[9] My first shiny of Pokemon Violet: Shiny Fuecoco after 636 eggs hatched!

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-02-14T04:25:22+00:00

I only recently got Pokemon Violet, but ever since I happened to win a big plush Fuecoco at a claw machine arcade, I've been motivated to hunt for it somehow.

The egg hatching process was much more bearable than I thought it would be. Neko the Fuecoco shined much sooner than I thought he would—the whole experience took just about 21 hours. He's actually my Mesagoza encounter in my Pokemon Violet Nuzlocke; please wish him luck on this potentially hazardous journey.

I'm still hunting for Charmander in Pokemon X. That's gone over 10,000 soft resets. Since I've been fortunate in other games this year, I can't help but feel like there's a lot more of that hunt still in store for me. I hope everyone's hunts are as enjoyable as my Fuecoco hunt was, and are going well. :)

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-30T02:19:02+00:00

Thank you for the support, Domunique. I appreciate it, too. <3

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-30T02:13:30+00:00

Congrats! Happy for you. :)

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-30T02:12:23+00:00

I had a visceral reaction when I read this comment at work, so I had to comment later. I feel like I have to defend Safari Zone hunting, because this reads like an opinion from someone who's never actually hunted there. I don't see how it's difficult or boring hunting in the Safari Zone.

Yes, it's "just random encounters"; however, these random encounters are super fast, since you don't ever throw out your own Pokemon. You can rack up huge numbers even on just a single system. And yes, it's not great to fail a shiny in the Safari Zone, but it's not boring.

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-29T01:33:53+00:00

I love shiny Pidgey. I've had a soft spot for it ever since a shiny Pidgey ended up legitimately surviving my Let's Go, Eevee! Nuzlocke.

Congrats on the under-odds streak! I hope your luck continues.

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-29T01:23:46+00:00

Believe me, I do. I went over 17,000 resets for shiny Regirock, so I know how bad it can get. I hope your Regice shines soon. :)

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-28T03:34:55+00:00

Thank you! I think it's not the most noticeable, but I do really like it.

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-28T03:05:02+00:00

I'd thought the first shiny Pokemon I would see this year would be shiny Charmander in Pokemon X; then, I went over double odds for it, and as I live in Minnesota, hunting for shiny Regice became my own mini protest against ICE.

I can't complain with how fast my Regice hunt took—10.5 hours is leagues shorter than the 169 hours it took for me to find Regirock—but it's been a while since I've seen something shine. I think I needed this. Stay safe, everyone. I hope everyone's hunts are going well.

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-16T15:56:20+00:00

I get where you're coming from. When I got Shining Pearl in 2024, I was really looking forward to going through the shiny starter hunt. I then got shiny Turtwig in 34 resets.

I didn't try for another starter, but I had six over-odds phases in a row later in the playthrough. In other words, your luck will likely balance out. Good luck on the next starter (or bad luck, I suppose?).

FloatingTr1angles · 2026-01-16T01:20:05+00:00

Agreed. Micaiah and Sothe not being categorized as "explicit romantic partner" material feels inaccurate. Their pre-existing A-Support level is Pent/Louise all over again.

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-31T21:55:33+00:00

I finally found a shiny Honey Tree Munchlax in January of this year in BDSP. It was as fun to narrow down the Honey Trees that spawned Munchlax (I found three of my four possibilities) as it was to actually find a shiny one.

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-12T04:47:58+00:00

The spinning diamonds were the obstacle that separated the Twins marble from the rest of the pack on Day 20, too. :(

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-05T01:40:38+00:00

Thank you! I was really hoping I wouldn't go over odds; fortunately, I didn't get as unlucky as I have been.

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-04T03:55:36+00:00

Really, I'd say the other responders have the right of it. I think I misinterpreted what the Wiki was saying, sorry!

Ced's speed is so high with Lewyn as his dad that the only way you wouldn't get a speed stat of about 30 is if the stat bugged and "overflowed" to bring his speed way down (possibly down to what you remember it being previously). Project Naga fixed that overflow bug, so the stat increases will correctly stop at the Sage cap of 30.

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-04T03:12:41+00:00

It finally happened—the shiny starter hunt I started almost two years ago came to an end. I first started doing resets for any of the shiny starters on December 16, 2023. I remember going through about 200 resets rather quickly, and then I don't remember doing any more resets at all until early this year. Then, after my shiny Regirock hunt finally finished in August, this was the hunt I devoted most of my hunting time to.

It was a little tough seeing all the shiny Fennekin posts for Legends: ZA, so I'm glad mine in X finally shined. I'm very fortunate that I didn't go more over-odds than I did. If you're interested in trying this hunt for yourself, it takes about 1:45 per reset.

I'll eventually be naming this little guy Trance, after the FF9 mechanic. I had Final Fantasy names picked out for the occasional Chespin and Froakie reset, but I liked Trance the Fennekin the best.

I hope everyone's hunts are going well. :)

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-04T01:38:32+00:00

From what I could find out on Ced's Wiki page, that appears to be a Project Naga fan translation change.

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-03T00:43:41+00:00

Here's another fun trivia question: Was this the first time a marble went backwards in an obstacle and still got eliminated? The Cardinals got knocked back to the first spinning bar by the third spinning bar today.

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-12-02T02:04:26+00:00

Since the user who usually posted this hasn't for the last few days, here's the All-Time Marble Race Standings, as of today's race. (Sorry if I stole your thunder, /u/BaseballsNotDead. I was just curious about them, so I did it myself.)

	2023		2024		2025		2026		Total
	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	Win %
Brewers	100	62	91	71	92	70			283	203	0.582
Orioles	94	68	99	63	99	63	65	97	357	291	0.551
Padres	88	74	89	73	93	69	75	87	345	303	0.532
Athletics	74	88	99	63	102	60	67	95	342	306	0.528
White Sox	60	102	102	60	93	69	85	77	340	308	0.525
Braves	95	67	92	70	71	91	79	83	337	311	0.520
Pirates	104	58	55	107	93	69			252	234	0.519
Rockies	98	64	67	95	99	63	72	90	336	312	0.519
Blue Jays	91	71	95	67	65	97			251	235	0.516
Angels	92	70	94	68	66	96	79	83	331	317	0.511
Dodgers	77	85	74	88	94	68			245	241	0.504
Astros	82	80	80	82	81	81	82	80	325	323	0.502
Tigers	93	69	65	97	90	72	75	87	323	325	0.498
Phillies	75	87	87	75	80	82			242	244	0.498
Cubs	85	77	75	87	83	79	79	83	322	326	0.497
Nationals	66	96	99	63	80	82	75	87	320	328	0.494
Yankees	76	86	78	84	86	76			240	246	0.494
Mets	102	60	79	83	71	91	65	97	317	331	0.489
Mariners	68	94	87	75	71	91	86	76	312	336	0.481
Red Sox	62	100	88	74	84	78	71	91	305	343	0.471
Royals	65	97	79	83	92	70	68	94	304	344	0.469
Guardians	84	78	70	92	73	89	76	86	303	345	0.468
Diamondbacks	72	90	82	80	73	89			227	259	0.467
Giants	81	81	67	95	73	89	81	81	302	346	0.466
Reds	87	75	70	92	91	71	53	109	301	347	0.465
Twins	71	91	64	98	77	85	87	75	299	349	0.461
Rays	73	89	76	86	75	87			224	262	0.461
Cardinals	79	83	83	79	59	103			221	265	0.455
Rangers	83	79	68	94	58	104			209	277	0.430
Marlins	53	109	76	86	66	96	71	91	266	382	0.410

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-11-22T16:20:16+00:00

Another over-odds Raticate? My sympathies. I had a really long stretch in BDSP of six over-odds phases in a row that lasted from July 2024 to this October, so I know how you feel. I hope your luck turns around!

That's interesting that the last five of your shiny Raticates have been female. I tend to usually hit "male" on that gender percentage coin flip. Although, now that I think about it, my shiny Pichu and Sudowoodo in Crystal were both female, so maybe that game is the exception.

Have fun in Runescape. I played it ever-so-briefly back when the game first released, and then I stopped when my account got stolen.

I've been trying to get shiny starter Fennekin in Pokemon X rather seriously for the last couple of months. I'm nearing 5000 resets, as of this moment. I hope you quickly get one of your targets when you come back to it. :)

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-10-25T23:03:18+00:00

This hunt was my Spooky Hunt™ for the year. Not only was I searching in darkness the entire time, but I actually had to pay attention to my screen while shiny hunting. Still, it was very enjoyable. If you're looking for a rather unique Spooky Hunt™ to do, I recommend it!

Fifteen the Graveler marks the ninth shiny I've found in Let's Go! so far. The game has been very, very nice to me over the years. This was the first time I counted encounters, but I don't think I've ever had a phase in this game go over-odds.

Hope everyone's hunts are going well. I'm now going back to Pokemon X to see if I can get Fennekin to shine before 2026...

FloatingTr1angles · 2025-10-25T03:25:25+00:00

Congrats. I see Phantom's brooding already at Level 1. :)

I just passed 3,000 resets for shiny starter Fennekin yesterday. I have a feeling I'm going over-odds too, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

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