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Pinta77 January 22nd, 2014 12:38 AM

Favorite Shiny method?
 
Do you hunt for shiny pokemon? If you do, what's the method you use?

For me, my favorite method is to not look for them. While not looking, I have found machop, ducklett, zubat all shiny. And hatched a shiny charmander accidentally.

I soft reset for heatran, and I chained in diamond for a sneasel. But I prefer just not looking for them. It seems to be the most productive way.

slim spazzy January 22nd, 2014 12:42 AM

Randomly hoping to hatch a shiny or meet one :3

James January 22nd, 2014 5:00 AM

Favorite method
 
So having finished the League forever ago, and just having finished my Pokedex Challenge i had set for myself, i am waist deep in shiny hunting. I'm not much of an IV or EV trainer and i love my pokemon games so much i wanted to keep playing, but finding stuff to do after finishing so much can be a challenge. I've used all of the methods i know about and 1 that i hadn't ever heard anyone talk about but i'm sure its used out there and that got me thinking. What is the most popular method to obtain shiny's?



Edit:
My apologies to Pinta77 for not noticing that this topic had already been asked only a few hours before.

Sydian January 22nd, 2014 8:03 PM

My favorite method somehow slipped your radar and isn't in the poll! Anyway, I prefer RNG. It's really fun, although I don't do it much anymore. I was seriously addicted to it though. I loved RNGing Pokemon, shiny and even non-shiny, and giving them fun movesets to play around with and it was a great way to help others get their desired shinies. I actually started doing it mainly because I wanted to help others get shinies in the way other RNGers helped me get some.

I know some people don't like that method and they think it's cheating, but when it all comes down to it, you're not using an outside device. It's a bit tedious in the beginning, but it gets really fun and pretty easy after a few times. Don't knock it til you try it! :)

Hagi January 22nd, 2014 8:51 PM

I enjoy using the Masuda method and just plain luck. Though in X sometimes I get a bit hopeful in a wonder trade. Never know what you are gonna get.

Aeroblast January 22nd, 2014 9:22 PM

Honestly the best feeling is the most unexpected one. Getting a shiny out of the blue without trying feels amazing.

SnailCandy January 22nd, 2014 10:00 PM

While finding shiny pokemon at random is fun, if we're talking about IV Gen, I prefer to use the Pokeradar over the Masuda Method. If were talking VI Gen, then I'd go with Horde Battles, just because I enjoy them and it's interesting for me to have to methodically kill the other pokemon in the battle before obtaining your prize. Also, It's just freaking awesome using Earthquake on 5 Durants and OHKOing all of them in one shot! It's soooooo satisfying!!!

Flushed January 22nd, 2014 10:41 PM

I like chaining the most, the feeling when you see that shiny patch is without compare really. That being said, it's not the most efficient method for competitive shiny Pokemon, so I don't chain that often. That's where breeding comes in, but that method is pretty repetitive and boring.

Brendino January 23rd, 2014 1:03 AM

I haven't had any success getting shiny Pokemon outside of pure luck, so I'll have to go with that as my answer.

It's not for lack of trying, as I've spent countless hours both trying to chain with the PokeRadar and through soft resetting for a Shiny Rayquaza, but I never really had the patience for it. I do want to try using the Masuda method to get a shiny at some point, though.

Evening January 23rd, 2014 2:12 AM

Radar chaning, chain fishing, and Masuda Method.
Those are easy tasks to do when I attempt to get shinies.

James January 23rd, 2014 7:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Everlark (Post 8053698)
My favorite method somehow slipped your radar and isn't in the poll! Anyway, I prefer RNG. It's really fun, although I don't do it much anymore. I was seriously addicted to it though. I loved RNGing Pokemon, shiny and even non-shiny, and giving them fun movesets to play around with and it was a great way to help others get their desired shinies. I actually started doing it mainly because I wanted to help others get shinies in the way other RNGers helped me get some.

I know some people don't like that method and they think it's cheating, but when it all comes down to it, you're not using an outside device. It's a bit tedious in the beginning, but it gets really fun and pretty easy after a few times. Don't knock it til you try it! :)


I didn't even know this method existed until your post Everlark. I must say it sounds like the most complicated method out there.

Hikamaru January 23rd, 2014 7:11 AM

Luck for me, since that's the only way I managed to find every shiny I caught. Just randomly finding them in the wild, no special tricks. Although I do hope to maybe try chain fishing or looking for shinies in hordes sometime.

Tetra January 23rd, 2014 12:53 PM

I mainly rely on the Masuda Method, or the Friend Safari, which you could say is luck. I've had success with 2 MM shinies, some with the PokéRadar, and I've gotten quite a few shinies outta the Friend Safari. I got my Female Gooey Shiny Sliggoo from there <3

Ghost Lunis January 23rd, 2014 7:33 PM

I recently started to use the masuda method and have obtained some so I will go with that.:)

Sydian January 23rd, 2014 7:49 PM

Quote:

I didn't even know this method existed until your post Everlark. I must say it sounds like the most complicated method out there.
It probably is, haha. To be honest, I was overwhelmed when I first started RNGing. And depending on the game you want to do it in, it can be tedious. The easiest game to RNG in is probably Black and White though. Egg RNG is super easy once you've gotten the hang of how everything works. But 3rd gen RNG...stay away lol.

It really is fun, though. In a similar way to how people enjoy using the PokeRadar, it is fun to work for your shinies. RNG just ensures you'll get what you want, but without hacking into the game like using an Action Replay would. And I know people tend to think it's not work, but depending on what you're going for, it can be. And even the easiest RNGs may take some time and patience. It's enjoyable, though. For me, anyway. I know some people wouldn't see it as such, and that's fine. I don't enjoy Chaining, but more power to anyone that does!

Ghost Lunis January 23rd, 2014 7:55 PM

In my opinion, the people that can successfully RNG, are the true masters of the pokemon games. I tried, that stuffs too complicated for me. XD

Synerjee January 23rd, 2014 9:09 PM

I prefer suddenly encountering one out of the blue while just travelling from one place to another and not actively searching. The surprise makes the find even more precious than using methods to search for them imo. It's the only way I've ever encountered the few shines I've found though, so I don't have any other choices. I've tried chaining before, but the chain always broke after 20+ without a single shiny patch. It's frustrating. Never tried any other methods as well.

Banz January 24th, 2014 7:29 AM

I never go looking for shinies. The whole reason they're so valuable is because they're so rare. But they're just common enough that you'd roughly come across one every game. If you played 100 hours and battled 1 wild Pokemon every minute there would be a 52% chance you'd find atleast one shiny. Although it would be frustrating if you came across one but weren't in a position to catch it.

Tyranitarite January 24th, 2014 10:15 AM

the only way I've ever got a shiny was the masuda method

Gogoat Rocks! January 24th, 2014 8:03 PM

I'd prefer to use the PokeRadar method. I find it fun....somehow :/
But I'd prefer it over everything else :)

Aether★ January 26th, 2014 5:50 AM

Masuda method. Customize your shinies the way you want them to be!

TwilightBlade January 26th, 2014 10:51 AM

Shinies found through random luck have the biggest "wow" factor for me because I don't expect it. I do like getting competitively viable shinies through RNG abuse, international breeding, and chaining as I can customize their nature and whatnot. However, it's a slightly different feeling, as I'm doing a menial, repetitive task and sooner or later a shiny will appear... Not the same level of awe.

Hiatus January 26th, 2014 6:08 PM

I like it when I encounter shinies on pure luck. It just excites me, haha. My second favorite would be chain-fishing. I've tried it before, and was pretty successful. With this method, I was able to encounter shiny Tentacool and Goldeen. Couldn't catch the former though, as I accidentally made it faint. PokéRader chaining is my least favorite, because, for me, it's just way too complicated. I've done it plenty of times before in Platinum, but couldn't run into any shinies at all.

Pendraflare January 26th, 2014 6:09 PM

Yeah, as most of these people have said, I like it most when I run into a shiny in the wild randomly. Those are the ones that really hit you the best.

That's not to say I won't try chain fishing or MM, though (although i've had no luck with either of those at all yet).

Golurks Were Meant to Fly January 26th, 2014 6:53 PM

I used to hunt them, and my favorite method was random encountering. It felt a lot more satisfying to find it via luck and patience than to lower the odds so much that a shiny became trivial. Now I just hope I encounter one, and maybe run around in the grass a little more than I need to just in case :D Soft resetting was my second favorite, especially for a shiny johto starter!


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