Pokemon Go players slam “bizarre” Chansey Shiny evolution
The Pokemon CompanyPokemon Go players criticize the Shiny colors used by the Chansey line following its prominence in the recent Chansey Community Day event.
Fans of the Pokemon series have been surprised by the choice of Shiny colors used in the games on many occasions. There are many times when Shiny choices make total sense, while others defy belief, especially when they’re too similar to the base form.
It’s especially frustrating when a Pokemon’s later evolution stage has a bad Shiny form. This leads to players not wanting to evolve their Shiny Pokemon out of fear that the cool-looking ‘Mon they fought so hard for will transform into something ugly.
The latest Pokemon to draw the ire of the fanbase is Chansey, which was featured in a Pokemon Go Community Day event. This event featured increased spawn rates for Chansey and encounters with its evolution, Blissey, meaning fans have more chances to meet a Shiny version of these elusive Pokemon.
Pokemon Go players slam the Chansey line’s bad Shiny pattern
A user on the Pokemon Go Reddit created a thread criticizing the choice of Shiny colors for the Chansey line. This is because Chansey goes from pink to green, while Happiny and Blissey turn another shade of pink in their Shiny form.
“When I evolved my Shiny Chansey I had to do a double take because I thought I mistakenly evolved a regular one,” one user wrote, “The difference between normal and Shiny Blissey is practically nothing.”
“This whole line is so bizarre,” another user wrote, “Happiny has a great Shiny. Chansey turns puke green. Then Blissey looks almost indistinguishable from regular.”
“Chansey was created first in 1996, Blissey came in 1999, and Happiny came out later in 2006,” a user said in the thread, “Not sure who is in charge of the shinies at Game Freak, but they need to make sure any newer mons have shinies that are easy to spot and at least somewhat consistent in their color schemes.”
It’s unclear how The Pokemon Company determines Shiny colors for Pokemon, as there is seemingly no consistent pattern among the ‘Mons. Even a cool-looking Pokemon could get a dud Shiny and there’s nothing fans can do about it.
The Chansey line suffers greatly from this thinking, as its evolution is an off-putting shade of green, but at least it is visually distinct. Meanwhile, its evolution’s Shiny form is so boring that you’ll want to glue an Eviolite to Shiny Chansey and make sure it never lets go.
