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Zodiac Realm September 30th, 2014 3:02 AM

My first shiny was in Pokemon Diamond, were I found a shiny Starly in the Safari Zone. Obviously I was panicking like mad, since I thought it might have fleed, but I guess with it being a pretty common pokemon, it was pretty easy to catch in the end. Still can't help but worry when shiny's are involved, though.

RetroFanatic September 30th, 2014 4:01 AM

Back in FireRed, I thine. I was EV-training my Typhlosion on Glooms on one of those new islands and doing stuff on the computer at the same time. I encountered one, put the GBA SP down for a few seconds and heard that sound shinies make when you encounter them. Then I was like "Holy crap, did I just hear that?".

Sure enough, it was a shiny Gloom. Don't remember if I found any shiny pokémon in Ruby or Emerald.

firefight September 30th, 2014 4:32 AM

my first shiny was actually in x. it was a shiny eevee that i evolved into sylveon! i didnt notice it was different at first and i almost knocked it out. i dont know how i didnt notice a silver eevee right away... but luckily i was able to catch it. unfortunately it was a friends ds. she had let me borrow her 3ds and game for a few months but eventually she wanted it back, so before i gave it back i wondertraded all of my pokemon.

Khoshi September 30th, 2014 5:21 AM

A Shiny Wingull that I encountered while EV training was my first proper encounter with a Shiny Pokemon...sad thing is that I nearly hit it with a move that hits every Pokemon. Might as well have, as a Shiny Wingull isn't particularly important or anything, but...it's the milestone that counts.


First Shiny Pokemon I've ever caught, yeeeeeeah.

Morgnarok September 30th, 2014 5:43 AM

My first shiny in Pokemon X was a Shiny Fletchling within the first 9 hours of game play on my first day having the game xD

Handsome Samurott September 30th, 2014 5:44 AM

So, I already posted, but I thought I would do a follow-up. I was just EV training my Ferroseed a few minutes ago and encountered a shiny, only this time it was a Pokemon I couldn't stand, and it was a pain in the arse to obtain. I had already maxed out Ferroseed's HP EVs via Gulpin hordes on Route 5. I wanted to max out his SpD EVs, too, but there's only one decent place to do that: Route 21 via Swablu hordes. Well, you're bound to find way more Spinda hordes per Swablu horde; and sure enough, one of the Spinda was shiny. First, I hate Spinda. It looks like it's doing some cultic, ritual, devil-worshipping dance. Second, it's just creepy. Third, having to eliminate 4 Spinda, all of whom know Hypnosis, before being able to catch that one, creepy, devil-worshipping Shiny? It was a pain. But I figured I should do it since shinies are rare. Well, of course that contributed SpA EVs to Ferroseed. So, after I caught Spinda, I had to get a reset bag and reset all my EVs and start over again -_-

Equinoxe September 30th, 2014 5:59 AM

My first shiny was a bit of a shocker :P
I was playing a Japanese copy of Pearl and I got into the battle with Palkia. The first try it was normal-coloured, but I accidentally knocked it out while trying to weaken it enough to catch it (I didn't want to waste my Master Ball). I resetted, and proceeded to go WHOA DANG because SHINY SPARKLES :O
The Master Ball was perfectly justified this time, since I wasn't going to accidenally faint my first-ever shiny 'mon.

Since then I've transferred it over to my Y and it also became the first ever pokemon I bothered to raise to level 100. It sits in the first spot in my trophy-shiny box since it's not particularly useable competitively (and I don't like using legendaries in player vs player battles anyway) and I usually just use it when I'm training lower-leveled pokemon in the restaurants. It holds that special "first ever" place in my heart regardless :3

Necrum October 2nd, 2014 10:29 AM

My first shiny was a Tangela in the Safari, at least in XY. Sadly I don't have it any more, as I lost that cart in November, the same day I found my second shiny, Gible, who I now curse as the most unlucky shiny in the series. Gyarados is the most lucky one btw.

Harmonious Fusion October 2nd, 2014 11:15 AM

My first XY shiny, and 11th overall, was a Scatterbug that I Masuda bred for.

jfuze174 October 2nd, 2014 11:26 AM

Someone wonder traded their shiny Kyurem to me i was jumping for joy and i just recently hatched a shiny charmander after a zillion eggs

as for older games i caught shiny ratatta off route 1 and a shiny graveler in mt silver in the original silver (Cartridge got lost)
and i got a shiny lilypup in W2 but that was a rom so i cant transfer him urghhh

EagleVision1999 October 2nd, 2014 1:57 PM

First ever shiny I encountered was a Koffing in Chrystal I believe. First (and so far only) shiny enountered in Y is a shiny Togepi in one of my friend safaris. I almost didn't realise it was shiny, but when I did I catched it with no trouble.
I've only ever encountered three shinies in the wild in all years I've been playing Pokemon. The third is a shiny Zubat catched in fire red. I transferred it to Y.

J9794 October 2nd, 2014 3:52 PM

A shinny Geodude in one of Johto's caves (pokemon crystal).

Madorin October 3rd, 2014 2:16 AM

I had my first real shiny encounte in Pokémon X.
Of course I've seen shiny Pokémon before and I tried the shiny fishing and shiny chaining but the first shiny Pokémon I ever met by just training my Pokémon was Geodude.
It was a Horde Encounter.
4 normal Geodudes and one in gold :D

It was nerve wrecking to kill all the others first. Luckily it was just the shiny one that used Magnitude the whole time.
If it was another one it would have killed the shiny one very fast.

But all went well and now I own a shiny Golem.
I'm happy that I finally encountered a shiny Pokémon but I don't like this one at all. Don't want to be picky, though xD

ElGamer October 3rd, 2014 1:17 PM

My first real encounter of a shiny Pokémon, was back in Pokémon Emerald and my encounter with Rayquaza. Wasn't able to catch in 10 resets, and on the 11th time a fought it, it was black instead of the normal green. I was shocked to say it at least, and for once in all my gaming of Pokémon I had to use the Master Ball to catch a legendary. Actually the only time I have used a Master Ball.


In Pokémon X, my first shiny encounter was a Kirlia in friend-safari. One ball was enough, but still haven't evolved it.

Sari1292 October 3rd, 2014 5:46 PM

My first X/Y shiny was a pumpkaboo from friend safari. I forgot that my talonflame had flame body and it got burned but I managed to catch it anyway.

Arcius October 4th, 2014 10:39 AM

My first shiny encounter was the other night, in friendsafari. It was a shiny Ferroseed. I honestly lost it when it suddenly appeared and was like "is this real?" xD
It was the first time i caught a shiny, literally xD first time encountering one too xD

J9794 October 4th, 2014 10:51 AM

My first shinny in pokemon x was caught with the fishing chain method, it was a shinny Clawitzer, it didn't took more than 30 minutes fishing I think, the next shinny appeared like 15 minutes after, another shinny Clawitzer. I named one of them "Why not" and the other one "Zoidberg?"

Proteun October 5th, 2014 10:15 AM

While grinding in Victory Road, I encountered a Horde of Geodude containing one Shiny. This may have been the most nerve-wrecking experience of my entire Pokémon career (Magnitude). Normally Shiny Geodude are a problem because they can Self-Destruct, but luckily the ones in Hordes do not know that move. I couldn't throw any balls until the other four were killed, though. I first thought about just using Surf and see if it had Sturdy, but that was too risky (Geodude can also have Rock Head) and I had an underleveled Venipede in the first spot so I'd have to switch out anyway. I sent out Seabubble, my level 100 Blastoise, just to faint them one by one. In the turn that I switched, the panic already began. The Geodude in the middle used Magnitude, and it got a 7. This put all the others down to approximately half. The other ones all attacked only Seabubble. I used Ice Beam to get the Geodude that used Magnitude down, since it was most dangerous at full health. I was just relaxing a bit that turn, when suddenly this text appeared:
The wild Geodude used Magnitude! Magnitude 6!
I didn't know if my Shiny would be able to survive this, so I got to the tip of my chair again. Then I realized it was the Shiny Geodude that had used the move. The Geodude at the far right fainted (bad Special Defense IVs I guess). In the next turn I got to take out the Geodude left at the middle right. The last one left (at the far left) decided he would leave his special brother to me and attacked Seabubble at last. I threw a Dusk Ball and caught my Shiny Geodude.

Tamara❤ October 5th, 2014 1:15 PM

My very first shiny was a torkoal way back in Pokemon Emerald :p but my first encounter in X was a weepinbell and if hadn't been for the blue sparkles I wouldn't have even known >.<

ThatChickWithNoLife October 5th, 2014 1:47 PM

My first shiny in X was a Shiny Ralts I hatched via Masuda Method. I'll admit, I was expecting her to be normal and almost had a heart attack when I saw she was shiny.

Fun Fact: The only other shiny pokemon I've caught (legitimately) in any other version of the game (except my Lake of Rage Gyarados) were both in White; a shiny Basculin named Axiom, and a shiny Mawile named Maxie. I've since transferred both to my X game, and Maxie actually made it into my Hall of Fame.

LyokoGirl5000 October 5th, 2014 2:19 PM

I was in a Friend Safari when I noticed sparkles and then a light orange Growlithe. I couldn't believe that my first X/Y shiny ended up being my favorite Pokemon! It even had its Hidden Ability. The next day I found a Shiny Lampent in a different Friend Safari and a week later I found a shiny Gulpin while EV training in a Horde Battle. My friend traded me a shiny Eevee and Helioptile and I traded a Palkia for a shiny Torkoal on the GTS. I also transferred my shiny Bibarel and Patrat to X.

Nothing beats that first shiny encounter with Growlithe, though. It's my favorite.

Golurks Were Meant to Fly October 5th, 2014 2:34 PM

My first real X shiny (as in not a chainfishing one) was a Sentret on route 6! I named her sophie and I may have erased over her, or traded her, I can't remember. Unfortunately she had a terrible nature but it was still cool c:

Esoj October 5th, 2014 3:01 PM

My first shiny in XY was Mienfoo, I found it while exploring the safari just after completing the Kalos League. Was the first time in the safari and Mienfoo appears sparkling :3 I was kinda lucky of finding it with the HA and Hasty nature :D

# MissingNo. October 5th, 2014 5:58 PM

My first shiny in Y Was a Seviper.
Encounter it randomly and traded for a Xerneas.

nicholasb808 October 5th, 2014 6:37 PM

Lol it was totally Hoppip


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