Not all shinies are created equal. Some of them are fantastic, some of them are terrible, and some aren’t really memorable at all. Most Legendary Pokémon, however, have some pretty cool shiny variants, expanding on how intimidating or epic those Pokémon look in the first place.

But, alongside amazing shiny Legendaries like Zygarde and Ho-oh are some true duds. Some Legendaries don’t look any different while shiny, and some others just look downright terrible. Here are the most disappointing shiny Legendary Pokémon (and one Ultra Beast).

10 Cobalion

Cobalion is typically a pretty cool Pokémon. It is mostly blue with some yellow, grey, and white detailing around its various features. The overall color palette speaks to its Steel-typing and help it look like a formidable leader.

However, when shiny, Cobalion gains some lime green elements that are really weird-looking. The slight swap in blue doesn’t do it any favors either. This is a shame, since its counterparts Terrakion and Virizion look great.

9 Kartana

There exists some debate over whether Ultra Beasts count as Legendary Pokémon, but they fit the mold enough for this list. Most of them are fantastic when shiny, like Blacephalon’s dark blue and black design or Stakataka swapping grey for gold.

Pretty much every Ultra Beast is enhanced by its shiny coloring except Kartana. This poor Grass/Steel-type hardly changes when shiny, and the existing changes are somewhat boring. It swaps its orange-yellow detailing for grey, which doesn’t look horrible, but it isn’t as drastic or as cool as its fellow Ultra Beasts.

8 Heatran

There are a ton of Legendaries in Generation IV — so many that it can be hard to keep track of them all. Many of them are incredible when shiny, like Cresselia and Dialga. Heatran, on the other hand, is neither very memorable nor great when shiny.

This Steel/Fire-type may have a fantastic number of double-resistances, but it fails to live up to the shiny hype, swapping its maroon body coloring for a slightly lighter red. There’s hardly any change at all, which leaves a bit of disappointment for this Pokémon.

7 Mewtwo

Is there a Pokémon that has such an epic legacy as Mewtwo? This original-generation Legendary is one of the most famous and beloved Pokémon of all time, starring in multiple movies with its dark, intimidating personality and serving as one of the great antagonists of the series overall.

It would be amazing, then, if Mewtwo had a great black shiny or even a stark-white, like Charizard or Zygarde. Unfortunately, Mewtwo is left with a strange, sickly green. Shouldn’t it at least have the pale blue of Mew, since it is a clone of Mew? Even that would be better.

6 Reshiram and Zekrom

It’s a debunked myth that shinies were once done through an algorithmic palette swap, eventually becoming a manual process in later generations. Apparently, shinies have always been done by developers, which makes it all the more disappointing when certain shinies kind of suck.

This is definitely the case with Reshiram and Zekrom. These two serves as mascots for games with titles opposite their coloring —the white Reshiram for Pokémon Black and the black Zekrom for Pokémon White. What a missed opportunity to swap their coloring for their shiny forms.

5 Groudon

Rayquaza, one of the Generation III mascot Legendaries, is considered one of the best, if not the best, shiny ever. Kyogre, one of the other mascots, isn’t as good, but it’s still pretty great, trading its nice blue design for a brilliant hot pink.

Then, there’s the third member of the trio. Oh, Groudon, what happened? This greenish-yellow monster isn’t necessarily bad, but it’s just not as good as its potential could have made it. Why not a bright orange or a cobalt blue?

4 Regidrago

It’s only been a couple of weeks since the public was aware of what Regidrago’s shiny would look like, since it’s a newly-released Pokémon. However, it has taken the crown from its fellow titan, Regice, in having the worst shiny of the whole group.

Regidrago’s shiny is almost indiscernible from its normal color palette, trading its black for a dark blue. It’s okay, but it is just so disappointing with how cool it could have been with a different palette.

3 Moltres

Few Pokémon have ever had a shiny form so comical that it became the butt of jokes for years like Moltres has. This poor Legendary bird from Generation I has been mocked and ridiculed for its shiny form since it was introduced.

Moltres trades its manila-yellow body for a strange shade of pink that makes it resemble raw chicken. Given its flame detailing, it has been joked that it looks like uncooked poultry. Poor thing.

2 Necrozma

Another super intimidating and intense Pokémon with a shiny ruined by a lack of change from its normal coloring is Necrozma. This jet-black interdimensional being should have received a shiny that complemented its prismatic body and jagged design, but alas, it hardly changes at all.

It’s a shame, too, because Necrozma’s other forms all have great shinies, especially Ultra Necrozma, which is silver and white. Why not give regular Necrozma the same treatment?

1 Zapdos

Yes, that’s right — both Zapdos and Moltres are on this list. Only Articuno seemed to have been given a good shiny. The other two members of the trio are both extremely disappointing. While Moltres is ridiculed for its uncooked chicken pink, Zapdos just doesn’t change.

The yellow of its main body portion becomes slightly more saturated, and its beak and talons become a slightly darker orange. It’s actually pretty disappointing not just because it hardly changes, but because it makes the normal coloring seem unsaturated. It’s a double-whammy of disappointment.

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