Well, I called it. I've been trying to find a Carbink with Sturdy and the only way to get one in-game is in hordes, but the chances of finding a single Carbink in a Roggenrola horde is so abysmally low, let alone one with the right ability. I had a feeling that I would find a shiny before I get it and after many, many Sweet Scents later, I found a shiny Mime Jr. AND a shiny Roggenrola almost back to back.
I saw the green Mime Jr. immediately when it appeared, but since Roggenrola appeared so soon after the Mime Jr. (around 10 encounters later), I completely missed the sparkles and the sound was down. I was watching some YouTube videos at the time and was about to run away from the encounter, but luckily when I looked down, I noticed the purple shiny.
So, I still don't have my HA Carbink, but I did manage to get two shiny Pokemon instead. Not bad. Not bad at all. I think I'll stay in the Reflection Cave until I get that Carbink. Who knows, I might get lucky and find another shiny or two before I do.
Edit: Yay, finally got that elusive Sturdy Carbink, but not before I found yet another shiny Roggenrola and shiny Mime Jr. Oddly enough, this pair were the opposite genders of the first pair, so that's pretty sweet. I'm very happy that I continued my hunt. The result was worth it.
I saw the green Mime Jr. immediately when it appeared, but since Roggenrola appeared so soon after the Mime Jr. (around 10 encounters later), I completely missed the sparkles and the sound was down. I was watching some YouTube videos at the time and was about to run away from the encounter, but luckily when I looked down, I noticed the purple shiny.
So, I still don't have my HA Carbink, but I did manage to get two shiny Pokemon instead. Not bad. Not bad at all. I think I'll stay in the Reflection Cave until I get that Carbink. Who knows, I might get lucky and find another shiny or two before I do.
Edit: Yay, finally got that elusive Sturdy Carbink, but not before I found yet another shiny Roggenrola and shiny Mime Jr. Oddly enough, this pair were the opposite genders of the first pair, so that's pretty sweet. I'm very happy that I continued my hunt. The result was worth it.
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