"Moltres, like the rest of the Legendary Birds in Pokémon Red and , only spawns once per save file. You'll find this flame-covered fowl late in the game at Victory Road, and if you fail to capture it the first time you approach it, you won't get a second chance in that playthrough. Shiny hunting Legendary Pokémon is notoriously a hassle, as you have to reset your game multiple times, retriggering the same battle over and over, to see if you can find a rarer version of the most sought-after monsters in the game."
"How is this possible? Back in Generation II, Shiny status was determined by a Pokémon's Individual Values, which are essentially the monster's genetic disposition toward certain stats. So if your IVs for Attack, Speed, Defense, etc. landed on a specific number combination in the back end, they'd show up in a new color. These points still existed in the first-gen games, but it wasn't until the sequels that they gained this additional trait."
Shiny Pokémon are rare alternate-colored variants introduced in Generation II. Generation II determines Shiny status from a Pokémon's Individual Values (IVs), numeric traits for stats like Attack, Speed, and Defense. Individual Values existed in Generation I but did not confer visible Shiny palettes there. A Moltres that spawns only once per save in Pokémon Red and Blue can therefore be captured in Generation I with IVs that meet Generation II Shiny criteria. When such a Moltres is traded into Pokémon Crystal, the game applies Generation II's Shiny check and can display the Legendary bird as Shiny despite no visual indication in the original capture.
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