>>29993111This was apparently a thing. (SHINY ROWLET IN PIC FOR THOSE AUTISTIC ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE SEEN LEAKS)
I haven't found any other proof on the matter, and with it being on the time when most people with the game were hacking it apart it could be a hoagie. Scires still retweeted though, and when he discussed shiny locks, starters weren't in the list.
So I'm guessing not locked?