2/25/16: Hey all! I made a list of all the shiny legendaries and which games you can legitimately catch them in, and which events that shiny legendaries have been given out. This list obviously does NOT include hacking or powersaving them shiny as you can certainly do this, this is a list made if you are looking to make a legitimate dex, or if you want to catch your own shiny legendary. It took me a while to make this list (I used Serebii, Bulbapedia, Youtube and other websites to gather this information) and if something’s wrong or incorrect please let me know! This list does not include gens 1 and 2 because you cannot trade from gen 1 and 2 to 3 and above, and therefore I am unsure on whether or not you can obtain shiny legendaries from them.
Pokemon that cannot be legitimately shiny:
- Celebi, Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, Zygarde, Hoopa, Volcanion
Pokemon that you can legitimately catch or get in shiny form:
- Articuno - FRLG, Platinum, HGSS
- Zapdos - FRLG, Platinum, HGSS
- Moltres - FRLG, HGSS, ORAS
- Mew - Emerald (Japanese origin only)
- Mewtwo - HGSS
- Raikou- FRLG, HGSS, ORAS, 2011 America/Europe/Oceana event (DPPl, HGSS)
- Entei- FRLG, HGSS, ORAS, 2011 America/Europe/Oceana event (DPPl, HGSS)
- Suicune- FRLG, HGSS, ORAS, 2011 America/Europe/Oceana event (DPPl, HGSS)
- Lugia - Emerald, FRLG, HGSS, AS
- Ho-Oh- Emerald, FRLG, HGSS, OR
- Regirock - RS, Platinum, BW2, ORAS
- Regice - RS, Platinum, BW2, ORAS
- Registeel - RS, Platinum, BW2, ORAS
- Latias - RSE, HGSS, W2, ORAS
- Latios- RSE, HGSS, B2, ORAS
- Kyogre - SE, HG
- Groudon - RE, SS
- Rayquaza - RSE, HGSS, 2012 Japan event (BW), 2015 Japan event (ORAS), 2015 America/Europe/Australia event (ORAS), 2015 Japan event (XY, ORAS), 2015 Japan event (XY, ORAS), 2015 Hong Kong event (XY, ORAS), 2015 Singapore event (XY, ORAS)
- Jirachi - 2014 Japan event (XY), 2015 Hong King event (XY, ORAS)
- Deoxys - Emerald, FRLG
- Uxie - DPPl, BW2, ORAS
- Mesprit - DPPl, BW2, ORAS
- Azelf - DPPl, BW2, ORAS
- Dialga - DPl, HGSS, 2013 America/Europe/Oceana event (BW, BW2), AS
- Palkia - PPl, HGSS, 2013 America/Europe/Oceana event (BW, BW2), OR
- Heatran - DPPl, BW2, ORAS
- Regigigas - DPPl, BW2, ORAS
- Giratina - DPPl, HGSS, 2013 America/Europe/Oceana event (BW, BW2), ORAS
- Cresselia - DPPl, BW2, ORAS
- Phione - Masuda Method breed Manaphy
- Manaphy - Egg received from Pokemon Rangers: Shadow of Almia and transferred to DPPl/HGSS
- Darkrai - DPPl
- Shaymin - DPPl
- Arceus - DPPl, 2015 Japan event (XY, ORAS)
- Cobalion - BW, BW2, ORAS
- Terrakion - BW, BW2, ORAS
- Virizion - BW, BW2, ORAS
- Tornadus - Black, OR
- Thundurus - White, AS
- Reshiram - OR
- Zekrom - AS
- Landorus - BW, ORAS
- Kyurem - BW, BW2, ORAS
- Genesect - 2013 Japan event (BW, BW2)
- Xerneas - 2015 Japan event (XY, ORAS)
- Yveltal - 2015 Japan event (XY, ORAS)
- Diancie - 2015 Japan event (ORAS)
-Rachel
I have a shiny Jirachi from Gamestop in Platinum somehow. I specifically remember my mom driving me to get it, so I guess there’s a way to have gotten a legitimate shiny Jirachi in America as well. It was years ago rly.
Hmm, I did a google check and I can’t find any information regarding that event. Do you have a picture of it?
-Rachel
It was a Jirachi with Draco Meteor from Gamestop (I think it was for the release of HGSS?)
~Wren
