When you transform as Super Sonic while holding a shield, you actually don't transform beyond sprites. You can still lose your shield and your rings. They don't drain down either. No properties of the actual transformation are applied beyond changing Sonic's sprites to his Super counterpart.
When you transform as Super Sonic while holding a shield, you actually don't transform beyond sprites. You can still lose your shield and your rings. They don't drain down either. No properties of the actual transformation are applied beyond changing Sonic's sprites to his Super counterpart.