ZA NPC gets shiny Feebas, doesn't appreciate it at all

A Pokemon Legends: ZA players chose to give away a Shiny Feebas to an NPC, only to end up regretting the move immensely. Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, unfortunately it didn't work out Pokemon Legends: ZA the coach thought it would.

Shiny Pokémon are always popular, although their rarity has changed quite a bit over the course of the series. Players have discovered several ways to make Shiny hunting easier i Pokemon Legends: ZAbut it is usually still a matter of chance. Given their rarity, most players probably wouldn't think twice about randomly giving one away to an NPC.

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Pokemon Legends: ZA Player Regrets Shiny Feebas

A Pokémon trainer who went by CassowaryCrow on Reddit shared his moment of regret when they gave away their Shiny Feebas in Pokemon Legends: ZA to an NPC. It wasn't done out of necessity, as the NPC was simply asking for a regular Feebas. However, CassowaryCrow had a plan: they wanted to replace the NPC with a Shiny so that when they were in the area, they would have a chance to see their Shiny Feebas on the overworld, hanging out with its new trainer. The NPC, Soucian, benevolently accepted Feebas and even admitted that it was Shiny. However, when the player returned to the location, their Feebas were nowhere to be seen. They spoke to Soucian, who revealed that she had released the Pokemon back into the wild, intending to let Feebas befriend the local Magikarp.

Those responding to the post have been largely horrified by the situation, with many joking about calling Officer Jenny to report the situation. Others have discussed how releasing a wild creature into an existing ecosystem is actually a terrible idea, as Soucian ends up doing. Players have also noted that Feebas will eventually spawn after handing one over, but unfortunately CassowaryCrow's Shiny wouldn't be able to return even then. Some have said that the NPC wondering why there were no Feebas in the water hinted that she would drop it after getting it. However, she never explicitly states this upfront, gets upset if denied a Feebas, and explicitly asks for a “Feebas to have as my own”, so it's reasonable to believe that she intends to keep the Feebas, not let it go.

What's the point of handing over a fee?

While losing a Shiny is not something anyone wants to go through, there are good reasons to give the trainer a non-Shiny Feebas. The request is a side quest in Wild Zone 2 called Feebas's New Friends. In addition to giving her one that causes more Feebas to eventually spawn in the water, she also rewards the player with ₽1,600 and a Prism Scale. Prism Scales can be given to a Feebas before training it to another player, which will trigger it to evolve into Milotic. Players without more than one Feebas will have to go get another to use the prism scale, but it's not a bad way to get the item and work against a Milotic.

While CassowaryCrow regretted his decision to give his Shiny Feebas to Soucian, the story had a happy ending. The player noted in the comments that they ended up loading a backup save because they were so bothered by what had just happened. As a result, they have their Shiny Feebas back, but not all of them Pokémon the player is so happy. Another trainer in the comments mentioned that they gave a Shiny Alpha Feebas to the NPC, who already had a Prism Scale equipped. Since the Pokemon is given away and not traded, it does not evolve and is still dumped into the water by the NPC, never to be seen again.