I'm gonna open a can of worms!

[Sketch]

Is Aero, Red's Aerodactyl, shiny?

Look at it's colors on Volume 3's cover.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_Special_volume_3
It's Pink and Blue. Just like it's shiny colors.

Now, I'm sure it's not, it's just kind of a weird coincidence that it has the same colors considering this was before shiny Pokemon.

 

[The Outrage]

I don't know, probably a coincidence, I mean a lot of the character's eye colour changed over the years. Besides, the earliest sprites of Aerodactyl looks like a purplish grey to me.

 

[pokeslob]

I don't know, probably a coincidence, I mean a lot of the character's eye colour changed over the years. Besides, the earliest sprites of Aerodactyl looks like a purplish grey to me.

yeah the old ken sugimori art was kinda like that as well

 

[Mooites]

Just a different shade of purple. Is there any other colored art?

 

[Maxim Posthumus]

There were no shinies back then...

I think that's how Mato drew it. Maybe it was an inspiration for Shiny Aerodactyl in the later games... who knows?

There is no word about it being shiny... The mangas generally don't include shinies, as they would be practically impossible to handle in the black-and-white drawing...

 

[Sketch]

There were no shinies back then...

As you can see...

Now, I'm sure it's not, it's just kind of a weird coincidence that it has the same colors considering this was before shiny Pokemon.

I already said that.

But as for your "impossible to handle" statement. Silver has the Red Gyarados.

 

[Tirtodile]

Idea: The person coloring the cover had an off-day.

 

[Maxim Posthumus]

But as for your "impossible to handle" statement. Silver has the Red Gyarados.

Yeah, I know. But Red Gyarados was there because it was a plot point in G/S. Aside from it, there were no shinies in Special at all (well, Crystal said that she caught one shiny in her "Catch'em All" scheme but we never got to see it).

Shinies would be impossible to handle in a black-and-white comic, as it would look practically the same as a normal one. The reader would have to be constantly reminded that this Pokemon is shiny which would (probably) turn out pathetic. I think shinies is not what Special (and other mangas) needs.

 

[fate]

Is Aero, Red's Aerodactyl, shiny?

...

this was before shiny Pokemon.

thread began and pretty much ended right there.

I think that's similar to the original from Sugimori, but it's been at least 9 years since I've seen it (good old Red/Blue strategy guide).

 

[Tirtodile]

Crazy new idea: shiny Aerodactyl based off of Red's Aerodactyl!

 

[pokeslob]

Crazy new idea: shiny Aerodactyl based off of Red's Aerodactyl!

Crazy indeed, but also possible... very possible
considering pokesupe is the most popular and longest running manga series (of Pocket Monsters), they could have done that almost as an easter egg :smokin:

 

[The Outrage]

Crazy new idea: shiny Aerodactyl based off of Red's Aerodactyl!

I think that's how Mato drew it. Maybe it was an inspiration for Shiny Aerodactyl in the later games... who knows?

Not that new.

 

[Tirtodile]

Not that new.

thanks for the kind words, bro

 

[fate]

Not that new.

This is the first I'm hearing of it.

If you can find a thread on any message board about "Shiny Aerodactyl is based off of Mato's illustration of Red's Aerodactyl from Pokemon Special v3!!!", then I'll agree, but...

 

[pokeslob]

This is the first I'm hearing of it.

If you can find a thread on any message board about "Shiny Aerodactyl is based off of Mato's illustration of Red's Aerodactyl from Pokemon Special v3!!!", then I'll agree, but...

no I beleive this is the only one