Starting in Pokemon Black & White, Game Freak began prohibiting some Pokemon from being Shiny hunted. These Pokemon are referred to as Shiny Locked, which means no matter how many times you encounter them or reset your game, they can never be shiny. And, of course, this tradition carried over into Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.
Here are all of the Shiny Locked Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet:
All Shiny Locked Pokemon in Scarlet & Violet
This list will encompass the base game as well as the Teal Mask and Indigo Disk expansions. Note: some Pokemon can be shiny hunted, but specific instances of this Pokemon cannot, and we will try our best to define the exact instances that are Shiny Locked.
| Pokemon | Location |
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 Sprigatito | Received from Clavell |
 Fuecoco | Received from Clavell |
 Quaxly | Received from Clavell |
 Squawkabilly | Static encounter on roof of player’s house |
 Wingull | Sitting on fence outside player’s house |
 Fletchling | Static encounter in South Province (Area One) |
 Tarountula | Static encounter in South Province (Area One) |
 Wattrel | Static encounter in West Province (Area Two) |
 Sunflora | Gym Challenge in Artazon |
 Gimmighoul (Chest) | Scattered across Paldea |
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 Klawf (Titan) | South Province (Area Three) |
 Bombirdier (Titan) | West Province (Area One) |
 Orthworm (Titan) | East Province (Area Three) |
 Great Tusk (Titan) | Asado Desert (Scarlet) |
 Iron Treads (Titan) | Asado Desert (Violet) |
 Tatsugiri (Titan) | Casseroya Lake |
 Dondozo (Titan) | Casseroya Lake |
 Ting-Lu | Socarrat Trail |
 Chien-Pao | South Province (Area One) |
 Wo-Chien | West Province (Area One) |
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 Chi-Yu | North Province (Area Two) |
 Koraidon | Story Encounter & Area Zero Encounter (Scarlet) |
 Miraidon | Story Encounter & Area Zero Encounter (Violet) |
 Turtwig | Gift |
 Chimchar | Gift |
 Piplup | Gift |
 Hisuain Growlithe | Perrin Gift |
 Ursaluna (Blood Moon) | Timeless Forest – Perrin Quest |
 Okidogi | Paradise Barrens – Post Teal Mask Story |
 Munkidori | Wistful Fields – Post Teal Mask Story |
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 Fezandipiti | Oni Mountain – Post Teal Mask Story |
 Ogerpon | Dreaded Den – Teal Mask Story |
 Gouging Fire | Area Zero – Perrin Quest (Scarlet) |
 Raging Bolt | Area Zero – Perrin Quest (Scarlet) |
 Iron Boulder | Area Zero – Perrin Quest (Violet) |
 Iron Crown | Area Zero – Perrin Quest (violet) |
 Terapagos | Area Zero – Indigo Disk Story Encounter |
 Pecharunt | Loyalty Plaza – DLC Epilogue Encounter |
 Meloetta | Coastal Biome – Indigo Disk |
 Articuno | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
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 Zapdos | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Moltres | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Raikou | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Entei | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Suicune | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Lugia | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Ho-oh | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Latias | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Latios | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Kyogre | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
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 Groudon | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Rayquaza | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Cobalion | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Terrakion | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Virizion | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Reshiram | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Zekrom | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Kyurem | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Solgaleo | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Lunala | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Necrozma | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Kubfu | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Glastrier | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
 Spectrier | Paldea – Post Indigo Disk DLC |
These are all of the Shiny Locked Pokemon in Generation 9 as of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 3.0.1. If any of these changes, we will make sure to update the list.
