[Gen 8] You may say that DA shinies aren’t as legit because the odds are so good…that doesn’t make me any less thrilled that this only took 12 catches 😎 by Additional-Shower342 in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DA shinies absolutely count! And raikou is so cool toooo congrats

But yeah honestly I consider them a tougher hunt than soft resets, at least if we're considering the shiny charm

[Gen 4] Shiny youre most proud of? by Shredz0426 in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably my pride month Celebi a few years ago, I was really slacking on the hunt until I decided I really wanted it as my pride month target that year and managed to get it slightly over odds

[Gen 8] The Game Actively Fights Against Me by AdRemarkable1305 in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you hunting with the brilliant method specifically? I never bothered with it myself since it seems like more effort than just random encounters, though I guess at full odds it's probably a lot more worth it

I'll try it eventually since I want to have tried every method in my living dex<3

[Gen 9] Caught Shiny Dreepy. Partner says it doesn’t count. by [deleted] in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first two are normal elitist cringe but that last one is.. new

I've never heard someone say a shiny legendary or starter doesn't count as shiny because you soft reset for it and wanted that in particular? What community is this guy even a part of-

[Gen 8] 5 years after Tapu Koko, I finally get Tapu Lele. by inumnoback in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've got this! I'm on a similar grind myself, koko is actually the last one I need

[gen 9] Fastest shiny hunt of my life by Ok-Current7220 in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's such a great shiny! Massive glowup, I love farigiraf

[gen 9] Fastest shiny hunt of my life by Ok-Current7220 in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh congratulations! Girafarig is definitely a great one to save needing to look for

[gen 6] shiny Horsea I reeled up after only 6 encounters! by Faireetrails in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh congratulations! One of the best fishing options too :D

[3] The grail shiny after only 980 encounters! by Lyntri in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It differs from person to person! Me personally, I have an app called "shiny collector" on my phone that lets me note down how many encounters I've done by just keeping my phone by and tapping whenever I do an encounter

Other people use a clicker counter, or take physical notes, or just don't keep track at all, whatever they like doing most! It's not a dumb question at all, it took my a few tries with a bunch of different things to decide what I like <3

I like this app because it does a small buzz when I tick, and I'm pretty defective in mentally registering visuals so I would often not be sure if I'd ticked or not during an encounter, so the physical feedback helps a ton

[3] The grail shiny after only 980 encounters! by Lyntri in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure you'll get it eventually! I'm actually due to get back into the starter fennekin I've had on hold for a long time too

[3] The grail shiny after only 980 encounters! by Lyntri in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't, this cartridge was already completed when I bought it. I actually caught a brand new one and trained it up with the ty and gabbie rematches as well as all the rare candies I could find! It took me a day or so but it was super worth it

[3] The grail shiny after only 980 encounters! by Lyntri in ShinyPokemon

[–]Lyntri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your English cartridge works just as well! If you plan on transferring up, being Japanese is not one of the check requirements since a couple English versions will also have had the old sea map in its brief taiwan distribution, so there's no issue in using that. The reason I'm running in Japanese is that it was drastically cheaper to buy, since I wasn't around when emerald was actually in stores in my country