That is the question. I was quick-hatching an egg once with a cheat code in ruby. Without any shiny codes on, and it hatched into a shiny cyndaquil. Me and my sister are arguing whether it is a real or cheated shiny. I say it is cheated. She says it isn't. I did the same thing again and I had a normal cyndaquil. (I'd saved my game!) Can anyone resolve this for me, or has someone come across a similar dilemma?