Hi Pokemark, and welcome!
I have to say, getting a Shiny Chikorita after 100 soft resets must be goddamn lucky. I never got a Shiny starter on any of my games (sob) but I did recall my first-ever starter in a main playthrough (my Mudkip in Ruby) was female, and on the first try too! I didn't even know female starters were rare back then so I guess you could call me surprised when I found out.
SoulSilver was an awesome game I have to say, it was like playing the 2nd Gen (which I never played) but with all those 4th Gen features and updates. The Pokeathlon and Bug-Catching Contest were some standouts of the game for me. Nice to see you played Black/White as well, I love 5th Generation games a lot for the amazingly strong Pokemon and the beautiful scenery. You should definitely play Black 2/White 2 so you can prepare yourself for the upcoming generation and the new X & Y games. They look pretty awesome I say. I loved Black 2 & White 2's features a lot, and the amazing variety of Pokemon you can get as well. Already got my 3DS so I can use it when I eventually get X & Y.
Cirno already directed you to Fourth Generation Games for HG/SS discussions, but I might also direct you to the
Black and White section of the forums as well, right next to Fourth Gen. Games. It also has a travel journal you can record your progress in (although I've been hardly posting in it nowadays due to my current Black 2 playthrough), it's one of my fave sections so expect to see me around there a lot.
Have fun here, and send me a VM if you need to talk.
- [supporter]Hikari10[/supporter]