>>55006040The recluse idea is nice, I think. I like how it implements the Pokemon's shininess in a way that has consequences.
I'm usually not hard on shinies anyway. Officially, Pokemon display such little visual differences within a species, but many like to headcanon that a species' traits fall on a spectrum. Some Charizard have longer horns than others, some Glaceon have fluffy, thick coats rather than sleek fur, Vaporeon from this particular region have white paws and underbellies, etc. So I don't think a palette swap is that bad, desu.