>>41537078That's fair. I suppose the implication is hard to ignore given that shinies in game are the only real color variants we have and their super rare in canon and mechanically.
Meanwhile roleplay groups let you go bonkers and I suppose my mentality has been moreso influenced from that angle, hence why Jono's eyepatch wearing Scyther became a silver Scizor with a fancy ass replacement eye. Without restrictions it can get weird but fun.
