Are shiny Pokemon different from normal Pokemon?

Question

Is it just appearance? If not, imma feel real stupid for not catching that shiny Minccino.

Comments

Some people can trade crazy stuff for shiny pokemon too

Answer 1

Just Appearance

Shiny Pokemon are extremely rare in the wild. When a Pokemon is 'shiny' its colouration is different. However, apart from that, the shiny Pokemon remains the same as any average Pokemon of its species.

But as I said, they are INCREDIBLY rare in the wild, so if you see one, make sure to catch it. You can also see if a Pokemon is shiny as it will be marked with a red star in the summary. Shiny Pokemon also make a sparkle sound when encountered, as well as having blue stars when sent out to battle.

There is an exception in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, where Ho-Oh can be encountered as a shiny Pokemon. This depends on pure luck though. Shiny Ho-Oh will be stronger than the regular one, and also have a different moveset. Sadly, this is only in PMND, Gates to Infinity.

Answer 2

The only difference is its appearance

Shiny Pokemon are very rare Pokemon with a chance of 1/8192 of appearing :0
Shiny Pokemon twinkle and let off blue stars when sent to battle.
They also have a red star on their summary page.

In the Games they are like all normal Pokemon.
However , in the anime they stronger than normal Pokemon

Shiny Pokemons also have a different colouring.

Normal-

Shiny-

Answer 3

It is only appearance.

It doesn't change the stats whatsoever, it only gives the Pokemon a different coloring and a sparkle when it enters a battle.

The only reason why people want shiny Pokemon as much as they do is because they are very rare(1/8192 chance prior to Gen VI, 1/4096 in Gen VI).

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Source: Knowledge and Bulbapedia

Answer 4

Being shiny does nothing for the Pokemon. It's still silly not catching that shiny.