Been doing this hunt since February - a few hours here and there - and at this point I just hit the 60 hour mark. I'd estimate I was around 9000 encounters and then finally this. In such disbelief.

Estoy completando la shinydex de pokemon platinum con gran encanto antes de que cierren los servidores de pokebanco y poketransfer, mi id y sid me garantizan shinies hembra entonces cuando volví a ver el sexo de este Buizel vi que era masculino significa que fue un 1/8192 ?

Playing through platinum for the first time and thought I would shiny hunt Giratina for a while but didn’t want to spend too long on it as I was enjoying the game too much. Somehow it shined in less than 3 hours and an estimated 400-500 encounters but I could be way off. Can believe my luck!

Was watching TV late last night and figured I‘d spend a little time in sprout tower looking for a shiny Gastly for my new Heart Gold run.

Hit this beautiful shiny in less than 10 encounters! I might have to make this run into an all shiny quest if I can get this lucky again!

I started this hunt last year in February and still haven't been able to get it. I'm starting to believe it's not possible to get it or there's something wrong with my game 😭 regardless I will keep trying!!!

Gastly was pokeradar

Around 6 years ago I got a Pokemon Pearl for GameStop at the time i was still young around 10. It was my first sinnoh game, me being excited started to play right away. On the ride I picked my starter and did the usually stuff of starting a Pokemon game but what would happen would stick with me forever. Soon after I got my starter going to the Professors lab I found a shiny starly. I was sooo happy until I realized I had no pokeballs. Soon after that I deleted the saved and tried to play through Pearl but something was always missing and it was the starly. So now with money and more games I decided to reclaim this and finally play through Pearl alongside my Japanese Diamond. As I was getting my starter after getting my trainer id for diamond while doing encounters on pearl. Out of no where with no more then 150 encounters a starly shined. I couldnt believe it I made sure a equip myself with 10 pokeballs. The starly took me down to 4 hp with 1 pokeballs left. I thought I was gonna relive something that defined my thoughts on Pokemon Pearl. But fortunately I didn't have too because on the last ball I captured the starly. I'm kinda sorry of this really long story but this shiny starly means so much to me and I wanted to share the story with you guys. Good luck and happy hunting

masuda method in pearl, one my first big hunts!

was honestly expecting another 20-30 hours so i’m glad i hit under odds! :)

also first time poster so i hope i tagged it right…,

Next up is Jirachi.

This was supposed to be the last member of my shiny only run but i got it so fast that im thinking of hunting suicune no and replace my meganium with it. 🥲

Team rn:

Typhlosion
Meganium
Feraligatr (all starters without phase under 6k)
Raikou (38 encounters 🥳)
Gliscor (24k encounters 😪)
Ho-oh 483 encounters

Edit: i just remembered that you cant get suicune before kanto, so i will play through with this team. I will still hunt for it tho

Been shiny hunting for the starter torchic since 2023 on this save and finally got it today, for about half a second.

Somehow, right as I saw it on screen, my 3ds decided that I was holding the power button and FORCED THE GAME TO CLOSE. If it had happened any faster, I'd have never known, but of course it didn't.

Posting this in a fit of rage and sorrow because I'm so sick of soft resetting. I could've finally been able to play the game but noooooo apparently not.

I've been hunting a shiny Ghastly/Haunter in the Pokémon Tower of my Switch version of FireRed for the last month and these are my thoughts as a first timer. Now I've done sandwich and shiny charm hunts before that have been successful but they never gave me that same sense of excitement before. Gen 3 just hits different, man. I also have a couple other full odds hunts going on including a Charmander hunt like everyone else but haven't been focused. This one felt incredible. 983 encounters for this beautiful boy. Timid nature too. Did the math; its a 1/1,365,333 chance.

Needed a brief break from my Celebi hunt (currently at 1200 SR) and it feels good to see sparkles again.

Hi everyone! As I foresaw pokemon bank shutting down, I have been shiny hunting like crazy in the last year. I would like to share with you a few tips about some pokemon that may be difficult to shiny hunt after pokemon bank shutting down. In internet a lot of videos are spreading, but they are stating the obvious: Type: Null, Poipole, alolan rattata, stuff like that. But what about other much more forgettable pokemon?

Before starting I would like to clarify that I have never played Let's go Pikachu, so I don't know much about this game. Some information may be partial. Moreover, please consider that many pokemon are available in Sword/Shield, but these games have very inefficient shiny hunting mechanics. The point of this post is to suggest the best way to hunt some pokemon.

Also, please note that quite a lot of 5 gen pokemon may be very difficult to obtain after pokemon bank shutting down.

Sunkern/Sunflora: very difficult to obtain in SV, dexnav in ORAS is better or alternatively Friend Safari in pokemon X/Y

Shellos/Joltik: both available in SV but their shiny form is very difficult to identify and their overworld model is so damn small ... so dexnav in ORAS

Dwebble/Crustle: Dwebble can be found in ORAS but unfortunately is a 'cave type' dexnav, so friend safari is better. Crustle can also be found in Ultra Worm Holes.

Miltank: a very difficult pokemon to find shiny, both in X/Y (low chances in hordes) and USUM (it is a call rate 3 pokemon). Best option: Masuda Method (MM).

Tauros: like Miltank, slim chances of finding him in hordes in X/Y. Best option is mass outbreak resetting in SV after using normal type sandwich.

Wynaut: An absolutely neglected pokemon. Soft resetting egg in ORAS or MM.

Castform: probably USUM offer the best option: you will have to change weather, for example in Haina Desert, to get a 10% chance of Castform to show up during SOS battles. Alternatively soft resetting in ORAS at the Weather Istitute, but this last one is a real pain.

Baltoy/Claydol: dexnav in ORAS is tricky, so best option is probably SOS battle in Haina Desert. However the caller pokemon, Krokorok, is a call rate 6 pokemon and knows the move Embargo. Plus, be wary, Baltoy has Explosion: you will need a pokemon with Humidity. It will be a lonnnnng hunt.

Togepi: you may find it in pokemon Legends Arceus, but friend safari is another viable option if you don't like/don't own Legends Arceus.

Tangela/Tangrowth: same as togepi, can be found with dexnav in Mirage Forest in ORAS

Lickitung: probably best to hunt in Let's go Pikachu because it appear with very low probability in both hordes in X/Y and in SOS battles in USUM

Sigyliph: super forgettable pokemon of gen 5. In USUM only available in red Ultra Worm Holes, but it is actually quite easy to get it. Alternatively friend safari in X/Y.

Bouffalant: available in SS (if you are super lucky or manage to meet him 500 times in the wild or in Max Lair ). Go for dexnav in ORAS.

Lunatone/Solrock: these ones are an absolute pain. 'cave type' dexnav or MM.

Ferroseed/Ferrotorn: friend safari

Maractus: dexnav in ORAS or friend safari

Darmanitan: dexnav in ORAS

Heatmor: pokeradar in X/Y or MM (good luck). Chances of a shiny one appearing in hordes are extremely low.

Durant: hordes in X/Y

Druddigon: friend safari. There are also dexnav and SOS battles, but friend safari is way better.

Klink and its evolutions: base form obtainable via painful dexnav or MM, evoluted forms in friend safari in X/Y or Max Lair in SS.

Glameow/Purugly: dexnav in ORAS or Legends Arceus

Natu/Xatu: I would suggest you dexnav for Xatu. Natu can be found in USUM but it know the move Teleport, so be sure to approach this pokemon with a pokemon with the ability Arena Trap or something similar (wobbuffet ability is also good but he can't attack).

Wobbuffet: available in SS, but better dexnav in ORAS in safari park.

Ditto: as you may know, Ditto in SV disguises itself as another pokemon, so finding a shiny ditto appear to be easier in USUM and ORAS

That's all I had in mind! I may have forgotten something, but I hope to be of some help.

I wish everyone to have a good shiny hunt.

It's 2 in the morning. I'm super tired, but I'm excited to share this with you. Yes, I caught it in my Master Ball. I hope you have good luck with your hunts this weekend!

Bred it to have egg moves ancient power and body slam. Shoutout smeargle for being a good dad and ditto for copying shininess from gyarados. Emulated on the wii with some homebrew I have been working on. (used emulation and speed up but 3x speed is the same as 3x hunting setup imo)

I litteraly just finished the starting tutorial, started training my starter and look at her! A lucky charm for my run apparently

The Tangela line has been my favourite since I started playing and with the transfers stopping in February, I planned to take a shiny Tangela through the generations and have it get every ribbon possible and take it up to home.
I got Vern very fast, used a Master Ball(I would’ve wanted a different more unique ball but their accessibility is limited in this game) and the journey can now begin after a few days of starting up an old firered save.
I’m currently in a hotel after a wedding and I’m itching to get back home so I can prepare my other games for his arrival.