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Shiny Pokemon

Discussion in 'Pokémon' started by Vira, Dec 31, 2012.

  1. EkulTeabag

    EkulTeabag Seventh Year

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    Man, shiny Pokémon. I have a shiny Kricketune in my version of Pearl, nicknamed Seven... because it was the first shiny I had seen in seven fucking years. The last shiny was a Poochyena in Ruby... before you receive the Poké Balls.

    What are the chances of a shiny? 1/8192 or something? I must have participated in at least three times that many wild battles since Gen II, and those are still the only random shiny Pokémon I've ever encounted.
     
  2. Oz

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  3. LT2000

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    Oh, I never mentioned it in this thread (I did in the Nuzlocke thread though). Shiny Wingull on my last X Nuzlocke.
     
  4. Chime

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    edit: ugh

    Didn't realize I was reading the wrong page...
     
  5. Kang

    Kang Denarii Host DLP Supporter

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    I am fucking certain that fucking shinies are just a made up fucking hoax and that everyone is in on the fucking joke except me.

    Fuck. Fucking shinies. Fucking hell. Fuck.
     
  6. Big Z

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    If you want an easy shiny (relatively speaking), just fish chain. Incredibly easy albeit tedious as fuck.
     
  7. Troy

    Troy Seventh Year

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    I found a shiny vulpix in soul silver the other day but it used roar, haven't played since.
     
  8. EkulTeabag

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    Chaining almost seems a bit too easy to get a shiny. Feels kind of cheap to me. I'd prefer finding one randomly rather than actually using a method specifically designed to make it easier.
     
  9. MonkeyEpoxy

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    Well, that's awfully silly.
     
  10. Vesvius

    Vesvius High Inquisitor DLP Supporter

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    I know what you mean, though. To me, it's not the same chaining a shiny as it is finding one.

    Masuda Methoding one, however...

    After around three hundred attempts, I bred up a shiny Gastly. I was so happy, but then I realized that Shiny Haunter and Gengar look almost identical to regular Haunter and Gastly. Mega Gengar, however, looks bad ass.

    I love my Shiny Mega Gengar. I've named him Shrike!
     
  11. MonkeyEpoxy

    MonkeyEpoxy The Cursed Child DLP Supporter

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    Whoa. Just caught a shiny Octillery. Thank you based friend safari. Anyone else got any new shinies since the last post?

    http://i.imgur.com/Jiamv9j.jpg
     
  12. EkulTeabag

    EkulTeabag Seventh Year

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    Find a shiny Magikarp in HeartGold but didn't catch it 'cause I already have the Red Gyarados from the Lake of Rage. A gold Magikarp isn't any more valuable than an ugly red one.

    Not a shiny, but I did manage to find a Feebas in only four tiles during my new playthrough of Pearl. Took less than two minutes. My first ever Milotic is just around the corner (a bit of breeding required, though).
     
  13. Vira

    Vira Third Year ~ Prestige ~

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    I haven’t played Pokemon for a while, but in the last couple of days, I’ve dusted off Pokemon Y. Today, I decided to clean out my To Breed box, and the first Pokemon I Wonder Traded away was a Binacle. In return I got its evolution, Barbaracle.

    ‘That’s kinda funny,’ I thought. ‘… Wait, why is this Barbaracle green?’

    It’s shiny. Level 100, two IVs. I guess someone got bored of it? It doesn’t learn Waterfall, which should be a crime, but otherwise it’s fine.

    Thank you, mysterious Japanese person. I shall treat this Pokemon kindly.
     
  14. Pure Infinity

    Pure Infinity High Inquisitor

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    Rattata. Three rattata, in fact. One in Crystal (in a file that no longer exists), one in Fire Red (which I caught, and currently have stored on my Diamond version), and one in Soul Silver.

    Also, I once saw a shiny pidgey (in Fire Red) - though I didn't catch it, because I didn't have any pokeballs yet.
     
  15. Oruma

    Oruma Order Member

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    Playing Soulsilver on my old NDS, and just caught my very first Shiny today - a Bellsprout.
     
  16. Hero of Stupidity

    Hero of Stupidity Villain of Sensibility ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    After 15 years of grinding I finally manged to capture my first ever shiny, a Fearow.

    Also I have no use for it. Because Pidgeot for life.
     
  17. Rehio

    Rehio Bad Dragon ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    First ever shiny for me, as well. Ponyta. <3

    Blue fire is amazing.
     
  18. Hero of Stupidity

    Hero of Stupidity Villain of Sensibility ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    I'm kinda jelly. Gold Fearow looks fruity as hell.
     
  19. PomMan

    PomMan High Inquisitor

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    Shiny treecko from wondertrade makes me happy.
     
  20. H_A_Greene

    H_A_Greene Unspeakable –§ Prestigious §– DLP Supporter

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    Shiny
    Weedle :d
    from Fire Red a decade ago. The Haxorus from B2 doesn't count.
     
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