>>11839844When I caught that red gyarados I thought it was some kind of event pokémon, I never thought "OH MAN THIS GYARADOS MUST BE AN ALTERNATE COLORED VERSION OF NORMAL GYARADOS, ALL POKÉMON MUST HAVE AN ALTERNATE COLOR JUST LIKE GYARADOS DOES".
And when I caught Ho-Oh I though he was sparkling because he was the mascot of the game, a legendary, a strong and special pokémon. Plus, I had never seen a Ho-Oh in battle in my life, when I showed it to my friend he only told me it was the pokémon Ash saw flying. I thought all Ho-Oh had that sparkling effect.
I never thought it was a shiny, I never realized shinies were a thing before gen IV/V.
Understood? Sorry for not getting to the same conclusions you did, mr. smart pants.
