If you get a shiny starter in HGSS, but have your rival select it, would it stay shiny?

Question

For example, if I were to shiny hunt the HGSS starters. On the menu, I get a shiny Tododile, but I select Cyndaquil. Would Silver’s/Rival’s Tododile stay shiny?

Comments

pretty sure all NPC Pokemon in gen 4 have fixed personalities and OTs, which means they can never be shiny.

Answer 1

NPCs can only have a shiny if it is preset to be shiny. And since it is not preset for your rival, so no, it will not be shiny, just like sumwun said in the comment.

Source
Hope I helped! Have a great day!

Comments

how do you know that silver’s Pokémon are preset?

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According to https://www.speedrun.com/pkmnhgss/guide/k2zij , they have fixed IVs and natures.