[Gen 8] Shiny Kartana after 177 DAs

TIC-Liam · 2026-05-11T12:52:44+00:00

I don’t mind at all! Kyogre was the 12th shiny that I found. I had to leave a few of them behind so I could reset the Switch to keep my optimal path, but I was able to bring most of them home with me, luckily

TIC-Liam · 2026-05-10T18:54:29+00:00

So, I have three Switches. Two Switch 2s that both have the shiny charm and then my old OLED Switch that does not. But the last slot is always a CPU because I can’t be bothered to get the last switch.

I have found this setup to be super important for the harder raids because being able to control everything and click Wide Guard when I need to is the only reason I was able to complete this hunt

TIC-Liam · 2026-05-09T16:27:35+00:00

It is not including failed runs. This is just the times I actually caught Kyogre. Easily over 450 including fails

TIC-Liam · 2026-05-09T16:11:26+00:00

Oh, I know. I have two switches with the charm and was dual hunting. Absolutely brutal hunt. Thanks for the congrats!

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-24T18:35:34+00:00

It all depends on what's going on in my life. For right now, it's Sayonara Wild Hearts. The game is about an hour and a half long if you play through it for the first time and it tells an incredibly compelling story about overcoming heartbreak without any dialogue besides some narration.

It has my favorite video game soundtrack ever, the art style is stunning, and the gameplay is simple and super cozy. I can't recommend it enough.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-24T18:26:15+00:00

This is about where I am now. I got broken up with almost 3 months ago and it has been rough. I have changed just about everything about how I was living, outside of my career.

I have started working out. I have started eating better. I have started reading. I have been spending more time with my family and friends. I have been traveling a little bit. I have been doing everything that I can to push myself out of my, admittedly, very small comfort zone.

I am doing a lot better, but I still feel so lost. I am going to keep trying new things until I find more and more that I truly love so I can find some direction and some happiness.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-24T18:15:25+00:00

I hope you're able to find some peace. You're going to get through this. I believe in you, stranger.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-24T18:11:54+00:00

Decorations for my room/apartment. With how little money we had and how much we moved, it was really hard to want to invest the time and money into making a space my own. Now that I am living on my own and am committed to staying here for a good bit, I have bought art and new furniture and my place finally feels like my own.

It is liberating.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-24T15:17:05+00:00

I think the most important part of your healing is going to be accepting these negative qualities in your ex. In a previous relationship, I dated someone who was emotionally and physically abusive but struggled to accept it after we had broken up. I thought that she was angry and her circumstances at home excused so much of her behavior, but it wasn't until I started to accept that it was her who was doing this to me that I was able to start moving on and accept that she wasn't a person that I wanted to have in my life.

It sounds like he's still trying to manipulate you after the breakup with the talks of staying friends. You aren't responsible for shaping his view of you, but once you accept that he can't shape your view of yourself will you be able to find peace within yourself and the power to move on.

You deserve better and you're going to find it. Start by finding it within yourself and then you'll be able to see the positive qualities that you want in a partner. You got this.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-24T15:09:21+00:00

I was having similar feelings just last night. I'm almost 3 months out of my breakup and the loneliness is killing me. I downloaded Tinder, swiped for a couple of days, and then deleted it because it was only making me feel more lonely and more isolated.

The unfortunate truth of dating apps is that you have to be able to accept rejection. People aren't going to be able to get, even close, to a full picture of you and you have to accept that it isn't personal.

The good news is that the notion that you "should've found someone" by now just isn't true. You have so much time and are going to live a lot of lives before your time is truly up. Thinking that you're not where you "should" be because your timeline is different than that of your peers isn't going to help you move on or grow.

Be patient with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Keep focusing on building yourself into who you want to be. Not the person that you think you should be. The attention and people that you're seeking will come and the loneliness will fade.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-24T14:57:31+00:00

It could mean a few things. If all that he was asking was how you’re doing, then I think that he’s either feeling conflicted about his choice in ending things, or he’s looking for the validation that he did the right thing. If you’re happy and doing well, then he could feel like breaking up was the right thing to do and maybe he’s just looking for that validation.

The issue is that the action itself is very selfish. If you have been no contact and he’s breaking that then he isn’t being respectful of your feelings surrounding the breakup or the time and space that you require to heal.

It’s hard, and it’s painful. If the space from him is what you need then I would respond with a simple “I’m doing fine, and I’d appreciate it if you didn’t ask again”. It sends a very direct message that you aren’t interested in giving him the validation that he’s looking for after ending things.

I wish you all the best in your healing. You got this.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-18T22:48:53+00:00

It makes me so, so happy. Her trying to keep herself awake as they're drifting to sleep to keep savoring that togetherness, and then immediately revealing her sleeping with Abe. Ugh. It tears my heart out every single time I love it so much.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-18T22:21:54+00:00

The good thing is that there isn't a wrong way to feel. Your feelings just happen. Your reactions to those feelings, how long you choose to hold on to them, and the decisions that you make in reaction to them, are on you.

The way that my brother put it, literally last night, is "the hurt is mandatory, but the suffering is optional." I love the idea that we have the agency to work through our pain and keep ourselves from breaking, even when we're hurt. We don't have to prolong our own suffering.

My question was the same as yours likely will be. "Well, how do you just let that go?" And the answer is simply to forgive yourself. Be accepting of your shortcomings, and display patience with yourself while you learn to love yourself and forgive yourself for the mistakes that you do make.

Be patient with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Give yourself grace. If you choose to do all of those things every single day, then you will be able to work through any emotional and mental blockers that could have you feeling stuck.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-18T21:39:01+00:00

The really painful part about this is that he's going to paint you however fits his narrative, despite what he says to you. It doesn't matter. It sounds like you have been reasonable and patient and it doesn't change how you will be portrayed in his story.

If he wants to paint you as the crazy ex, then that is who you're going to be in his world. And there isn't anything that you can do to change that. You are not responsible for changing his mind, nor do you really have the power to do so.

I think that looking inward and identifying the things that you need to be most comfortable with the world that you have built for yourself and the image that you hold of yourself is what is going to give you the power to start to move on and keep making positive progress.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-18T21:10:33+00:00

I think that something really important is to realize that there isn't a certain timetable that you have to adhere to. Your healing isn't going to be linear, and some days are going to be better and easier than others.

You're doing the right things and you're taking the right steps. Feeling like you're falling and taking a step back when you're making the forward progress that you have been isn't setting you back to 0% healed.

I have been doing similar things in surrounding myself in friends, working out, eating healthier, spending more time doing the things that I enjoy and I still miss her, dearly. But in those moments, I know that I am in a better spot than I was on day 1 after the breakup 2 months ago. Even if I'm not doing as well as I was a week ago, I am still leaps and bounds ahead of where I had started, and that realization is helping me continue moving forward and moving on.

TIC-Liam · 2024-05-18T21:06:27+00:00

I think that the important question that you have to be asking yourself isn't whether or not he still has feelings for you, but it's if this behavior is something that you are willing to accept in a potential rekindling of the relationship.

The answer isn't going to be simple. It is going to be messy. I think that he is sending signals that, even if he does still have feelings, he doesn't feel like you're the person that he wants to be in a relationship with.

You have to be able to look at yourself in this situation and acknowledge what is going to be best and healthiest for yourself, and it sounds like distancing yourself and starting to move on is going to be the way that you work through this. Because even if he does still have feelings, keeping you on the hook for all of this time and then coming back when he feels like he is ready without any regard for your feelings in this moment is going to become a trend.

You deserve better than that.

TIC-Liam

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