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^I could tell you, but I would have to kick you. :P
I've found tons of shinies in havk games(mostly Dak Energy and Adventure Red Chapter due to the parts with their higher shiny rate. XD Hey at least I know have bragging rights to Shiny Abra and Clefairy. XD) But counting only official games and shinies found in hacks with normal rates, I have:
Wingull(Sapphire), Nidoran(F)(Gold), Shellder(Y), Skrelp(Y), Vulpix(AlphaSapphire), Ditto(AlphaSapphire(though I think this one is hacked XD)), Chinchou(Dark Rising), Surskit(Reign of Legends), and of course Shiny Gyarados in every Johto game I've ever played. XD
But seriously if you like shinies, I found Zubat, Beedrill, Rattata, and Squirtle(always shiny actually) in Dark Energy. :P
As for how I think of them, I treat them the same as normal Pokemon, but I just love that I can find rare stuff. And thankfully other than the annoying amount of shinies in Adventure Red's postgame, I haven't killed/lost a shiny! -phew-