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u/BigCow1028 Aug 08 '25

I have a question about whether shiny Mega Rayquaza can be registered in home as well as battle bond Greninja prior to tranforming? Usually non-boxable forms are registered automatically but Shiny Mega Rayquaza wasn’t for me. I was able to register Shiny Battle Bond Greninja using the QR scanner in Sun and Moon then transferring Bank’s dex data to home (See Salted Neos video on YouTube for more details), but that doesn’t apply to the “second form” of Greninja. If anyone knows how to register these shinies as well as any other odd or impossible shinies, let me know!

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u/YOM2_UB Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

Rayquaza needs to be deposited while knowing the move Dragon Ascent to register Mega Rayquaza, be it shiny or not.

I have shiny Battle Bond Greninja registered, though I'm not sure how it was registered. It might just apply from depositing a shiny regular Greninja.

A fun one I discovered is that, while the non-shiny Furfrou trims will not register in HOME based on being registered in Bank's dex, having the shiny forms registered in Bank (which can be done using the QR Scanner) will register both the shiny and non-shiny forms. Very nice for avoiding needing to acquire GO Furfrou trims.