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Why do they make male and female forms? It makes children think they caught a shiny.
When children catch a Blue stripe Basculin, They think "Oh! I found a shiny! Mom, Guess what?"
When Children find a Gengar, And they look at the shiny they say "ANOTHER SHINY! WHOO!"
When they look at the summary they say "Why me? WHY?"
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Male and Female forms have a difference in appearance, like teeth or mustache length, while shinies sparkle when you find them and have different colours.
And alternate forms like Basculin usually have a difference in appearance and not just colour. Actually, they're usually in appearance.
And I think it'd be harder for a kid to think a normal Gengar or Garchomp is shiny and only catch it for that. It's usually "cool strong Pokémon! I have to catch it!" without caring about if it's shiny.
You look at a shiny Gengar/Garchomp and think it's normal, not the other way around. Someone wanting specifically a shiny would pay more attention and know the difference.
And by the way, shinies don't change specific parts, they just swap already existing colours.
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Is not the fact that you can be mistaken sometimes and the fact that you do not always get what you want a valuable lesson for children?
And are you saying you only want two varieties of every single Pokémon: a common non-shiny form and a shiny form you almost never see?
Is not more variety preferable to less?
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Most male and female differences don't change the color of the pokemon, like with Pikachu and Eevee
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Still, Theres also the fact some shinys, like Leafeon, have a dark shade, and with the new shade function in Scarlet & Violet, It's easy to mistake one for a shiny.
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have you actually seen the sprites for pokemons with gender differences
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Still, Theres also the fact some shinys, like Leafeon, have a dark shade, and with the new shade function in Scarlet & Violet, It's easy to mistake one for a shiny considering the fact Gengar and Garchomp barely change it
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We shouldn't always be making decisions to protect kids' feelings when those kinds of experiences are part of life. In a few years they'll be laughing about it- assuming they continue to be fans of the games.
And Pokemon games have always had a clear way to know when you've gotten a Shiny- the sparkle effect when starting a battle. Could they communicate its significance better? Yes, but it's worth acknowledging that there is a clear determinant.
As for your examples:
Gengar- Gengar's shiny is just bad.
Basculin- Every official Pokedex shows off the red- and blue-striped form. And having different, non-shiny forms makes a Pokemon unique.
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