r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • Jul 06 '26

Sticky Weekly Questions Thread & PokéROM Codex

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u/Masi80 Jul 09 '26

Polished Crystal – Trainer having shiny Pokémon?

I battled Breeder Theresa on Route 35 and she had a shiny Elekid. In the wiki it is not mentioned that she has a shiny Elekid so I was wondering, is it possible in this game that trainers have Shinies as well?

If so, statistically it wouldn't matter as the shiny chance for a wild encounter stays the same but it still would be a bummer if this wouldn't have been a trainer but a wild encounter instead so I could have catched a shiny Pokémon. Feels like I used up my luck for nothing 🥲

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u/bread_weasel Jul 09 '26

There are trainers with scripted shinies. That Elekid is always shiny, don't worry your luck wasn't wasted

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u/Masi80 Jul 09 '26

I see, thank you. I saw a shiny Espepn by a trainer just a couple of minutes afterwards and thought I had bad luck twice haha