Can you see form changes in a Pokemon if you haven't caught it?

Question

In the Pokedex, can you see form changes for Pokemon you haven't caught? Im shiny hunting Regice with the run away method in Crown Tundra and if I miss it, (because it's shiny barely changes) will I be able to see it's shiny form in my Pokedex without me catching it.

Answer 1

Yes! You can see it's shiny form even for a Pokémon you haven't caught. The same applies to the forms too. A Pokédex will record Location data, cry, appearance (Variations in ♂️ and♀️, other forms, shinies) for a Pokémon you have seen. You only need to catch it for getting details on Pokédex entries, Footprint, species. Since you need the data of Form/shiny changes, making a Pokémon appear in battle is only enough.

(This applies to all games including Sw/Sh)

Thank you!
Source : My experience

Comments

Thank you so much!

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