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Alex
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I think I've covered all the methods...
Consecutive fishing: Corsola (X)
- At a chain of only 2!
DexNav/Sneaking: Diglett (AlphaSapphire)
- I was trying to find a Slugma in the Fiery Path, but saw something digging and sneaked up on it. Out popped a blue-nosed Diglett! I thought it was a completely random Shiny, but I eventually found out that Pokémon found via DexNav/Sneaking have better Shiny rates. I wasn't going to evolve it, but finally gave in at Lv.97 (I think), just in case it eventually gets an evolution or Mega that I like.
Friend Safari: Spheal (X)
- This was back before I even knew that the FS had better Shiny rates.
Hatched (with Masuda method): Pidove (Black 2)
- I had a dream that I had gotten a Shiny Pokémon. It inspired me to play the game again and I noticed that I had 5 eggs in my party and decided to hatch them. The 4th egg hatched as a Shiny. (The dad was a Japanese Braviary.) I'm so glad that it was a male, because I really dislike Unfezant female.
Hatched (without Masuda method): Meowth (Black 2)
- I was at my grandparents' house (I can't remember if it was their anniversary or my grandpa's birthday) and had been trying to MM a Shiny Meowth, but I got tired of it and decided to try to breed a regular one with a good Nature/IVs (I bred both parents myself). I think it was like... the second batch of eggs that hatched my pink-tipped Meowth. Now it's a Persian that I use on my main team. <3
Horde: Zangoose (X)
- I was trying to MM a Shiny Absol when I decided to take a detour and run through the grass -- you never know when you might find a Shiny, right? The first thing I run into is a Horde, though no Shiny, so I run. Something tells me to walk around in the grass longer and another Horde pops up right after that, wielding a Shiny Zangoose right in the center.
PokéRadar: Dunsparce (Pearl)
- The first time I ever found a Shiny while intentionally looking for one (this was before I even knew how to properly use the PokéRadar). It was Christmas day and I was at home with my dad when I talked to Dawn's sister who said that Dunsparce were swarming. I remembered spending ages with a Dunsparce in Silver Version (trying to evolve it in vain) and got attached to it over that time, so I thought I wouldn't mind getting a Shiny one. It didn't even occur to me to have any Repels on hand, but I found it anyway at a chain of 14! It's now my signature Pokémon.
Soft-resetting: Porygon (Platinum)
- I was trying to SR for a Modest one in Veilstone City, but got a Shiny one sooner and decided that I'd rather have a Shiny than a Modest one. I cloned it a couple times so I'd have all the evolutions, but the only one I actually use is Porygon2 (part of my Normal monotype team).
Totally random: Golbat (Silver)
- My first Shiny ever (aside from Red Gyarados, of course). I found it in the Ice Path and thought my eyes were playing tricks on me when it sparkled (I didn't know about Shiny Pokémon back then and didn't notice the color difference), so I tried to run from it. I guess the game said "Couldn't get away," but for some reason I read it as "You don't want to do that!" Heeding that advice, I caught it. Later checked it out in the PC and, sure enough, like Gyarados, there were those three stars in the corner. Unfortunately, I lost it with my save file over the years (along with Beedrill and Pidgeot). :(
Consecutive fishing: Corsola (X)
- At a chain of only 2!
DexNav/Sneaking: Diglett (AlphaSapphire)
- I was trying to find a Slugma in the Fiery Path, but saw something digging and sneaked up on it. Out popped a blue-nosed Diglett! I thought it was a completely random Shiny, but I eventually found out that Pokémon found via DexNav/Sneaking have better Shiny rates. I wasn't going to evolve it, but finally gave in at Lv.97 (I think), just in case it eventually gets an evolution or Mega that I like.
Friend Safari: Spheal (X)
- This was back before I even knew that the FS had better Shiny rates.
Hatched (with Masuda method): Pidove (Black 2)
- I had a dream that I had gotten a Shiny Pokémon. It inspired me to play the game again and I noticed that I had 5 eggs in my party and decided to hatch them. The 4th egg hatched as a Shiny. (The dad was a Japanese Braviary.) I'm so glad that it was a male, because I really dislike Unfezant female.
Hatched (without Masuda method): Meowth (Black 2)
- I was at my grandparents' house (I can't remember if it was their anniversary or my grandpa's birthday) and had been trying to MM a Shiny Meowth, but I got tired of it and decided to try to breed a regular one with a good Nature/IVs (I bred both parents myself). I think it was like... the second batch of eggs that hatched my pink-tipped Meowth. Now it's a Persian that I use on my main team. <3
Horde: Zangoose (X)
- I was trying to MM a Shiny Absol when I decided to take a detour and run through the grass -- you never know when you might find a Shiny, right? The first thing I run into is a Horde, though no Shiny, so I run. Something tells me to walk around in the grass longer and another Horde pops up right after that, wielding a Shiny Zangoose right in the center.
PokéRadar: Dunsparce (Pearl)
- The first time I ever found a Shiny while intentionally looking for one (this was before I even knew how to properly use the PokéRadar). It was Christmas day and I was at home with my dad when I talked to Dawn's sister who said that Dunsparce were swarming. I remembered spending ages with a Dunsparce in Silver Version (trying to evolve it in vain) and got attached to it over that time, so I thought I wouldn't mind getting a Shiny one. It didn't even occur to me to have any Repels on hand, but I found it anyway at a chain of 14! It's now my signature Pokémon.
Soft-resetting: Porygon (Platinum)
- I was trying to SR for a Modest one in Veilstone City, but got a Shiny one sooner and decided that I'd rather have a Shiny than a Modest one. I cloned it a couple times so I'd have all the evolutions, but the only one I actually use is Porygon2 (part of my Normal monotype team).
Totally random: Golbat (Silver)
- My first Shiny ever (aside from Red Gyarados, of course). I found it in the Ice Path and thought my eyes were playing tricks on me when it sparkled (I didn't know about Shiny Pokémon back then and didn't notice the color difference), so I tried to run from it. I guess the game said "Couldn't get away," but for some reason I read it as "You don't want to do that!" Heeding that advice, I caught it. Later checked it out in the PC and, sure enough, like Gyarados, there were those three stars in the corner. Unfortunately, I lost it with my save file over the years (along with Beedrill and Pidgeot). :(
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