Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Shining Pokémon

Shining Pokémon are Pokémon with unusual coloring. In the video games, there are only one color of each shining Pokémon. Shining Pokémon are an extremely rare occurrence, as there is only a 1 in 8192 chance of encountering one in the wild. Pokémon anywhere can be shiny. It could be your starter or it may belong to a trainer. Another tell-tale sign of being shiny is when you enter battle with one; a few stars will swirl around the Pokémon, making a twinkling sound. Also, if you look at their stats, the Pokémon's sprite's background is white, not the usual grey, and its Pokédex no. is golden. Rumors that shining Pokémon are stronger then normal Pokémon, or that shinings have a higher chance of having a shining offspring, are not true.