Pokémon as a franchise has continually grown and grown ever since it made its way into the mainstream with the release of the original games back in the late 90s. As fans grew in age, the series began to add additional features and layers to the world of Pokémon to make them grow ever more invested into the universe.
The addition of shiny rare forms of Pokémon makes hardcore fans hunt for the rare colored versions of their favorite Pokémon. Let’s now take a look at and rank the 10 best shiny Poison-type Pokémon, through Pokémon Sword & Shield.
10 Skuntank
What’s better than a purple skunk Pokémon? Well, the answer to that is a skunk Pokémon that’s red instead. Skuntank follows the typically Poison-type Pokémon design philosophy of making sure it features purple as a prominent color.
Everyone understands that getting sprayed by a skunk can ruin your week, so these animals need to be easily identifiable. Shiny Skuntank is a bright crimson magenta color, so the only way one can get close to you is if you’re completely oblivious. In that case, you might deserve to get sprayed.
9 Galarian Slowbro
Galarian Slowbro is the newest Pokémon to make the list as it was recently added to Pokémon Sword & Shield via the Isle of Armor expansion. Fans enjoyed seeing that Galarian Slowpoke was yellow when it was found in its shiny form, but were unsure how its evolution would look.
They were treated to the answer to that question upon the release of the expansion. It turns out that the shiny yellow Slowpoke evolves into a mostly orange Slowbro, equipped with a golden bronze cannon on its arm.
8 Toxapex
Toxapex, otherwise known as the Brutal Star Pokémon, is an example of both its normal and shiny forms communicating its Poison-typing effectively. Its normal form does this by featuring purple, a typical design practice used by Pokémon designers.
As a shiny Toxapex, its dangerous abilities fall back on the classic rule of nature that states if something is brightly colored it should be avoided. This thing lives underwater and is covered in spikes, so if you’re swimming make sure to be careful where you step in the waters of the Alolan Islands.
7 Toxtricity
Toxtricity falls in the camp of Pokémon with different forms that slightly change their appearance. Trainers can end up having either an Amped Form or Lowkey Form Toxtricity based on the nature of the Toxel they’re training.
The only real difference between the two is the accent color, as both sport purple as their primary. Their shiny forms are the same way as both see the purple skin turn to a magenta color, but the blue and yellow of each of their chest stays the same as their more common forms.
6 Salazzle
Outside of being a Fire and Poison-type, Salazzle has a lot going for it. For starters, Salazzle is entirely female, as only female Salandits can evolve into it. Some could argue that Salazzle’s shiny form isn’t that interesting as only a single part of its body changes color, but others may see it as enough of a change.
Salazzle is commonly black with a belly mixed with pink and purple. A shiny Salazzle replaces those black scales with a body of stark white ones that make the Poison-type a lot friendlier and approachable in appearance.
5 Seviper
Seviper is the first snake we’ll be talking about on this list, but certainly not the first. The throwaway Poison-type from the 3rd generation of games is most notable as the natural enemy of Zangoose. Seviper has very large red fangs that hang out of its mouth that pair with its dark navy body.
It also has golden markings across its body, with dashes of purple markings. A shiny Serviper replaces the navy with black, the red with blue, the purple markings with magenta ones, and the golden markings with lime green patterns.
4 Roselia
Roselia is known as an adorable Grass and Poison-type that happens to have roses for hands. Normally those roses are red and white individually, and its body is a brighter green. When looking at a shiny Roselia it may not seem obvious at first, but the changes are noticeable.
First, its body becomes a duller green that’s far less vibrant. Another big change is that its roses are purple and black, respectively. This makes it feel much more ominous and embraces the Poison-type side of its genetics.
3 Toxicroak
Nature is pretty good at warning others about potential dangers. Many poisonous and toxic creatures evolved to be brightly colored so they could give off a visual warning to potential predators.
Toxicroak’s shiny form does pretty much the same thing as it displays a bright teal body with luminescent pink accents. This Poison-type frog isn’t playing around and is known as the Toxic Mouth Pokémon. Fans of the classic 80s aesthetic will get a kick out of its shiny colors, as they invoke Miami Vice vibes.
2 Arbok
Despite being the Pokémon equivalent to a giant king cobra, Arbok often gets the shaft. Most people think of it as an afterthought of the Kanto region, and even fewer people capture and train them.
One could argue that its common form is pretty cool in its own right, but its shiny form makes it even more unique. The typically purple snake gets enveloped in golden scales that shroud its entire body from head to tail. In some ways it makes the fake face on its body appear much more prominent.
1 Crobat
When looking at the entire roster of Poison-types it was clear that one shiny form stood above the rest. Typically the Pokémon known as Crobat is purple with a dark teal accent color covering the inside of its wings.
If trainers are fortunate enough to come across its shiny form, they’ll be treated to a bright pink bat whose wings are a lime green color. In some ways, this color scheme makes it more indicative of how poisonous creatures look in real life, which makes sense considering its 50% Poison-type.
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