I'm considering soft resetting for them all since I've completed the post game. I'd assume they wouldn't be because the gen 3 starters aren't and they're the main starters of the game, but I'd like some confirmation. Thanks c:

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Nope, they're definitely not locked. Professor Birch gave me a Shiny Chikorita in my AS yesterday after 1534 SRs! ^-^

Here's the live video confirming it:

And here's a full summary picture of my Chikorita:

If you want a shiny Johto starter, a better idea would look into using the "masuda method" to breed them. It increases your chances of getting a shiny by a significant amount and you can also control more about the babies, such as nature and IVs.

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No they are not shiny locked...I got a shiny cyndaquil from Birch on my first try

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There are no evidence of that, as I know only some Legendaries or particular Event Pokemon are shiny locked.
Normal Pokemon obtained in game could be shiny, so you can try softresetting. I don't see any difference with the normal 3rd gen starter.

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As far as I've heard, only Rayquaza and Deoxys are shiny locked. But I do know and believe that the starters from Prof Birch are not shiny locked, because I watched a vid on youtube where someone soft reset Mudkip a few times and finally got shiny.

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Yes, they are shiny locked. If they weren't, we'd hear news about them.

1. There's no video confirmation or Trainer ID and Pokemon image confirmation.

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