Idea: Visibly Shiny Raid Bosses
What if any boss that has a Shiny Form available had a small chance of appearing Shiny.
A Shiny Boss wouldn't equal guaranteed shiny catches but would have a boosted (say 2-3* normal) chance of being shiny.
It just feels that this would drum up some excitement and increase some gathers for bosses that people might otherwise pass organizing for.
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So when he's on the gym it would show up in his shiny color, but that wouldn't guarantee you got a shiny when you beat him?
Since you can only get a shiny from the base form I can't think of any that would require "organizing." Plus that would just give another outlet to grieve. "Dear niantic I did X shiny dratini raids and no #^% pink dragon this is dumb make it 100%"
The idea is well-intentioned but as Ianstul pointed out it would be yet another thing for people to bitch about. Imagine spending 100 raid passes on red Meditites and still not finding a shiny. The only current shiny eligible boss that requires some modicum of coordination is Absol, which can be duo'ed easily.
"The only current shiny eligible boss that requires some modicum of coordination is Absol"
Yes, but when Groudon and Rayquaza come back with their shiny forms (which me and some of my pals speculate might be right after Mewtwo leaves), then it will be a big deal.
However, the players who care about shiny forms know exactly which ones can give them shines, even when it comes to finding the pokemon in the wild. So I don't think most people will gain a lot from this idea, and they will get something else to complain about.
Fair point about Groudon and Rayquaza, but people are going to go ballistic on them regardless. Given that some people may only raid until they get a shiny Niantic might be concerned about losing pass sales if shinies are more frequent.
Again, it's an interesting idea but I could see it backfiring more than helping.
I strongly disagree with the boosted shiny chance.
Without that, we get a minor visual upgrade that's somewhat interesting. I'd like to see it implemented, but I wouldn't care if it wasn't. There are far more important issues with the game to focus on. As long as it wasn't prioritized over bugfixing, it would be a kinda trivial pleasant surprise
The idea isn't awful but it would lead to a lot of confused players. The casuals would wonder why the Pokemon was a different colour between the boss and the catch phase, and returning players would wonder why their shiny turned back to normal. Maybe just a symbol on the raid signifying an increase in shiny chance? I could actually see them having 'raid buffs' one day where raids have a chance of spawning with double xp, or extra item drops, or increased catch rate and so on.
