Congrats to xerxes on Mareanie, Meowth, Golbat, Vulpix, Feebas, Corsola, Barboach x2, and Luvdisc, Shiny Lord on Sandygast, Rockruff, Yungoos, and Mankey, Bowlbasaur on Pichu x2, Tsukuyomi56 on Carbink, Laurelai on Bonsly and Yungoos, Azulart on Cutiefly, Minior, Dewpider, Togedemaru, Mimikyu, and Passimian, kawaiiconcept on Spearow, Charoshi on Koffing and Swablu, Erron Black on Jigglypuff (nice name btw), Bergmite, and Finneon, Cpchris on Cottonee and Machop, jginz1 on Caterpie, Pikipek, Clarity on Fomantis, maldoror on Stufful, Sandygast, and Comfey, Conquering Storm on Sandile and Litten, Keovix on Bruxish, Paraqua on Rockruff, Grubbin, Ditto, Mudbray, Meowth, Salandit x2, Pyukumuku, and Granbull, Completely Insanity on Mudbray, Oricorio, Carbink, Masquerain, Espeon, Rockruff, Mareanie, Cubone, Pikipek, and Jangmo-o, NintendoFan82 on Rockruff, Auraninja on Poliwag, Lurantis on Rowlet, Viviaren on Lycanroc, Rufflet, and Vulpix, Blasting Toise on Machop, and anyone else I may have missed on your shinies!
Thanks to Cpchris for the congrats!
@RedJirachi: My favorite shiny is probably Scolipede because it's my favorite color. I just love how vibrant it is and the blue rings add a nice contrast. In general, I tend to like shinies whose colors are either dramatically different or inverted from the original (some honorable mentions include the Treecko line, Sylveon, Rowlet, and a whole bunch of others that would probably take me all night to name lol).
As for getting a random shiny before a rare encounter, my shiny Carbink was found while looking for a Murkrow for the Dex. Also, it wasn't exactly rare, but I once found a shiny Ferroseed in the Friend Safari while Synchronizing for an Impish Klefki... I caught 10 non-Impish Klefki before that. XD
I still have yet to find my first shiny of 2017, despite hunting pretty much every day since the new year. At least I only have one over-odds hunt right now, that being Santalune Forest at 4800 REs. I'm also up to 5500 SRs for Chimchar, and I'm hoping I get it soon because I started this Platinum BQ file over half a year ago. My other hunts stand at 3200 REs for Slowpoke, 2000 REs in the Giant Chasm, 2400 REs in Dragonspiral Tower, and 2200 REs in Melemele Meadow.
Good luck to all of you on your hunts, especially TheMaster327, Cyberra, and Cpchris!