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Cat333Pokémon · #1 August 22, 2009, 03:32:37 PM

After nearly seven years of hunting for shinies, I finally found and captured my first legit shiny EVER (except the red Gyarados). Wouldn't you know it? It's Geodude.

:x

No Pokéradar, no hacks, and no cheating.

Yoshi648 · #2 August 22, 2009, 03:33:28 PM

Wow, of all the Pokemon.....

At least you caught a legit shiny, congrats.

Magmaster12 · #3 August 22, 2009, 04:02:01 PM

Wow really in the last year I've found a shiny clampearl and a shiny sneasal

Pokemon-Know-It-All · #4 August 22, 2009, 04:33:57 PM

I've actually found a few random shinies heres a list

Leaf Green - Spearow - Haunter - Lapras
Ruby - Mudkip

- Feebas
Sapphire - Torkoal
Emerald - Golbat - Trapinch
Diamond - Pachirisu - Gible

Ditto616 · #5 August 22, 2009, 04:46:38 PM

I think I caught my first one last year. So Cat, now you will have TWO shiny Golems!

Flare Soru · #6 August 22, 2009, 06:29:10 PM

besides gyarados...I've found one...and used my master on it... xD

It was a while ago in 3rd gen times...back when they had the toys R us Mew event. Yea, well I went to that, and traded a Spinda for my mew. A pokemon that I didn't care about. Well...I get home, and go to start playing with my new mew...and I find a frikin Shiny Spinda, I kid you not. It was hilarious.

Only one I ever found/caught. Course I don't have the mew or the spinda anymore, but let's not go into detail.

LiteTheIronMan · #7 August 22, 2009, 08:29:04 PM

First legit one I ran into was a Tentacool on my Emerald. But, I gotta say...

a shiny Tentacool looks kinda boring.

I passed it up.

Next one I ran into was a shiny Spearow while training in LeafGreen. I caught THAT one because it looked badass.

AsheCrystal · #8 August 23, 2009, 05:22:45 AM

Level 44 Shiny Meowth.

Only pokemon was level 96.

Had one POKEBALL.

Tossed it and prayed.

Squees were had.

piexing · #9 August 23, 2009, 07:36:03 AM

Squee!

I've never seen a shiny.

My brother caught a shiny Zubat and a shiny Poochyena in Emerald within the same month. :x

Magmaster12 · #10 August 23, 2009, 08:09:34 AM

I also got a shiny smoochum and magby in crystal

RageOfInnocence · #11 August 23, 2009, 08:21:33 AM

I have a shiny Geodude too!! (in Diamond)

I also have a shiny Golbat (Emerald, now a Crobat) and a shiny Onix (Diamond)!

mariothecellist · #12 August 23, 2009, 10:44:19 AM

I've been playing Pokemon for 9-10 yrs, and I caught my first shiny a few months ago. A shiny Budew.

kami · #13 August 23, 2009, 10:56:45 AM

i have a shiny magikarp but i'm too scared to level it up and evolve it...
i have a shiny sunflora but it's too friggin useless
i have a shiny absol but i got it from a hacking friend...
My friend has a shiny pikachu (go figure)
not the hacking friend the female one

j hunter · #14 August 23, 2009, 04:03:08 PM

LOL. The first pokemon I had was shiny and legit. But I didnt save and ran out of batteries. I have like 5 legit shiny pokemon now. I have never seen another shiny tododile though.....

celsosalo · #15 August 23, 2009, 07:02:27 PM

my first legit shiny was a shiny Zigzagoon in Sapphire.
I started off trying to find a ralts (because i love Gardevoir) and all of a sudden a shiny Zigzagoon (level 3 i think) pops out, i was sooo happy when i caught it

randoguy101 · #16 August 23, 2009, 08:16:07 PM

My story (abridged version):
Playing Pearl, randomly training in Old Chateau, found a shiny Gastly, threw an Ultra Ball, caught it, squeals were had, and now I have a shiny Haunter in my main party named JPizzle.

UnluckyDude15 · #17 August 27, 2009, 04:23:47 PM

huh legit Shiny? my first was like mtdhlite, a shiny Tentacool in Emerald but I caught mine and evolved it but yea its kinda boring the red spots are black and that's it. But it brought me luck, or rather a shiny Ralts. Blue haired Gardevoir's rock! (kinda odd that it's male though)

Serenade · #18 September 29, 2009, 09:18:59 PM

I've never seen a random shiny, in over 8000 combined defeats on my diamond and platinum, more counting generations 1, 2 & 3...

Congratulations.

Pokemon-Know-It-All · #19 September 30, 2009, 07:43:00 PM

YAAAY!!! I FOUND A NEW LEGIT SHINY ON MY SOUL SILVER I GOT A SHINY LUGIA! YAAY!!

ANOTHER SHINY! IT 100%LEGIT NO HACKS/NO SOFT RESETING

LiteTheIronMan · #20 September 30, 2009, 07:44:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pokemon-Know-It-All

YAAAY!!! I FOUND A NEW LEGIT SHINY ON MY SOUL SILVER I GOT A SHINY LUGIA! YAAY!!

ANOTHER SHINY! IT 100%LEGIT NO HACKS/NO SOFT RESETING

You can't call a ROM'd catch legit unless you actually ordered a Japanese copy of the game a few days ago, and I doubt it. If you did, then we can talk.

Pokemon-Know-It-All · #21 October 1, 2009, 02:02:59 AM

SO what if i caught it on a rom it still legit, a rom is the game just without the cartridge to insert into the ds anyway i running it on my flashcart the lugia is now being evd trained on my platinum

Cat333Pokémon · #22 October 1, 2009, 07:21:14 AM

*sees real cartridge, PokéWalker, and box*
*shuns the non-believer*

LiteTheIronMan · #23 October 1, 2009, 08:25:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cat333Pokémon

*sees real cartridge, PokéWalker, and box*
*shuns the non-believer*

This.

In all cases, I ran into another shiny Tentacool today in Emerald. I KO'd it for lulz.

Ditto616 · #24 October 2, 2009, 05:03:14 PM

Quote:

This.

In all cases, I ran into another shiny Tentacool today in Emerald. I KO'd it for lulz.

Lite, you are crazy. You could easily transfer it to your Platinum. Shinies are good for trading on the GTS.
*remembers that Lite has a DSi, and doesn't remember if he still has a functional DS or DS Lite*
Well, either way.

LiteTheIronMan · #25 October 2, 2009, 09:11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ditto616

Quote:

This.

In all cases, I ran into another shiny Tentacool today in Emerald. I KO'd it for lulz.

Lite, you are crazy. You could easily transfer it to your Platinum. Shinies are good for trading on the GTS.
*remembers that Lite has a DSi, and doesn't remember if he still has a functional DS or DS Lite*
Well, either way.

All three DS's of mine are fully operational, the Phat, the Lite, and the i. But I don't like shiny Tentacools.

Shiny Metagross however...

RahTheLucario · #26 October 3, 2009, 01:54:50 PM

Cool! I found a shiny once but made it faint. Ever since I got noting else. (ruby version)

Zega · #27 October 16, 2009, 09:36:38 AM

I have Spearow and Gastrodon, although I don't have Spearow anymore.

And congratulations Cat! You just got yourself a shiny!

It took about 4 years for me...

Pokésonic · #28 October 16, 2009, 01:09:18 PM

I don't think I've ever caught a legit shiny...

One of my brothers caught a shiny Wailmer on Sapphire version, and my other brother caught a shiny Oddish on his Ruby version.

Magmaster12 · #29 October 16, 2009, 02:45:23 PM

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Originally Posted by randoguy101

My story (abridged version):
Playing Pearl, randomly training in Old Chateau, found a shiny Gastly, threw an Ultra Ball, caught it, squeals were had, and now I have a shiny Haunter in my main party named JPizzle.

Same thing happened to me yesterday except with a dusk ball and now it's a Gengar nicknamed Phantom

Luxray13579 · #30 October 24, 2009, 04:18:03 PM

Amazingly i got a shiny shinx in my friend's diamond but it was a fluke. I dont 100 0/0 understand how to use the pokeradar to get shinies. Help?

alternateshadow300 · #31 October 24, 2009, 04:32:03 PM

Well, there's a 1-2% chance of finding any shiny Pokémon at all.

Magmaster12 · #32 October 24, 2009, 04:36:55 PM

Actually it's a lot less then that
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shiny

Luxray13579 · #33 October 24, 2009, 04:45:30 PM

apperantly its like 1 in 8592 or something of that nature without the radar

alternateshadow300 · #34 October 24, 2009, 05:17:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Magmaster12

Actually it's a lot less then that
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shiny

Whatever =P

Cat333Pokémon · #35 October 24, 2009, 07:12:28 PM

The shiny percentage is approximately 0.01220703125%.

Squirtle102 · #36 October 25, 2009, 04:09:19 PM

My first ligit shiny was in Emerald. I caught a wild Shiny Claydol. With the moves Earthquake, Explosion, Psychic, Rock Slide.

Cat333Pokémon · #37 October 25, 2009, 04:11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Squirtle102

Explosion

In that case, I must congratulate you.

Sunny · #38 October 25, 2009, 05:33:47 PM

My first shiny was a magikarp in pokemon silver. .-. Even though they already gave you a free red gyarados. =p

My other is my shiny weavile. =w=

Pikaluv1 · #39 October 25, 2009, 05:52:41 PM

A shiny Tentacool, and a Shiny Diglet (accdently killed it)

Swordfyre · #40 October 25, 2009, 05:55:28 PM

I have a Shiny Machoke and a Shiny Lugia, on Pokemon Silver. To get Shiny Lugia, I kept confronting Lugia and reseting my Game Boy until it was a damn shiny!

Darkrai · #41 October 25, 2009, 06:27:15 PM

the first shiny pokemon I ever saw was on crystal and was an oddish but I fainted it lol. The first legit shiny I ever caught was a shiny buizel caught at valley windworks.

alternateshadow300 · #42 October 26, 2009, 04:26:21 PM

Mine was Shiny Sharpedo.

Luxray13579 · #43 October 26, 2009, 04:31:28 PM

i now have a beautiful shiny Luxray in my friend's Diamond (

i cant *sniff* find his Diamond)

Sunny · #44 October 29, 2009, 09:56:43 PM

I just caught a shiny shroomish. XD
Omg im so happy..*faints*

Yoshizard · #45 October 31, 2009, 04:14:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunny

I just caught a shiny shroomish. XD
Omg im so happy..*faints*

nice.

on my firered, my friend encountered a shiny Nidoran male, and almost ran thinking it was a normal female. I stopped him just in time. It's now on my Platinum.

DysfunctionalDragons · #46 October 31, 2009, 08:30:06 PM

I collect shinies, so I have several legit ones.

In my original Crystal version, I found and caught a shiny Goldeen and Furret, as well as getting a shiny Magby. Unfortunately, my friend "borrowed" my game and then lost it, so those have been lost forever. The only Generation II shiny I have now (save for the Gyaradoses, since those barely count) is a Vulpix on my Silver.

As for Gen IV, I have all these as shinies on Pearl:

:16: :17: :18:

*

*

The ones marked with (*) I got off the GTS, so I'm not sure of their legitimacy, but their stats look legal so I'm hopeful. I actually care enough about the Palkia to reset for another one in Platinum, just to be sure.
Also, a close friend of mine caught a Dialga by resetting in Diamond. I commend his patience.

Ningamer · #47 November 1, 2009, 07:11:09 AM

I've only had 2 legit shinies:
Gold Magikarp (Now a Red Gyarados, which is pretty rubbish now that HG/SS are out. Yet is does say it's from Hoenn

)
Gold Pidgeotto (Traded it to a friend for a level 90-something blissey, Max HP ev's)

Also, I'm one of those lucky lucky people to have the Poochyena that attacks Prof. Birch at the start of the game.

Kyll · #48 November 14, 2009, 01:00:48 PM

I've had a crazy amount of legit shinies, at least one for every game. Of the ones that I can remember, over the years I've had Hoothoot, Spearow (Kenya, though on ShinyGold), Magikarp, Marril, Geodude, Voltorb, Hypno (the one from Berry forest), Chinchou, Spinda, Electrike, Weedle, and I saw a shiny Skarmory. That's all I can remember at the moment, but I know I've had more. Let me remind you that I didn't use the Pokéradar or soft resets. These all occurred by chance.

Luxray13579 · #49 November 14, 2009, 01:04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ningamer

Also, I'm one of those lucky lucky people to have the Poochyena that attacks Prof. Birch at the start of the game.

How? I don't understand, is it a cheat?

Ningamer · #50 November 14, 2009, 04:45:02 PM

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Originally Posted by luxray13579

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Originally Posted by Ningamer

Also, I'm one of those lucky lucky people to have the Poochyena that attacks Prof. Birch at the start of the game.

How? I don't understand, is it a cheat?

That Poochyena is like any normal wild Pokémon, so it too has a chance of being a shiny. And it was. And you can't catch it!

Yoshizard · #51 November 14, 2009, 05:42:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ningamer

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Originally Posted by luxray13579

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Originally Posted by Ningamer

Also, I'm one of those lucky lucky people to have the Poochyena that attacks Prof. Birch at the start of the game.

How? I don't understand, is it a cheat?

That Poochyena is like any normal wild Pokémon, so it too has a chance of being a shiny. And it was. And you can't catch it!

OWNED!!!

Sorry, but that sucks.

Luxray13579 · #52 November 14, 2009, 05:47:10 PM

Hey I would like a legit shiny shinx (boy, if possible but anything will do) I'm willing to give whatever you want (almost).

Yoshizard · #53 November 14, 2009, 06:08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by luxray13579

Hey I would like a legit shiny shinx (boy, if possible but anything will do) I'm willing to give whatever you want (almost).

let me see if I can chain one for you.

Luxray13579 · #54 November 14, 2009, 06:17:34 PM

ooooo finally my very first shiny but what would you like?

Yoshizard · #55 November 14, 2009, 06:22:35 PM

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Originally Posted by luxray13579

ooooo finally my very first shiny but what would you like?

Hmm... What do you have?

Also, do you want a nickname when I catch it?

Luxray13579 · #56 November 14, 2009, 06:25:05 PM

I'm a collector I have like almost everyone ask.
Noooooo thx

Yoshizard · #57 November 14, 2009, 06:34:21 PM

Ok. I got one. (That was my fastest shiny I have ever caught!)

PM me your FC. Mine's in my sig.

Luxray13579 · #58 November 14, 2009, 06:45:59 PM

What do you want?

Yoshizard · #59 November 14, 2009, 06:48:17 PM

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Originally Posted by luxray13579

What do you want?

Could I get a Squirtle and a Bulbasaur? I'll trade a Bidoof for the Bulbasaur.

Luxray13579 · #60 November 14, 2009, 06:50:08 PM

Sure when will this trade take place?

stumpymcgoat · #61 November 15, 2009, 09:22:07 AM

I had a shiny Igglybuff in Pokemon Silver and a legit shiny Rotom in Diamond.
I found a shiny Geodude on Diamond once but it selfdestructed before I could catch it.
I also found a shint Golbat once on a friend's Silver but he told me not to catch it and I once found a shiny Kakuna on a Silver rom I was playing but I couldn't catch it because it was at the beginning, before I got Pokeballs.

Sableyed · #62 November 16, 2009, 05:36:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyll

I've had a crazy amount of legit shinies, at least one for every game. Of the ones that I can remember, over the years I've had Hoothoot, Spearow (Kenya, though on ShinyGold), Magikarp, Marril, Geodude, Voltorb, Hypno (the one from Berry forest), Chinchou, Spinda, Electrike, Weedle, and I saw a shiny Skarmory. That's all I can remember at the moment, but I know I've had more. Let me remind you that I didn't use the Pokéradar or soft resets. These all occurred by chance.

You still have the Spinda or Electrike? I'd love to trade you something.