So, as some of you are aware, I'm a pretty big fan of Pokemon, having started all the way back in Crystal, and playing almost every Gen mere days after they release. And what's one of the rarest things ever, to a Pokemon fan? Shiny Pokemon, also known as Alternate Colored Pokemon. These monsters have a 1/4096 (1/8192 prior to Generation VI, X and Y) chance of being a different color to their normal pallete, and this is known as Shininess.

So what are my personal favorite Shiny Color Palletes? Well, it's time to make a top five, isn't it?

5: Buneary/Lopunny

So, shiny Lopunny. I'm not really sure what there is to say here. It's pale tan fuzz becomes a very bright pink, while it's normal fur just darkens ever so slightly. As reference Here is what Buneary looks like normally.

4: Giratina

Ah, Giratina, the Renegade Pokemon. The area you live in, the distortion world, is an entire reverse of the nornal Pokemon world. So how fitting is it that your shiny form is also a reversion of your normal color scheme? (Bonus points for the Blue, as Blue is pretty much my favorite color)

3: Porygon-Z

Porygon-Z, one of my favorite normal types of all time. You have such a beast Special Attack stat, while your speed stat is such a...almost terrible base 100! Regardless, Porygon-Z has a pretty cool shiny, pretty similar (without the Gold) to Giratina's shiny, while it's default coloration is just plain ol' Blue and Red!

2: Hydreigon

You know, despite disliking shiny Espeon so much, I find myself really weirdly compelled by shiny Hydreigon. I'm not sure if it's because I really, REALLY love Hydreigon how it is (probably my second favorite dragon type of all time) or because the purple goes really well with the green, but somehow it just looks...right to me. Unlike Espeon. For reference, here is what normal Hydreigon looks like.

1: Flygon

For those of you who have talked Pokemon with me for any amount of time, you all should know that Flygon is pretty much my favorite Pokemon of all time. So, it should only be fair that it gets one of the best shinies of all time, too. In-game, the light blue works so well with the light green of it's skin and works to create something that's pretty much one of the most beautiful things to see in the games. Normal Flygon doesn't look too bad, either.

(If you guys want, I can buff this up into a top 10, as well. Just wanted to do a top 5, to see if you guys liked it)