29 December 2025

All Shiny Locked Pokemon in Pokemon Legends Z-A

By newsgame

Shiny locking is a longstanding tradition in the Pokemon franchise that makes a return in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Rare Pokemon like legendaries, mythicals, and starters are prevented from appearing as their shiny versions in the game’s scripted encounters.

When a Pokemon is shiny locked, it means the shiny odds do not apply to it, and that it will always appear in its non-shiny, base form, regardless of how many times players reload the game. For players looking to shiny hunt Pokemon in Legends ZA, knowing which Pokemon can be shiny is important to avoid wasting any time on impossible encounters.

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What Pokemon are Shiny-Locked in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

All static encounters in Pokemon Legends: Z-A are shiny-locked, which includes Pokemon encountered in story missions, side missions, fixed trades, or as Mystery Gift Pokemon. That said, some Pokemon that can be obtained via static encounters can also be found as wild Pokemon in other locations in the game, where they have a chance to be shiny.

For example, the Heracross (Bois) obtained in Side Mission 002: A Use for an Evolution Stone! is shiny locked, but the wild Heracross found in Wild Zone 13 can be shiny, since they are not static encounters.

All Shiny Locked Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Base Game)

The following table details all twenty three (23) shiny locked Pokemon static encounters in Pokemon Legends: Z-A (base game). They are:

Shiny Locked Pokemon	Details	Shiny in Other Locations?
Totodile	Starter Pokemon in Main Mission 01: Get Your Travel Bag Back	Yes ( Wild Zone 20)
Tepig	Starter Pokemon in Main Mission 01: Get Your Travel Bag Back	Yes ( Wild Zone 20)
Chikorita	Starter Pokemon in Main Mission 01: Get Your Travel Bag Back	Yes ( Wild Zone 20)
Heracross	Trade a Pikachu with Tracie in Side Mission 002: A Use for an Evolution Stone!	Yes ( Wild Zone 13)
Chespin	Defeat Chespin in battle during Side Mission 007: A Feisty Chespin	Yes ( Wild Zone 17)
Fennekin	Heal the sick Fennekin in Side Mission 008: Get Well, Fennekin	Yes ( Wild Zone 18)
Froakie	Defeat Froakie in the obstacle race in Side Mission 009: A Challenge from Froakie	Yes ( Wild Zone 16)
Absol	Captured after defeating Rogue Mega Absol in Main Mission 09: Chase That Mysterious Pokemon!	Yes (Rooftops in Bleu sector 4)
Spewpa	Reward for completing Side Mission 021: Spewpa in the Museum. Evolves into Marine Pattern Vivillon (only one of its kind in the game).	No (Marine Pattern Vivillon does not spawn in Wild Zone 13)
Charmander	Can be chosen among the three Kanto starters in Side Mission 022: A Call from Mable.	Yes ( Wild Zone 20)
Squirtle	Can be chosen among the three Kanto starters in Side Mission 022: A Call from Mable.	Yes ( Wild Zone 20)
Bulbasaur	Can be chosen among the three Kanto starters in Side Mission 022: A Call from Mable.	Yes ( Wild Zone 20)
Riolu	Trade an Abra with Bond in Side Mission 024: An Abra Playmate	Yes (Rooftops in Rouge Sector 4)
Galarian Slowpoke	Trade a regular Slowpoke with Quille in Side Mission 039: Slowpoke for Slowpoke	Yes (3★ Hyperspace Wild Zones Psychic-type)
Galarian Stunfisk	Find a Galarian Stunfisk in Wild Zone 11 for Terri in Side Mission 072: Find My Galarian Stunfisk!	Yes (4★ Hyperspace Wild Zones containing Ground-type)
Alolan Raichu	Defeat an Alolan Raichu using a regular Raichu in Side Mission 108: Alola, Raichu!	Yes (4★ Hyperspace Wild Zones Electric-type)
Lucario	Interact with the Poke Ball in your room in Hotel Z after finishing Main Mission 37: Operation Protect Lumiose (post-game).	Yes (e)
Xerneas	Win one Reward Match in the Infinite Z-A Royale (post-game) and complete Main Mission: 40: The One That Gives.	No
Yveltal	Win one Reward Match in the Infinite Z-A Royale (post-game), and complete Main Mission 41: The One That Takes.	No
Zygarde	Defeat Lysandre after capturing Xerneas and Yveltal in Hotel Z, then defeat Zygarde in Main Mission 42: To Keep The World in Balance.	No
Eternal Flower Floette	Win 15 Reward Matches in Infinite Z-A Royale (post-game) and defeat Eternal Flower Floette in rival battle.	No
Diancie	Defeat Diancie in EX1 Side Mission: Shine Bright like a Gemstone (available via Mystery Gift)	No
Mewtwo	Defeat Mewtwo in EX2 Side Mission: Project M (available via Mystery Gift) in BF3 of Lysandre Labs in the post-game.	No

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All Shiny Locked Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC

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The following table details all fifteen (15) shiny locked Pokemon static encounters in Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC. They are:

Shiny Locked Pokemon	Details	Shiny in Other Locations?
Gimmighoul	Talk to Thelo north of Wild Zone 20, near the Centrico Pokemon Center to start Side Mission 122: Let’s Golden Goooooo! and receive Gimmighoul.	Yes (5★ Hyperspace Wild Zones Ghost-type)
Heatran	Defeat Rogue Mega Heatran in Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 5	No
Darkrai	Defeat Rogue Mega Darkrai using the Bad Dreams Crueller Donut in Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 6.	No
Groudon	Defeat Primal Groudon using an Omega Old-Fashioned Donut in the Mega Dimension DLC post-game Hyperspace Mission 13: A Ruby-Red Legend.	No
Kyogre	Defeat Primal Kyogre using an Alpha Old-Fashioned Donut in the Mega Dimension DLC post-game Hyperspace Mission 14: A Sapphire-Blue Legend.	No
Rayquaza	Defeat Mega Rayquaza using a Delta Donut in Hyperspace Mission 12: The Greatest Gift (requires capturing Kyogre and Groudon first).	No
Meloetta	Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Meloetta has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.	No
Keldeo	Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Keldeo has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.	No
Genesect	Purchase all four Genesect Drives from the Secret TM Vendor near Wild Zone 17 to start Side Mission 191: Collecting Four Drives to find Genesect.	No
Marshadow	Catch Marshadow in Side Mission 192: The Stealthy Shadow. Side Mission 192 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12 has been completed.	No
Melmetal	Catch and evolve Meltan into Melmetal in Side Mission 193: Dreams of Meltan. Side Mission 193 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12.	No
Volcanion	Defeat Volcanion in Side Mission 194: Volcanion Unleashed. Side Mission 194 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12.	No
Magearna	Give Jett 999 Mega Shards in Side Mission 195: Restarting Magearna. Side Mission 195 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12 and Side Mission 190: A Mimikyu for My Cutie have been completed.	No
Hoopa	Defeat Hoopa in Bleu Sector 6 portal in Side Mission 196: The Djinn Unbound. Side Mission 196 unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12.	No
Zeraora	Defeat Mega Zeraora in EX3 Side Mission: Raging Lightning by crafting the Plasma-Glazed Donut. EX3 Side Mission unlocks after Hyperspace Mission 12, EX1, and EX2 Side Missions have been completed.	No

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Non-Shiny Locked Legendary Pokémon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The following five (5) Legendary Pokemon can be shiny hunted in Pokemon Legends: Z-A.

Shiny Legendary Pokemon	Details
Latias	Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Latias has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Latios	Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Latios has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Virizion	Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Virizion has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Cobalion	Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Cobalion has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.
Terrakion	Run a Special Scan at the Rust Syndicate using 25,000 Survey Points. Terrakion has a chance to appear in yellow 5★ Hyperspace Wild Zone portals.