what is /vp/s head canon reason for shinys?

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>>32723966
Autism

>>32723966
literally just genetic mutations

>>32724015
this, basically just albinism in a sense.

They fell into a vat of acid...

eyes first.

>>32724060
like the joker? because half their colors are a joke?

They're just the Pokemon equivalent to albinos.
If you want me to go full autismo over it, many wild "shinies" often suffer from health problems, however in captivity these health issues are often solved due to better genetics(ivs).
Another reason they're rare is that in nature, shiny Pokemon are often neglected by their mothers, hunted by predators, have difficulty finding mates and genrally have poor survival rates.

>>32723966
head canon = fanon

>>32724022
i was going to say that. Albinism.

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I'm more curious as to why every non-shiny looks exactly the same

Skin pigmentaion/genetic defect

Same reason we have shines for animals,

http://www.wideopencountry.com/extremely-rare-pink-dolphin-sighted-in-louisiana-lake/

>>32723966
I mean... it's literally the same as the same breed of certain animals having different fur colors in real life. Dogs, cats, horses, rats, etc. all are the same exact animal, but can have colors that run the gamut from pure white to orange to black and lots of variations in between. The only reason I can see for shinies being so rare is that pokemon physiology, being so different from regular animals apparently, is just stable enough that variations are practically non-existent, and shinies are simply the product of extremely recessive genes and/or mutations, much like the spiky-eared Pichu.

That said, one of the biggest things I've always wanted to see in a new pokemon game is some kind of "traits" I suppose, similar to Vivillon, but all (or mostly) available in one game. Like a small handful of similar shades for a particular pokemon, a few patterns and one variable trait per pokemon. Like a charmander could come in a few lighter and/or darker shades of orange/red, with either standard skin, some kind of chameleon-esque stripes or splotches like bulbasaur, and his tail flame could be regular, intense or small. Make these traits breedable and you'd be able to customize pokemon to your liking, so if you're not fond of Blastoise's coloring, find a squirtle that's a brighter shade and breed it with the pattern/trait you want to get a more vivid Blastoise with a cool look to it. It wouldn't exactly be hard to do since it's mostly texture and effect work, it would just take a bit of doing to implement on all the existing pokemon. It'd make shiny hunting a total bitch trying to get the right trait/pattern *and* shiny though.

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>>32724560
But they don't

>>32725116
that games not canon anon.

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>>32725129
Oh, my bad. :))

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>>32723966
Genetics

>>32725153
>18 pokemon which are gen 1 only

>>32725319
He found a fucking shiny, I'm so fucking jealous

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>>32725352

>>32725319
Shiny mabster

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>>32724022
>>32724528

>Albinism
pic related

>>32725116
>Black
wait what
i dont remember the game have it

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>>32725319
>catching shiny pokemon
>not using the Masuda Method

>>32726741
These are not genetic mutations, they used some kind of substance that painted them like that for some reason I don't remember, look it up.