One of my friends technically traded me a shiny Clefairy from the recent Pokémon Sword event. Because I didn't earn that shiny on my own, to me, it doesn't count. Instead, the last shiny Pokémon that I have gotten thus far based upon my own efforts is technically Decidueye. I hatched a shiny Rowlet about a month ago or so and evolved her into her final stage. Although I normally couldn't care less for shiny hunting, I recently earned me the Shiny Charm around that time and also received me a foreign Ditto in a trade. As a result, I decided to test the Masuda method to get me a shiny Rowlet. After about two or three weeks of hatching, I finally hatched me a shiny Rowlet. Albeit I didn't keep track of the amount of eggs I hatched, if I had to guess, I would say I probably hatched close to 600 Rowlet before hatching me a shiny Rowlet. I only shiny hunt Pokémon that fit two criteria, which is that Pokémon must be one of my favorites, and the shiny form must be pretty or cool-looking to me. Rowlet was the starter I picked in the Alola games and Decidueye has a cool-looking shiny form. An old favorite of mine from the 4th generation games, I am currently hunting for shiny Spiritomb, which dons a beautiful blue and purple color scheme.