Listing out a year's progress in shinies is a cool idea, so I'll do it too. Here's mine:
January - Skiddo(RE)
February - Loudred(FS), Lileep, Noibat, Carbink, Charmander, Bulbasaur, Snorlax, Carvanha
March - Pancham(FS), Mawile(FS), Pichu, Minccino(FS), Groudon(SR), Glalie, Phantump, Dratini, Lapras, Scyther
April - Qulladin(FS), Fletchling, Yamask
May - Metang(FS), Machoke(FS), Skarmory, Ralts M, Audino(FS), Totodile, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Snorunt
June - Mr. Mime, Altaria(RE), Rufflet(FS), Porygon, Mareep
July - Heatran(SR), Latias(SR), Audino(FS), Aron
August - Pelipper(RE), Terrakion(SR), Cresselia(SR), Spiritomb(FS), Clamperl(RE), Slugma(FS), Gastly, Petilil, Pinsir
September - Magmar(FS), Regice(SR), Buneary, Bagon
October - Chimchar
November - Magmar(FS), Mudkip, Duskull, Seedot
December - Trapinch, Illumise(RE), Ralts M, Cresselia(SR), Drilbur, Latios(SR), Oddish(RE), Marowak(FS)
It looks like I started the year breeding competitive teams (eventually giving up), then focusing on SRing, then eventually getting bored, and finally ramping up for ORAS, with a long dry spell.
I fell well behind everyone else on ORAS shinies and had trouble focusing, but in early December, I caught a shiny Cresselia. I also rounded out a 5-member team for a shiny playthrough (Ralts M) and hatched a Drilbur (did not get Mold Breaker ability, so I'll try again later).
Christmas break was very kind to me. I don't often get shinies on holidays, but on Christmas, I caught a shiny Latios. I'd picked up the Eon Ticket passing through the airport, though I discovered that you can only get the Eon Ticket once per streetpass per cart, so I had to get lucky a second time to get the Eon Ticket on my main cart. It took less than 60 runaways - pretty convenient.
Also, while EV training, I caught a shiny Oddish, which I made my sweet scenter.
This morning, I resumed SRing for Thundurus, having set aside several other legendaries, and I got it. I missed the exact moment when it dropped out of the portal, so I only realized I'd succeed when I took a closer look at its purplish hue. I caught it just to be sure, and sure enough, it was shiny. It was a great way to start off the New Year (not so great: the bathroom leak I discovered in the middle of the night).
Too lazy to post pictures right now, but I'll follow up later.
January - Skiddo(RE)
February - Loudred(FS), Lileep, Noibat, Carbink, Charmander, Bulbasaur, Snorlax, Carvanha
March - Pancham(FS), Mawile(FS), Pichu, Minccino(FS), Groudon(SR), Glalie, Phantump, Dratini, Lapras, Scyther
April - Qulladin(FS), Fletchling, Yamask
May - Metang(FS), Machoke(FS), Skarmory, Ralts M, Audino(FS), Totodile, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Snorunt
June - Mr. Mime, Altaria(RE), Rufflet(FS), Porygon, Mareep
July - Heatran(SR), Latias(SR), Audino(FS), Aron
August - Pelipper(RE), Terrakion(SR), Cresselia(SR), Spiritomb(FS), Clamperl(RE), Slugma(FS), Gastly, Petilil, Pinsir
September - Magmar(FS), Regice(SR), Buneary, Bagon
October - Chimchar
November - Magmar(FS), Mudkip, Duskull, Seedot
December - Trapinch, Illumise(RE), Ralts M, Cresselia(SR), Drilbur, Latios(SR), Oddish(RE), Marowak(FS)
It looks like I started the year breeding competitive teams (eventually giving up), then focusing on SRing, then eventually getting bored, and finally ramping up for ORAS, with a long dry spell.
I fell well behind everyone else on ORAS shinies and had trouble focusing, but in early December, I caught a shiny Cresselia. I also rounded out a 5-member team for a shiny playthrough (Ralts M) and hatched a Drilbur (did not get Mold Breaker ability, so I'll try again later).
Christmas break was very kind to me. I don't often get shinies on holidays, but on Christmas, I caught a shiny Latios. I'd picked up the Eon Ticket passing through the airport, though I discovered that you can only get the Eon Ticket once per streetpass per cart, so I had to get lucky a second time to get the Eon Ticket on my main cart. It took less than 60 runaways - pretty convenient.
Also, while EV training, I caught a shiny Oddish, which I made my sweet scenter.
This morning, I resumed SRing for Thundurus, having set aside several other legendaries, and I got it. I missed the exact moment when it dropped out of the portal, so I only realized I'd succeed when I took a closer look at its purplish hue. I caught it just to be sure, and sure enough, it was shiny. It was a great way to start off the New Year (not so great: the bathroom leak I discovered in the middle of the night).
Too lazy to post pictures right now, but I'll follow up later.