How can legendary Pokemon be shiny if there's only one of them?

There’s only one of each legendary. How can any be shiny?

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Pokémon thatare notconsidered unique are:

Pokémon that aredebatableand could end up in either category:

Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres- We aren’t actually aware if there’re unique or not, they have appeared in several different episodes and in The Power of One but they do seem to travel quite often so could be the same. Since Nolan did not officially catch the Articuno he used against Ash as they were just friends we cannot place the Legendary Birds in either section so I deem them in the Debatable Category.Entei, Suicune and Raikou- Although we are aware that Ho-Oh created them from the ashes of Pokémon, Suicune has appeared multiple times and even in different regions. It has appeared in three episodes of the anime and Pokémon 4Ever. Entei has also appeared in several episodes and in Spell of the Unown. Although the Entei in Spell of the Unown was only an illusion created by the Unown. All of the Legendary Beasts also appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions where they are shiny. Even though they are normal in the Anime and shiny in Zoroark: Master of Illusions they are still placed in the Debatable Category as Ho-Oh could have potentially changed their forms as it is the individual that created them.Cresselia- One question if there’s more than one Darkrai, why not Cresselia?Victini- Victini is in the Debatable Category because there has only been one seen so far, this is in Movie 14. Even though Victini is probably a unique Pokémon, each of the Legendary Pokémon with a overall stat of 600 are in the non unique section so it get’s put in the Debatable Category.Meloetta- It has only been seen once in the Anime so far.Diancie- Although Diancie has only appeared once in the Anime, Diancie doesn’t seem to be a unique Pokémon, as Diancie is born from a Carbink that undergoes a mutation.

Pokémon thatareconsider unique are:

There is not just one of each legendary. In the Pokémon movie Zoroark master of Illusions there are shiny Entei, Raikou, and Suicune as opposed to the non shiny ones seen in the tv show. Also there is a baby Lugia (Silver) shown in the show proving that there are more than just the seen lengendary. As for how they can be shiny it’s just that chance though there are shiny locked Pokémon such as Zekrom, Reshiram, Vicitini, Meloetta, etc.