Hey, I'm Soapy, a veteran Shiny Hunter, and this is Graine, you know, the guy that killed the only Shiny he ever saw. We decided to do a Shiny Race, where we'll compete with each other to see who will get the target Shiny first. Both equipped with the Shiny Charm and our trusty Sweet Scent/False Swipe partners, we are going to Shiny hunt Hordes Pokémon in Gen 6 games. The rules are simple:

• Shiny needs to be caught to count
• Other Shinies can be caught, but only the Currently Hunting Shiny will count
• We start to our first Sweet Scent at the same place and time
• You are welcome to take bets on who will get the Shiny first!

I will log our adventures in the posts below, while the first post will be updated. Click on the Shinies' images in the scoreboard to jump directly to the post.

A long time ago, back in the Gold/Silver version, the elusive Shiny Pokémon were added. They didn't have a name yet, but everyone knew the famous Red Gyarados. A young boy, Game Boy in hand, encountered a Green and Sparkly Hoppip in the grass. Foolishly thinking it was a Boss Pokémon, he killed it for extra EXP. The RNG Gods did not reward his decision, as the lad would never encounter a Shiny again...

So! I decided, let's race to a Shiny Hoppip first! Will Graine reclaim the lost Shiny? Or be Further humiliated by the RNG Gods? We boot our consoles and head to Route 7 in X,
where Horde Hoppip is a 60% Encounter. I show him the patch of grass he needs to go in.

We settle in the grass and we use Sweet Scent at the same time. We both get our first horde....both a Psyduck horde. Graine giggles, we run away. We use Sweet Scent again and...I hear the distinctive sound of a Shiny Sparkle. I'm confused because my own Shiny Mawile I use to hunt isn't out yet! I look over to Graine, who looks at me with a smug face:
It took him 2 hordes. Litteraly two hordes to get his Shiny Hoppip. WELL, we're off to a fantastic start!

Last Shiny hunt was high in emotions; slightly disappointed I lost, but still overjoyed Graine got his Shiny Hoppip back. I kept trying to horde hunt in the Grass while he went to train in the Battle Chateau. After a few minutes, I gave up and told him, Round 2, let's go to Route 8.

Obviously I get to Route 8 first, then I show Graine where to go. The target is Wingull, and we start hunting immediately. There's a lot of Zangoose hordes with a single Seviper... I remembered the Zangoose turn on the Seviper in these battles, wouldn't it be just awful if the Seviper was shiny? It's pretty late and I don't think either of us will get a Shiny soon.


Then we hear it. The unmistakable sound of a shiny glitter. I look at my screen in surprise...no Shiny. I look over at Graine, as calm as ever, in front of that damn green Wingull. 32 hordes. He dabs.