I Gave a Shiny to Every NPC in Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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In Pokemon Legends Arceus, the villagers in Jubilife City will request for you to permanently give them a Pokemon. If you give them a shiny Pokemon, it will also be shiny in the overworld. I decided to give every NPC in Pokemon Legends Arceus a shiny Pokemon, and see just how hard it is to complete them all. This video took a lot of time and effort to put together, so I'd really appreciate it if you shared this with a friend. If you have any suggestions for the next video, leave it in the comments below! Have a great day :)
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0:00 - Intro
0:55 - The Obsidian Fieldlands Grind
3:04 - The Pickle Pot
4:18 - "The Bait Era"
6:41 - The Rarest Shiny
9:04 - The Big Buizel
11:38 - Galaxy Medicine
13:15 - The King of Buizels
19:00 - The Giant Nose

[@joegurt9053]

Getting an actual Pokemon Company sponsorship is insane, congrats

[@nicholasricci8342]

Just about to comment that. Absolutely crazy

[@zazza002]

Kind of pointless though... I'm pretty sure everyone who wanted to buy the game already has.

[@SamiiSam128]

​@@zazza002i mean a sponsor is a sponsor

[@zazza002]

@@SamiiSam128 yes, but waste of money on pokemon's side

[@ShijuMasters]

​@@zazza002it's not like their losing a lot of money 💰 anyway cuz they be rich 🤑😅

[@TheAnimeMan]

John actually getting a Pokémon sponsor is a massive W

[@dredninja0125]

what are you doing here king

[@supertrolle9555]

Joey?!

[@icey7690]

Ayo it's Joey the Manga Dude

[@lupyn2313]

Bro why are you here 😂

[@springchild5557]

The King is here 😂

[@StickMaster500]

You know this is going to be a fun challenge until you have to get the Large Shiny Buizel

[@nicerhabara]

Forget the Shiny Manaphy hunt, this is the rarest of the rarest Shinies

[@slowbro698u2]

I was crazy enough to give him a shiny alpha Buizel.

[@swiftyboi7877]

Lol

[@themasterblaze7563]

Thankfully Alpha's count too.

[@slowbro698u2]

@themasterblaze7563 Not for the Geodude though, I had to hunt until I got a big enough one that wasn't an alpha.

[@Iffondrel]

Oh man, you're reminding me of just how fun shiny hunting was in Legends. The sparkle sound is such a dopamine hit.

[@exLightningg]

Was so disappointed that the shiny sound wasn't in Scarlet & Violet, it's such a simple thing.

[@yubelsthirdeye]

Istg i accidentally trained myself like a goddamn pavlovian dog and now every time I hear the shiny sound effect my stomach drops and I straight up hyperventilate lmao

[@Code_Lune]

@@yubelsthirdeyeYou ain’t alone, I too, drop from braveary and save as soon as I hear that sound.

[@netweed09]

@@exLightningg We know,, everyone says it - but for me , it's a totally Natural experience what Scarlet & Violet did. I know the near total majority wants the jingle but I just find it daft and combined with Outbreak exploits; people have made the Shinies almost as common as the ,, commons! It's simply just _so_ much tougher, and so rewarding to find one in Scarlet/Violet - I love the fact you actually have to make an effort and _look._

[@Graboid104]

​​@@exLightninggI was disappointed that the link cable wasn't in SV like bro, they should've kept it in SV for those that cant trade with anyone.

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

As someone who doesn't know too much about massive mass outbreaks, your explanation of permutations was very concise and informative!!

[@MagiCarson08]

Hi Matt

[@averymontemayor8420]

You can call him absol

[@ezramematchleytroice]

I agree! I had NO idea what mass outbreaks did and how they helped shiny hunting but he did a FANTASTIC explanation!

[@atmosphere6765]

Something crazy that won't get appreciated enough is the fact that mothim is one of the hardest shinies to get in the game. It only spawns in the wild with no possibility for outbreaks or any other forced spawn. It took ages to get one for my shiny living dex

[@mobious01]

Yeah i hunted the shiny alpha but i wish the worms were easier to get

[@Green__Goblin]

What? I found 2 shiny mothim without even hunting for them lmao

[@ryanhacker5259]

Lol I found a shiny mothim while climbing that cliff so I could jump down for the manaphy quest

[@neothepenguin1257]

This was my first shiny in the game aww :,) I was a bit disappointed as I couldn’t really use it on my team but that makes me feel a bit special

[@Ace360gamer]

Lol I have 3 shiny alphas of it all from the coastland. Beautiful shiny

[@garchompelago]

You get a shiny, you get a shiny, *EVERYBODY GETS A SHINY!*

[@alexzurita2049]

Lol

[@dtsnelson]

Going to confuse all of these people when they see a normal one and get excited.

[@MistrumGenderplasma]

Reminds me of that screenshot of someone asking why their Latias liked weird and someone said it was sick and to faint it

[@Zach90888]

I can relate so hard to this video. I have so many shiny geodudes in this game If I sit down too quickly, shiny geodudes fall out of my pockets and go down behind the sofa cushions.

[@minuro0603]

I miss the pure joy from flying around with Hisuian Braviery and hearing that ✨️chime✨️ PLA is such a good game

[@amazinglyshook]

Man this video just reminds me how good we had it with Legends Arceus shiny hunting. Doing the same in Scarlet and Violet is miserable without sound or visual effects 😢

[@DarthZ01]

like 5 idiots complained about the sound, so nintendo removed it, pissing off millions in the process. i really hate the whole "corporations always cave to a few complaints, but ignore the masses" trend these days.

[@keksidy]

​@@DarthZ01nah don't worry they'll add it back in the DLC probably, you'll just have to pay $30 for an audio indicator for shiny Pokemon (very fair)

[@user-du8bq5et8r]

To be fair I take that in exchange of shinies running away

[@noahchristman2077]

​@@keksidyWell it didn't come back with the first DLC so I have my doubts

[@scrunkore]

​​@@DarthZ01there's no real proof that's what happened, it's far more likely that it's one of those things that only made it into legends arceus because the two games were developed at around the same time, and so it might come back later

[@supertrolle9555]

JOHN SPONSORED BY POKEMON NO WAY

[@dragapultvmax3594]

Its not the first time

[@supertrolle9555]

@@dragapultvmax3594 i forgor

[@maleprincess5559]

what's disappointing is that not all sidequests will accept alpha pokemon

[@733jaguar]

I donated alpha shinies Parasect and Buizel. (And I believe you can gift an alpha Nosepass.)

[@yourtypicalshadowlurker]

As someone who just did about 50 permutations to get a shiny alpha Spiritomb, I feel the struggle for that buizel.

[@m3x_repel]

Im trying the same - where do you save and reset? Infront of the outbreak or in the town?

[@yourtypicalshadowlurker]

⁠@@m3x_repelSorry for the late reply. I actually save the second I enter the area so I can check all outbreaks for shinies, then pick and choose which ones to actually hunt before the storm ends. I got incredibly lucky to get alpha Spiritomb and did end up getting the shiny at 97 permutations, plus a random shiny budew from another outbreak on the map.

[@m3x_repel]

thank you! Ill pick up the hunt again soon!@@yourtypicalshadowlurker

[@octopikmin3590]

Johnstone: *wants a couple common shiny Pokémon* Game: *gives him multiple shiny alpha Pokémon, but not his target* Johnstone: *surprised pikachu face*

[@starlightlilly7203]

I recently shiny hunted Petilil and I can tell you that if you catch or battle all the Petilil in an area and go back to camp to sleep they will respawn. This allows you to avoid leaving and loading the area over and over

[@Mothcat.]

I have confirmed that Johnstone’s videos increase your shiny luck because I have been binge watching them and stumbled upon a shiny eevee

[@saltyseacaptain2257]

I was gonna say the same lol during this video I found 2 shiny flittle and a shiny bruxish

[@jordanisthor2524]

Same but I just found a Hawlucha

[@conorpower8689]

I'd love to see you complete the rest of the PLA Pokedex with Shiny pokemon. It's insanely difficult, but it's something you'd probably enjoy

[@ActuallyLucasXD]

This is going to hurt me physically

[@UntroubledPlacid]

I really want to see a living shiny dex on your perfect savefile! Seeing that shiny pokeball with a shiny pokemon on it for every single pokemon would be such a fun thing to watch! Remember, it doesn’t have to be a new file. Just like this challenge, you can continue with your perfect file (and also keep the pokemon lol)

[@anonanonymous9670]

Enamorus is still Shiny Locked so ATM it's not possible Maybe it'll be possible in Indigo Disk since it'll have a Legendary hunt

[@UntroubledPlacid]

@@anonanonymous9670 well, obviously not the ones that are shiny locked haha. Nobody has found a way to shiny hunt legendaries in LA right? Well the thing is, he can trade over the locked ones from other games, like shiny arceus from brilliant diamond.

[@crayfishfuture]

⁠​⁠@@UntroubledPlacidYes, you can trade over shiny legendaries. However, they were talking about Enamorus, which is not available to shiny hunt in any other game (or in PLA, obviously). If they add a way to hunt it in S/V or Go, or an event shiny, then you can have the shiny dex entry for every Pokémon.

[@UntroubledPlacid]

@@crayfishfuture well, having 241 pokemon shiny out of 242 is still something to be proud or content about. If there is going to be a time it’s able shiny hunted, he can just add it later imo.

[@crayfishfuture]

@@UntroubledPlacid I agree with that, and it would probably make for a great video. I was just trying to explain what the first commenter was talking about. Sorry if it came across as rude.

[@Mikman360]

I just want to thank you for making more footage of this game. I love it so much, and after the honeymoon phase died down, I thought I'd never see more content of it again.

[@Tylahh]

That ending 😂😂 you gotta do stuff like that more often that was so funny

[@williamgreenhalgh4260]

He chose to name his Wurmple Beautifred. Well done John.

[@rainbowsequinedfannypack]

I’m actually in the midst of doing this myself right now, so it’s really cool to see one of my favorite KZbinrs had the same idea! Cant wait to watch and see the pain in store for me

[@BlueJay73va]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, and I could just be misremembering because my memory is super bad, but I think you missed an NPC. If I remember correctly there's an NPC in the Alabaster Icelands who asks you for a fire type pokemon to help him set up a camp. But either way this was a really fun video and it's really cool to see someone do a challenge like this! Looking forward to seeing more!

[@D-Piddy96]

You give him a Pokémon but you never see it

[@BlueJay73va]

@@D-Piddy96 Gotchya gotchya! Thanks for correcting me.

[@Spectarium]

I did this and was so dissapointed when I never saw my shiny boy again

[@dirtydan4492]

Ive been reeeally into this game recently so Im super glad to see people still making new content about it! Keep it up!

[@thisismyaltaccount4195]

Well done! Loved the gag at the end, and congrats on the sponsorship!

[@Toonyroo]

I added this video to my “watch later” when it came out and just finally watched. I knew about the special alpha dialogue and did that on my original play through. Finding out there’s no shiny dialogue was disappointing… but I really enjoyed this video. You’re entertaining and make information dumps entertaining as well. Hard subscribe!

[@carsonlubrano8345]

we need more legends arceus content. shiny hunting at its best in the game

[@Spectarium]

nah this is where shiny hunting started to go downhill

[@anonanonymous9670]

@@Spectarium How? Shiny Hunting started to go downhill during Gen 5 since that's when they made the odds 1/1000 with the Shiny Charm

[@Bfine94]

A return to Hisui so soon after the perfect dex completion! As I live and breath! Another banger of a video, dude! Watching you find all of those Paras reminded me of Steve with his Pidgeys. Haha!

[@janaistudio2415]

I started this sidequest for myself over half a year ago! It's really cool to see that you had the same idea! Also, I got so lucky when I did the Buesel quest I got him first try!

[@Sarah04527]

I have been trying to get that shiny alpha Empoleon for months…and John just happens to find one 😂 but seriously, cool video idea AND sponsored by the Pokémon company? 👀

[@tylerbartlett28]

Congrats on the shiny alpha alakazams you wanted. My first shiny in this game was a shiny alpha lickilicky in the mirelands so good job.

[@NotebookTheCat]

Whoa, congrats on the sponsor! I was considering doing a challenge like this, so it's cook to see your journey and methods to accomplish it!

[@X3nophiliac]

i remember when you first posted about this on twitter. Good work!!

[@MrBlinky10101]

Finally a johnstone video featuring a feat that I've also done before!

[@ambrosius94]

congrats man! been wanting to do this but I've been hunting in other games so I haven't got to it

[@kylefreeburg9353]

So, fun fact, a lot of these NPCs will accept alpha Pokemon too! I've been working on blinging my jubilife out with shiny alphas and it's a massive pain

[@Lysanthor]

Astronomical W for the sponsor. Been watching since sub 100k and loved seeing the channel grow. Also did not know Phantump was in SV now, so I'm now spending my weekend hunting my fav shiny.

[@TheShiningDiamond]

Yo you did what I always wanted to do! Nice job on the sponsorship and i love the ending, even if you cant see them all in one spot

[@N7Landry]

With the Farm side missions i had chosen the Sinnoh starters and in my head thats why they where chosen as the Sinnoh starter trio as the helped cultivate the region

[@NunyaBeeez]

Pokemon has been knocking the sponsorships out of the park recently, but I can't think of another content creator more deserving of it right now!!!

[@Aeroczema]

What a neat challenge! So many shiny buizels oh my... Great video!

[@shinybugg9156]

I loved shiny hunting in this game! I think my favorite find was either my shiny alpha gliscor or my shiny alpha heracross. They were both the "placed alphas" that just happened to be shiny when I was passing by them.

[@Sean081799]

Gratz on the sponsorship, awesome video!

[@jakesalisbury2068]

I was hoping for a list of NPC shinies! Thanks John!

[@crazy1.2]

Great video! (don't ask how i watched it all already) fr though have a lovely day dude !

[@tylerb2]

Branchesca is the best name for a Phantump I could have ever imagined

[@Derbearian]

PLA has been such an amazing game still to play to this day. Ive said this all the time on my streams. We Need DLC for PLA! Or some kind of update. Great Video John!

[@ZeBanded]

John with that filthy pikachu money smh (Congrats on the sponsor🎉)

[@Scarletdollie]

This video makes me want to play again. You deserved that sponsorship!

[@Heroshand]

I have seriously considered doing this, so thank you for reminding me that it's waaaaay to much effort.

[@mayanightstar]

YES YES YES I've been waiting for someone to do this

[@shamblingincompetence8966]

At last, someone else beside me is blowing things up in Pokémon videos. Bless you sir!

[@naoree]

I got this video recommended to me the day it was uploaded, and because of it I deleted my Legend Arceus save, completed the main story ignoring the request and I’m currently farming the shiny charm to do the same thing! I’m having a blast so thank you (but I’m definitely afraid of Buizel because it sounds hard)

[@reiniervanderhulst3375]

Just to say that your previous Legends Arceus video inspired me to perfect my dex too. I'm over 160 hours now and probably half way-ish.

[@elieidetic9460]

gotta admit, watching this video about shiny hunting in legends arceus while also shiny hunting in legends arceus might not have been my best idea; i kept getting startled/excited by the shiny sound in the video lol!

[@Funkgafr]

Thank you for uploading

[@SetariM]

My boy got a POKEMON COMPANY SPONSORSHIP! He's growing up so fast! *wipes tear from eye*

[@5days5hearts25]

My first shiny in this game was a Geodude that jumped out of a shaking rock, feel super lucky for that one!

[@a_ninja2376]

I’m so glad someone finally did it

[@CountLilac]

At first glance I thought this was the same alpha shiny npc challenge sxper is doing and was like 😮 no way 😂 Great video dude idk if I could bring myself to lock shinies away like this aha

[@CrowLady0_0]

5:07 oh man this brings me back! a silcoon was my first ever shiny pokémon! i have a bad habit of deleting save files before transferring shiny pokémon out of it, but i still have that first ever one! i only had a few pokéballs and i was SO terrified i wouldn't be able to catch it.. just such a nice memory :3

[@TBustah]

I randomly stumbled on a shiny Geodude in a recent replay of FRLG, then decided to go to the trouble of moving it all the way up to Home. Yes: all the way up, from Gen III to Gen IX. I still own all of the necessary hardware.

[@HanaTheRussell]

Congrats on the official sponsorship and endorsement!!

[@achingjack]

holy cow. I didn't know the pokemon company even sponsored videos. hope this is indicative of them working more with content creators in the future

[@surprizeforyou]

Awesome video. Fun challenge. Odd choice of an ending with today's current world events.

[@annarosem5722]

Really want a PMD explorers of sky based video for challenges?? Possible gummy iq completion or how to get to highest team rank? Great vid btw ❤

[@bigsalmon7973]

I started a new legends file, and this may be the first of your challenges I wanna attempt myself (yes even buizel) and I guess I also technically will be doing your 100% pokedex challenge, but replaying it, it's more fun than tedious (so far). And if not 100%, it'll be close to boost my odds

[@stardust2360]

That sponsorship is deserved. This man literally does more than 100% every pokemon game in existence. How could he not be recognized?

[@AshKetchum-xv4uv]

At this point, you can probably make a shiny living dex

[@DRAG0NSPIRIT10]

Man that shiny Abra loss hurt my soul. My first shiny in Legends was a shiny Abra, got it within the first 2 days of the game being out, and I was very fortunate that I spotted it from a distance. I actually wasn't even sure it was shiny as I didn't get the sparkles to trigger, but I could see it was different to the one it sat next too. Managed to catch it and I was pleased as punch 😄.

[@kellennani748]

Always such fun videos!! We love the shinies

[@A-wild-Kittybee]

This is my favourite Pokémon game of all time. It just got a lot of things right, I like that

[@Regeor]

I started playing this game recently. I bought it in the first week and didn’t like it, but coming back nearly 2 years later made me appreciate it.

[@thoopsy]

Oh my god, I was in the middle of this challenge. Well, good job beating me to it!!

[@alexandrabond-johnson5243]

Congrats on the Pokémon Company sponsorship!!!

[@mythicicewolf9337]

Commenting for the algorithm!!! This is an amazing video and it needs more views!

[@Taelo]

I love shiny alpha hunting, I have almost 2 full boxes now. I had no idea you could hunt massive mass outbreaks like that, I'm definitely going to try it.

[@zeonxo]

Back to back shinies and even alpha's! Thats awesome!

[@ProjectMATHEW]

Wow Pokemon international sponsorship on an absurd challenge. You made it!

[@muhammadsyafiq8882]

Congrats on the sponsor my dude

[@sergeantstinker]

LOL I cracked up at "*GASP* no.... s t o p" about the second shiny alpha Alakazam

[@maxwellwilliams1802]

Alright John, now do this on a fresh save, full odds, only alphas! Jokes aside, great video, and congrats on another pokemon sponsorship!!

[@Trashton]

Love the legends arceus content

[@justcallmeSheriff]

You're living the Poketuber dream, getting a legit sponsorship from The Pokemon Company!

[@migs192]

I too will fill the world with shiny!!! Only in Pokemon Legends cause the shiny hunt in main ones is gonna break my switch also since u can only do this in Legends Arceus. It's so great being able to see them shiny in the overworld

[@Shaonia]

A new PLA shiny hunting video? We eatin' good tonight.

[@agent0fartifice571]

This video perfectly encapsulates why shiny hunters are the “Greed” of the Pokémon world- speaking in terms of the seven deadly sins. He didn’t need the fourth 1/128 shiny graveler, and yet went out of his way for it anyway.

[@dawn_ette]

MA GET THE CAMERA, NEW JOHNSTONE VIDEO 🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥 Still waiting for the compilation of shinies you found while perfecting the arceus dex 🥲

[@themetalhead8927]

My favorite moment of LoA was hunting for about 4 hours and got a mega shiny Gligar. Shiny Gliscor is one of my all time favorites and was super happy to have him on my team the rest of my time in that game. he's still on my team too XD. I did however come across a Shiny Alpha Probopass and a Shiny Nosepass... 3 times before the Gligar, it was a pain to deal with lol.

[@Shiny_DialgaYT]

Makes sense, those damn shinies are everywhere!

[@WarriorX16]

Love those Buizels. Hopefully nothing bad happens to them :)

[@Lemmon_Wicker]

I love ur vids and have watched u for ages and now I only just realise I'm not subscribed, gonna do it now

[@griffintgm9467]

Official Pokémon sponsorship, I’ve never seen that one before!

[@trulyunknowable]

This video is good so I know which ones I need to hunt for my main save. I need an Alpha Parasect alongside the Alpha Buizel. Good to know

[@MegaOwy123]

Congrats again on the sponsor!

[@Missiletainn]

My first shiny in LA was a Shiny Alpha Wurmple, I kept it but it would've been fun to see him with one.

[@lukeybaby5692]

THAT ending on a video sponsored by the Pokemon Company themselves 👏

[@gamercadance8720]

I simply adore the fact you have a male and female of your 2 shiny Alpha Alakazam!

[@bellslimes]

Bro finally got the Pokemon sponsor, LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO