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I've Never Caught a Shiny Pokemon

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illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-27 18:05:20
June 27 2010 18:01 GMT
#1
I have played so many hours of Pokemon in Crystal, Ruby, Platinum, and Soulsilver, and guess what? I have never caught a shiny pokemon.

According to bulbapedia, the chance of getting a shiny pokemon is about 1/8000? Well, during the playthroughs I have probably seen thousands of wild pokemons already, and not a single shiny one.

On a different thought, the chance of winning the jackpot in a lottery is probably less than 1/8000. So, even if I start buying a lottery ticket every week, I probably won't live long enough to get the winning ticket.

I guess I will never be rich.




****
:]
bakaorochizz
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada69 Posts
June 27 2010 18:03 GMT
#2
well, if it will make you feel any better,
there is always the shiny gyarados..lol
Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4839 Posts
June 27 2010 18:04 GMT
#3
I think you can trigger one if you sell enough Stones of Jordan.
My strategy is to fork people.
illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-27 18:08:30
June 27 2010 18:04 GMT
#4
On June 28 2010 03:03 bakaorochizz wrote:
well, if it will make you feel any better,
there is always the shiny gyarados..lol


I did get that one... but mine has a Sassy nature and I accidentally saved the game after catching it.

On June 28 2010 03:04 Severedevil wrote:
I think you can trigger one if you sell enough Stones of Jordan.


Hahahahaha.
:]
KinosJourney2
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden1811 Posts
June 27 2010 18:09 GMT
#5
On June 28 2010 03:04 Severedevil wrote:
I think you can trigger one if you sell enough Stones of Jordan.


Hahahahaa.

I'm playing through Emerald right now, i want a shiny Sandshrew so fucking bad
ocho wrote: EDIT: NEVERMIND, THIS THING HAS APM TECHNOLOGY OMG
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
June 27 2010 18:11 GMT
#6
In emerald I saved right before Raquaza and reset for maybe 4 hours a day for a week to get a shiny, so I did Go for the shiny before the lottery, just be patient.
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-27 18:16:01
June 27 2010 18:11 GMT
#7
On June 28 2010 03:09 KinosJourney2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 28 2010 03:04 Severedevil wrote:
I think you can trigger one if you sell enough Stones of Jordan.


Hahahahaa.

I'm playing through Emerald right now, i want a shiny Sandshrew so fucking bad


Why do you want a Sandshrew? It and Its evolved form, Sandslash, have very poor stats.

Maybe you want STAB on Earthquake? But I think there are many pokemon which is Ground type and has far superior stats.
:]
AleC
Profile Joined December 2009
332 Posts
June 27 2010 18:12 GMT
#8
Only shiny other than gyarados I've caught was a metapod and i didn't really feel like evolving him O.o

And I also have this sudden urge to play soul silver now
CrownRoyal
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Vatican City State1872 Posts
June 27 2010 18:12 GMT
#9
what the fuck is a shiny pokemon
You're pretty when I'm drunk.
LunarDestiny
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States4177 Posts
June 27 2010 18:14 GMT
#10
I once saw a shiny meowth, but it somehow got away. It is in silver version...
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
June 27 2010 18:15 GMT
#11
Pokemon, both games and manga/anime, was good when there was only 151 of them.

More than 151 pokemon is BULLSHIT.

Red and Blue are the real games, the rest is BULLSHIT.
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
LunarDestiny
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States4177 Posts
June 27 2010 18:16 GMT
#12
On June 28 2010 03:12 CrownRoyal wrote:
what the fuck is a shiny pokemon

A normal pokemon but with an annoy, added effect everytime it enters battle.
illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
June 27 2010 18:17 GMT
#13
On June 28 2010 03:15 fabiano wrote:
Pokemon, both games and manga/anime, was good when there was only 151 of them.

More than 151 pokemon is BULLSHIT.

Red and Blue are the real games, the rest is BULLSHIT.


I kind of disagree. I played Gen1 before and I'd say it's really not that great. Heartgold and Soulsilver are very mature games, on the other hand.
:]
AleC
Profile Joined December 2009
332 Posts
June 27 2010 18:18 GMT
#14
On June 28 2010 03:15 fabiano wrote:
Pokemon, both games and manga/anime, was good when there was only 151 of them.

More than 151 pokemon is BULLSHIT.

Red and Blue are the real games, the rest is BULLSHIT.

I actually don't think the silver/gold/crystal generation wasn't bad at all.
The games at least
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17078 Posts
June 27 2010 18:18 GMT
#15
Why not just RNG abuse to get one?
Moderator
vlaric
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States412 Posts
June 27 2010 18:20 GMT
#16
I got a shiny Unown, it was pretty awesome.

Also, I've caught a shiny Ponyta using the Pokeradar. Why don't you use that? It takes a little while, but it pretty much guarantees a shiny Pokemon over time if you're willing to work at it.
Wannabe zerg player
Lhefriel_Medies
Profile Joined May 2009
United States28 Posts
June 27 2010 18:22 GMT
#17
Cheating is fine too;
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52180
AleC
Profile Joined December 2009
332 Posts
June 27 2010 18:22 GMT
#18
Pokeradar seriously increases the shiny chance??
But isn't it only in the D/P/P generation games?
stiga
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States377 Posts
June 27 2010 18:23 GMT
#19
i want to play pokemon so bad but my ds just broke cause i dropped it
illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-27 18:25:02
June 27 2010 18:23 GMT
#20
On June 28 2010 03:20 vlaric wrote:
I got a shiny Unown, it was pretty awesome.

Also, I've caught a shiny Ponyta using the Pokeradar. Why don't you use that? It takes a little while, but it pretty much guarantees a shiny Pokemon over time if you're willing to work at it.


Tried Pokeradar in Platinum (for hours) and got nothing..... Also Pokeradar is not in Soulsilver as far as I know.
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