what is the purpose?
They are just trophies.
If you have a Shiny, it was cool because of it's rarity.
Nowadays, with PokeGen, it does not matter as much. Anyone can obtain one. ___ \m/o_o\m/
The term "Shiny Pokémon" was created by fans to refer to the sparkling sound effect and animation made at the start of an encounter with one in the games.
A shiny pokemon has just a different colour.That's the only difference. Here are all the pokemon shiny.
