Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players aren't happy about how unchanged the Shiny versions of Gen 9 Pokemon are, with most of them only changing colour on one part of their body.
It probably doesn't need to be said at this point, but Pokemon Scarlet & Violet has had some pretty big problems since it launched a few weeks ago. Although most of the issues have been with the game's technical problems, there have been some wider gameplay and content issues as well, with the latest issue being how similar the shiny version of Paldean Pokemon look compared to their original form.
As pointed out by Twitter user UltimaShadowX, a lot of the Gen 9 Pokemon have shinies that have variants that are barely even noticeable. The image shared by UltimaShadowX shows the normal and shiny versions of a few Paldean Pokemon, including Tauros, Tandemaus, Ceruledge, and Armarouge.
Good luck telling the two apart without being told which is which, though. Tauros' shiny version simply changes his head to a darker shade of black, Tandemaus gets a light orange coloured chest instead of blue, and I can't even really tell you what changes about Ceruledge and Armarouge as they look exactly the same.
These examples from UltimaShadowX are pretty telling, but they're not the only ones, as Pokemon players have replied to the thread with a few other lazy shinies. The worst example is Gholdengo, the infamous 1,000th Pokemon, who goes from having a very light shade of blue around the eyes to a very slight shade of red instead.
To make matters worse, Scarlet & Violet doesn't make shinies sparkle or play a unique sound effect when they're encountered on the field, so hunting for them is arguably the hardest it's ever been in Pokemon. In fairness, there are some Pokemon in Paldea that do get some more noticeable shinies, such as Lechonk, Pawmi, and Tarountula, but they're outnumbered by ones that might as well change nothing.