To avoid constant bloated posts from my end, Im condensing shiny-related findings to one weekly post. This should keep things more organized overall.
If an update doesn't happen, then... nothing was found xD.
Due to going into full shiny huting mode recently with Ultra Sun, and finally extending it into SwSh, Im worried posts would become too frequent. Personally, I feel this is a more clear-cut route.
So, onto last week's findings. A trio of events!:
This adorable little spike-ball is quite the mean one! It interfered with a different shiny hunt! While SoS chaining Dendenne, I noticed Togedemaru has a chance to appear as the SoS backup instead... and it just so happened to do so... as a shiny....
Im not sure whether to be surprised at the odds... or dissapointed I didn't obtain my target.
Regardless, I still welcome her with open arms into my family of mons!
Before I started Gen 8, I always wanted Falinks. I adored its design, and saw how much personality they have in their little animations. Also, they give off a Kirby vibe, and thats more icing on the cake!
I decided, "you know, after 800 or so egg attempts at Sobble with no luck, lets switch it up!" These bronzed boys appeared on my 62nd egg.
Ecstatic doesn't even cover how happy I was to pull my joint favorite 8th gen mon as a shiny!
(Now... Im worried of trying for Indeedee-F shiny.)
This Groudon was a shiny I set out to do...
In The most uncomfortable way possible.
I woupd attempt to do a Beast Ball capture on a 3 catch rate mon.
According to a calculator, at 1 HP and Paralyzed, my maximum odds were 0.8% chance.
With Roto Catch, its around 1.6% roughly.
The odds, definetely were not in my favor...
But, why would I make it even harder for myself?
Why not simply use Ultra Balls, or heck... Master Ball this thing.
Its simple really...
I enjoy having a extra struggle to overcome, a self-imposed challenge to break through to make these hunts even more memorable! Especially one most other players wouldn't consider for various reasons.
It makes that eventual final click of the ball securing that much more fufilling. As well as the story to tell afterward.
Honestly, this truly was a long, Long battle of patience...
Part of me does these Beast Ball shiny captures also out of spite in a sense.
I see so many hacked mons with Beast Balls... that some in community consider any BB captured shiny as illegal.
This collection is proof that is not always the case. It is possible to do so... just excruciating!
Welp, thats enough from me now. I hope you enjoy this update!
(If anyone has any reccomendations or hunt ideas. Post them for consideration!)