Hi! I'm new to the forums, and I've started searching for shinies. I've played the Pokemon games a LOT in my life, and have caught many shinies without looking for them. Only now have I started activly searching for them, and so far I haven't found anything. But I thought I'd list the shinies I've found before I started searching for them. Sadly I don't have any photographic proof, as all of those files have been either erased or traded in, so I'm currently at 0 shinies again.
My first Shiny that wasn't the Red Gyarados was a shiny Murkrow in Gold. Caught it in the wild next to Celedon City.
Then I got a Shiny Magby from the Egg in Crystal
After that I don't quite recall the order I found the others in, but I also caught a Shiny Voltorb in "New Mauville" in Sapphire (which I evolved to electrode) I caught a shiny Oddish in the Safari Zone in ruby (which I evolved to Bellosom) I caught a shiny Steelix in Victory Road in Platinum, I caught a shiny Caterpie in HeartGold right at the start of the game (Which was a childhood dream crushing experience when I found out that Shiny Butterfree are not actually pink, and that the show lied to me) I caught a shiny Bannette in Platinum, I caught a shiny Mankey in LeafGreen while EV training, (evolved to primeapre) and I kid you not, about ten battles later I caught a shiny Spearow. It was the most bizarre thing ever.
The only Pokemon games I still have are boxed copies of Ruby and Sapphire. I'm currently hunting a Shiny Chimecho, though I'm not sure if I should look for it in the wild, or just hatch eggs. I'd assume with something with such a low encounter AND catch rate, it'd probably be better to try and get it by egg. What do you think?
Anyways, glad to be here, and I wish all of you luck in your hunts for shinies. : )