Absurdly Rare Items

[Frozen Lotus]

So I've been replaying Platinum in efforts to raise every Gen 1-4 fully evolved Pokemon I can in preparation for Battle Revolution, and I got to the route where you can capture Chansey. I had forgotten they were this early in the game, so I figured "Lucky Egg is a must for this, Chansey's must be caught!"

...I so underestimated this...

Several Chanseys, Oval Stones, and even a shiny Chansey later... still no luck. @_@ Now I remember why I gave up after one the first time I played Platinum.

 

[Frozen Lotus]

Honestly, I would've been happy with the shiny Chansey.

I'm pleased to be sure, but considering Chansey is one of my least favorite shinies and considering I really, really need the Lucky Egg... it just wasn't what I was after. But the biggest point is that I got a shiny before a Lucky Egg. @_@

 

[Sopheria]

So I've been replaying Platinum in efforts to raise every Gen 1-4 fully evolved Pokemon I can in preparation for Battle Revolution, and I got to the route where you can capture Chansey. I had forgotten they were this early in the game, so I figured "Lucky Egg is a must for this, Chansey's must be caught!"

...I so underestimated this...

Several Chanseys, Oval Stones, and even a shiny Chansey later... still no luck. @_@ Now I remember why I gave up after one the first time I played Platinum.

Wow, that is really surprising @_@ The chances of a Chansey holding a Lucky Egg are 1/64, so they're not that rare (at least not as rare as a shiny). Sounds like just a run of bad RNG luck.

Are you catching all of them? Or are you using an item stealing move?

 

[Hikamaru]

Ouch that must have been some rotten luck for you, especially ironic given Chansey's Japanese name is Lucky.

If I was in a situation like what you've been going through, I'd recommend using an item-stealing move like Thief or Covet so you can get the Lucky Egg without having to catch the Chansey. Leading with a Pokemon that has the Frisk ability is also handy since it reveals the target's held item making it easier to identify if it has the Lucky Egg.

 

[Hiatus]

Fortunately, it didn't take me much time to find myself a Lucky Egg, but could definitely imagine it to be slightly tougher on some people. As suggested above, you should definitely try using Thief to make the search more easy.

 

[Frozen Lotus]

Wow, that is really surprising @_@ The chances of a Chansey holding a Lucky Egg are 1/64, so they're not that rare (at least not as rare as a shiny). Sounds like just a run of bad RNG luck.

Are you catching all of them? Or are you using an item stealing move?

I capture all of them, as I do not currently have access to an item stealing move.

 

[Sun]

Ouch that must have been some rotten luck for you, especially ironic given Chansey's Japanese name is Lucky.

If I was in a situation like what you've been going through, I'd recommend using an item-stealing move like Thief or Covet so you can get the Lucky Egg without having to catch the Chansey. Leading with a Pokemon that has the Frisk ability is also handy since it reveals the target's held item making it easier to identify if it has the Lucky Egg.

Or a Thief with the Compound Eyes Ability like Butterfree and Yanma.~

In Pokémon Emerald and Generation IV, if a Pokémon with the Ability leads the party, even if it has fainted, the chance of finding a Pokémon in the wild holding an item increases by 50% of the original chance.
Since Generation V, if a Pokémon with the Ability leads the party, even if it has fainted, the chance of finding a Pokémon in the wild holding an item increases from 50%/5%/1% to 60%/20%/5%.

I've been using that nasty trick since Emerald. >:) *looks at my Moon Stones and Heart Scales*

 

[Benamon]

Dusk stone in ORAS. goodness gracious.

 

[Nolafus]

It took me over a week, ten rematches, and twenty contests before I got a Destiny Knot for breeding. It took way too long, but the IVs are worth it.