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Nohr October 19th, 2010 8:58 AM

I've only ever caught a shiny Magikarp, which sucks, because the only FREE shiny we get is the Red Gyarados... and I caught the magikarp just as I was surfing away from catching the Red Gyarados. I've always wanted a shiny Charmander, for a black Charizard. Is the masuda method just breeding a foreign pokemon and a north american pokemon together?

caridizzle October 19th, 2010 9:01 AM

they dont have to be north american, it can be two pokemon from any different countries. i just got a japanese ditto over the gts.

Nohr October 19th, 2010 9:10 AM

Cool, thanks. And it doubles the chances, right?

So, since I'm in Canada, if I got a ditto from anywhere else it'd work? I'll have to try that. Time to get a foreign ditto, lol.

caridizzle October 19th, 2010 9:24 AM

it does more than double it, usually the chance of getting a shiny is like 1/8000 (not exact number) and with the masuda method, it will bring it up to 1/2000 (still not exact number. it still should take a lot of time to get one, but i find it's more fun than just running around looking for a shiny in the wild. good luck :)

ImmortalRevolution October 19th, 2010 11:44 AM

I would love to catch a shiny but in over twelve years of playing Pokemon, I have only found one and I never caught it. Annoying :( would be great to find one but I'm sure I will eventually... :)

caridizzle October 20th, 2010 8:05 AM

they always seem to pop up when you least expect them to :)

dozo October 21st, 2010 4:38 PM

=[ I've never had a shiny other than the Red Gyrados
It kills me insides!

penguinseatsocks October 22nd, 2010 12:52 PM

I caught a shiny Goldeen about a month ago. Aside from the red Gyarados, it is so far the only shiny I obtained myself.

jab2033 October 22nd, 2010 3:38 PM

I played Gold Version back when it first came out. Caught a shiny Caterpie and fully evolved it. I also caught a Shiny Wingull in Emerald.

Other than that...

Nothing in HG yet, save the Red Gyarados.

Syvelocin October 22nd, 2010 8:13 PM

Yeah, I've played Pokémon for around eight years, owning seven of the games, and other than the red Gyarados, I've seen and caught one shiny, my shiny now Arbok (caught it as a lvl 4 Ekans) in SS.

Sucks...

Might be trying the Masuda Method once I can get my hands on a foreign Ditto. I've used the GTS a lot, though I don't remember which Pokémon I got are from where, except for my Japanese ones but none of them are too interesting to try for a shiny... I think though I'd feel better if it was a Japanese Ditto, since they're quite obviously Japanese. I don't think I'd want to risk using one from somewhere else unless I was 100% sure that it's foreign, which you can't really be unless the name is Japanese...

FilbertTheFox October 23rd, 2010 2:05 PM

Currently SRing for a shiny starter done 400 SR's so far in one day.

ImmortalRevolution October 23rd, 2010 2:33 PM

^ Wow, what a waste, wouldn't that take some of the fun out of it? But I guess it's the only way. I'd be so sick of Pokemon by the time I was done soft-resetting that many times I'd think. Probably not, but still...

It just doesn't seem that worth it, I'd rather get a truly random shiny than spend so much time manipulating the game to get one.

FilbertTheFox October 23rd, 2010 2:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImmortalRevolution (Post 6242247)
^ Wow, what a waste, wouldn't that take some of the fun out of it? But I guess it's the only way. I'd be so sick of Pokemon by the time I was done soft-resetting that many times I'd think. Probably not, but still...

It just doesn't seem that worth it, I'd rather get a truly random shiny than spend so much time manipulating the game to get one.


I'm sick of doing the usual as in going through the game with a normal pokemon and rarely encountering a shiny at all.
Don't get me wrong i don't sit in a corner and do it, i play xbox, watch tv or do homework when doing my soft resets so it doesn't bother me, in my eyes its determination and its a good feeling to have shinys with your OT on them.

King Gumball October 23rd, 2010 9:44 PM

Yesterday I caught my very first ever hunted shiny. After giving up on SR for Hooh I decided to get Moltres and in only 172 SR I got it :) I have never been bothered with shinies, giving up waaaay too easily but hopefully this find will motivate me to start hunting. I was so surprised when I looked down at my DS to see a shiny Moltres. I swear I passed away for a second. I caught it with my Masterball I was saving for Suicune.

Catching moltres

Moltres



Oh lol in the catching vid, I was wathing a movie so you can hear the sound effect >.< Then I am ike OMG you can hear the TV to my bro, I fail at videos XP

johnny18 October 24th, 2010 7:54 AM

Well I just hatch a shiny smoochum yesterday
I'm almost about to release it ^_^

Forbidden1 October 24th, 2010 12:02 PM

....sigh...
level 15 shiny rattata >_>
level 13 shiny magikarp

WHYOHWHY?

HGLover October 24th, 2010 12:13 PM

I got a shiny rattata once, too. In route 29.

Amai October 24th, 2010 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Gumball (Post 6242922)
Yesterday I caught my very first ever hunted shiny. After giving up on SR for Hooh I decided to get Moltres and in only 172 SR I got it :) I have never been bothered with shinies, giving up waaaay too easily but hopefully this find will motivate me to start hunting. I was so surprised when I looked down at my DS to see a shiny Moltres. I swear I passed away for a second. I caught it with my Masterball I was saving for Suicune.

Catching moltres

Moltres



Oh lol in the catching vid, I was wathing a movie so you can hear the sound effect >.< Then I am ike OMG you can hear the TV to my bro, I fail at videos XP

Wow! Mega congrats to you! You are really lucky ^-^

Itstoppedatumbreon October 24th, 2010 1:44 PM

just caught a shiny quilfish (i think its called) with 31 IV's in Hp and Attack. Random. i might start Eving him now

King Gumball October 24th, 2010 9:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amai (Post 6244343)
Wow! Mega congrats to you! You are really lucky ^-^

Thank you :) I was so happy to get it so early <3

I am currently using the Masuada mathod for a shiny Farfetch'd, around 130ish I think... Good luck on your shiny Tsutarja BTW

bobandbill October 27th, 2010 12:34 AM

I was playing a grass-type runthrough a while back and encountered this, and successfully caught:
One I hadn't gotten before which was neat. I was doing a bit of training in Victory Road when it popped up, heh.

Kimicatdemon October 27th, 2010 7:48 AM

I was looking for a dunsparce yesterday and I kept running into geodudes and zubats.

I looked away from my ds to talk to my brother, and looked back down and saw another geodude... and yet something didn't feel right...

....I then noticed it was shiny. I caught it and her name is Pebbles. I am very happy about this. It's my second wild caught shiny~!

Spoiler:
Ironically enough, the pokemon at the head of my party was Slowking... I GUESS WE BOTH SHARE A BOND ABOUT BEING A BIT SLOW TO CATCH THINGS? 8D

chiperoo October 27th, 2010 10:44 AM

I caught a shiny tentacool in SS before I even knew what a shiny was lol. I also got a shiny slakoth from the GTS. IDK if its legit or not but idrc haha.

Pikachu-dance! October 29th, 2010 8:30 AM

i was on platinum looking for a buizel to replace my floatzel on heartgold (because my brother evolved it when shouldent have been on my dsi) and i walked into the grass and it was shiny! i was like YES YES YES YES YES! and i used my masterball (which i traded from heart gold) (used my platinum one on giratina) and caught it (duh) Yay!

Seki October 29th, 2010 4:07 PM

YAY! Had my first shiny(EVER), a shiny sentret after fighting the rival,
But still hunting for a shiny snorlax...


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