details Shiny in Other Locations?
Talk to Thelo north of , near the Centrico Pokemon Center to start Side Mission 122: Let’s Golden Goooooo! and receive Gimmighoul. Yes (5★ Hyperspace Wild Zones Ghost-type)
Defeat Rogue Mega Heatran in Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 5 No
Defeat Rogue Mega Darkrai using the Bad Dreams Crueller Donut in Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 6. No
Defeat Primal Groudon using an Omega Old-Fashioned Donut in the Mega Dimension DLC post-game Hyperspace Mission 13: A Ruby-Red Legend. No
Defeat Primal Kyogre using an Alpha Old-Fashioned Donut in the Mega Dimension DLC post-game Hyperspace Mission 14: A Sapphire-Blue Legend. No
Defeat Mega Rayquaza using a Delta Donut in Hyperspace Mission 12: The Greatest Gift (requires capturing Kyogre and Groudon first). No
Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Meloetta has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals. No
Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Keldeo has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals. No
Purchase all four Genesect Drives from the Secret TM Vendor near Wild Zone 17 to start Side Mission 191: Collecting Four Drives to find Genesect. No
Catch Marshadow in Side Mission 192: The Stealthy Shadow. Side Mission 192 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12 has been completed. No
Catch and evolve Meltan into Melmetal in Side Mission 193: Dreams of Meltan. Side Mission 193 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12. No
Defeat Volcanion in Side Mission 194: Volcanion Unleashed. Side Mission 194 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12. No
Give Jett 999 Mega Shards in Side Mission 195: Restarting Magearna. Side Mission 195 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12 and Side Mission 190: A Mimikyu for My Cutie have been completed. No
Defeat Hoopa in Bleu Sector 6 portal in Side Mission 196: The Djinn Unbound. Side Mission 196 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12. No
Defeat Mega Zeraora in EX3 Side Mission: Raging Lightning by crafting the Plasma-Glazed Donut. EX3 Side Mission unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12, EX1, and EX2 Side Missions have been completed. No

Non-Shiny Locked Legendary Pokémon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The following five (5) Legendary Pokemon can be shiny hunted in Pokemon Legends: Z-A.

Shiny Legendary Pokemon Details
Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Latias has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Latios has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Virizion has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Cobalion has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Terrakion has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.

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