I'm also hunting Horsea just outside of Lugia's cave. I do an hour or two of soft resets, then a few thousand encounters. I never keep track of that stuff.
Thanks for your encouraging words. This is so far not only my longest hunt, but my most anticipated- It's officially been a week on the hunt, and I've done probably around 1,365 soft resets. I don't count them.
Hello fellow shiny hunter. How are your hunts going? I'm currently in a 2 week long drought and I'm currently SRing Lugia. Lugia is my most favorite Pokemon.