Shiny Lock Removal (compatible with 2.0.2)
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📋 About This Mod
(Compatible with version 2.0.2, works with Mega Dimension DLC!) (Only compatible with Switch version of Z-A since Switch 2's cannot enter CFW as of now.) Want to shiny hunt specific Pokemon, only to be stonewalled by shiny locks? Worry not, for this mod will override them and let you hunt for them anyways! The following Pokemon, encountered via either static encounters or given away as gifts, are normally shiny locked, but have had their locks removed so that anybody with these mods can shiny hunt them as normal: Base Game: * Lumiose Starters (Chikorita, Tepig, & Totodile) * Kalos Starters (Chespin, Fennekin, & Froakie, from Side Missions #7, #8, & #9) * Kanto Starters (Bulbasaur, Charmander, & Squirtle, from Side Mission #22) * Absol (Gift, after beating the Rogue Mega Absol) * Spewpa (Gift, from Request #21) * Tyrunt & Amaura (Gift, from Request #27) * Lucario (Gift, Korrina's Lucario) * Galarian Stunfisk (Gift, from Side Mission #72) * Xerneas * Yveltal * Zygarde (NOTE: only the final phase where you can catch Zygarde wlll have a chance of being shiny, the other phases will still be locked) * Eternal Flower Floette * Diancie (Side Mission EX 1, Mystery Gift Event, the 2 Carbink also have the lock removed) * Mewtwo (Side Mission EX 2, Mystery Gift Event) * All in-game trades (Heracross, Riolu, Galarian Slowpoke & Alolan Raichu) * Bunnelby (Alpha, from Side Mission #1) * Sableye (From Side Mission #3) * Diggersby (From Side Mission #23) * Klefki (Static encounter in Sewers) * Gastly & Gengar (Static encounter in Old House) * Weedle (Alpha, from Side Mission #43) * Watchog (Alpha, from Side Mission #71) * Garbodor (From Side Mission #74) * Mawile (From Side Mission #77) * Emolga (From Side Mission #89) * "The One That Gives" catchable Alphas (Steelix, Gallade, & Pangoro) Mega Dimension: (hidden for those seeking to avoid spoilers) * All Rogue Mega Evolutions that can be caught (Mega Absol Z, Mega Staraptor, Mega Tatsugiri, Mega Meowstic, Mega Heatran, Mega Darkrai, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Mega Rayquaza, & Mega Zeraora) - note that Darkrai, Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza will only have the lock removed on the 2nd phase when they turn Mega, the 1st phase where you battle them in their normal formes will keep the shiny locks so as to avoid any uncatchable Shiny scenarios. * Gimmighoul (Gift, Side Mission #122) * Nacli (From Side Mission #142) * Sandygast (From Side Mission #146) * Nickit (From Side Mission #159) * Porygon (in-game trade) * Hoopa (Gift after battling) * Volcanion (Pokemon Research Lab Event) * Keldeo (Special Scan Zone) * Meloetta (Special Scan Zone) * Genesect (Wild Zone #13 Event) * Magearna (Gift) * Marshadow (Rouge Sector #1 Event) * Meltan (Side Mission #193) * Melmetal (Gift) In addition to all of the above, I have also packaged a separate download which removes the shiny lock from EVERYTHING , including the Rogue Mega Evolutions you battle in the main story, their rematches, the 1st phases of multi-phase boss fights, as well as uncatchable Pokemon found during Request missions. For any crazy people who want to soft reset for shiny Rogue Mega Evolutions that you can't catch, that download is for you! The .zip files included are intended to be extracted & placed in the root of your Switch's microSD card. If you already have "atmosphere > contents" in your microSD root, extract from the title ID directory (0100F43008C44000) into "contents". To test if the mod works, make a new save on a new Switch profile, and play up to where you receive your starter and battle the trainer's Pancham - you should see your starter holding a Poké Ball as a held item if the mod is active! If the starters are not holding a Poké Ball, then there is likely an error in how the downloaded files have been compiled on your Switch's microSD card. Keep in mind that for any fights with multiple phases, only the final phase which you can catch after defeating will have the Shiny locks removed, their 1st phases will remain locked. This is to avoid any uncatchable Shiny scenarios - you can use the separate download mentioned above if you would like earlier uncatchable phases to still have a chance to be Shiny however!
(Compatible with version 2. 0. 2, works with Mega Dimension DLC!) (Only compatible with Switch version of Z-A since Switch 2's cannot enter CFW as of now.) Want to shiny hunt specific Pokemon, only to be stonewalled by shiny locks? Worry not, for this mod will override them and let you hunt for them anyways! The following Pokemon, encountered via either static encounters or given away as gifts, are normally shiny locked, but have had their locks removed so that anybody with these mods can shiny hunt them as normal: Base Game: Lumiose Starters (Chikorita, Tepig, & Totodile) Kalos Starters (Chespin, Fennekin, & Froakie, from Side Missions #7, #8, & #9) Kanto Starters (Bulbasaur, Charmander, & Squirtle, from Side Mission #22) Absol (Gift, after beating the Rogue Mega Absol) Spewpa (Gift, from Request #21) Tyrunt & Amaura (Gift, from Request #27) Lucario (Gift, Korrina's Lucario) Galarian Stunfisk (Gift, from Side Mission #72) Xerneas Yveltal Zygarde (NOTE: only the final phase where you can catch Zygarde wlll have a chance of being shiny, the other phases will still be locked) Eternal Flower Floette Diancie (Side Mission EX 1, Mystery Gift Event, the 2 Carbink also have the lock removed) Mewtwo (Side Mission EX 2, Mystery Gift Event) All in-game trades (Heracross, Riolu, Galarian Slowpoke & Alolan Raichu) Bunnelby (Alpha, from Side Mission #1) Sableye (From Side Mission #3) Diggersby (From Side Mission #23) Klefki (Static encounter in Sewers) Gastly & Gengar (Static encounter in Old House) Weedle (Alpha, from Side Mission #43) Watchog (Alpha, from Side Mission #71) Garbodor (From Side Mission #74) Mawile (From Side Mission #77) Emolga (From Side Mission #89) "The One That Gives" catchable Alphas (Steelix, Gallade, & Pangoro) Mega Dimension: (hidden for those seeking to avoid spoilers) All Rogue Mega Evolutions that can be caught (Mega Absol Z, Mega Staraptor, Mega Tatsugiri, Mega Meowstic, Mega Heatran, Mega Darkrai, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Mega Rayquaza, & Mega Zeraora) - note that Darkrai, Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza will only have the lock removed on the 2nd phase when they turn Mega, the 1st phase where you battle them in their normal formes will keep the shiny locks so as to avoid any uncatchable Shiny scenarios. Gimmighoul (Gift, Side Mission #122) Nacli (From Side Mission #142) Sandygast (From Side Mission #146) Nickit (From Side Mission #159) Porygon (in-game trade) Hoopa (Gift after battling) Volcanion (Pokemon Research Lab Event) Keldeo (Special Scan Zone) Meloetta (Special Scan Zone) Genesect (Wild Zone #13 Event) Magearna (Gift) Marshadow (Rouge Sector #1 Event) Meltan (Side Mission #193) * Melmetal (Gift) In addition to all of the above, I have also packaged a separate download which removes the shiny lock from EVERYTHING , including the Rogue Mega Evolutions you battle in the main story, their rematches, the 1st phases of multi-phase boss fights, as well as uncatchable Pokemon found during Request missions. For any crazy people who want to soft reset for shiny Rogue Mega Evolutions that you can't catch, that download is for you! The .zip files included are intended to be extracted & placed in the root of your Switch's microSD card. If you already have "atmosphere > contents" in your microSD root, extract from the title ID directory (0100F43008C44000) into "contents". To test if the mod works, make a new save on a new Switch profile, and play up to where you receive your starter and battle the trainer's Pancham - you should see your starter holding a Poké Ball as a held item if the mod is active! If the starters are not holding a Poké Ball, then there is likely an error in how the downloaded files have been compiled on your Switch's microSD card. Keep in mind that for any fights with multiple phases, only the final phase which you can catch after defeating will have the Shiny locks removed, their 1st phases will remain locked. This is to avoid any uncatchable Shiny scenarios - you can use the separate download mentioned above if you would like earlier uncatchable phases to still have a chance to be Shiny however!
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- GameBanana Mods
- Author
- crashandcortex
- Version
- 2.0.2
- Downloads
- 2,689
- Endorsements
- 12
- Category
- Game Mechanics
- Created
- 12/22/2025
- Updated
- 4/3/2026
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