I agree with you Yugi 100%
Jaccard, thats a different question, since those players won a specific tournament, so they deserve to use that legend in pvp. Staffers can win rewards for their work ofc, but if they want a shiny+perfect ivs poke, u shouldnt be allowed to use it in pvp ranked. Other option is Staff reward be a pokemon, that everyone can have (example talonflame or even a legendary like mew/celebi/jirachi), non shiny with ''decent'' ivs, like 20+ instead of 30, and that way u can use them in pvp ranked battles.
Thats my opinion. :Cool: