Congrats on all the recent shinies, especially TheMaster327 on that insanely lucky 11-encounter Togedemaru!
After a month and a half long drought (mostly due to my not hunting as much lately since I've been so busy with work), I finally have some good news to report! Today, after 10,520 SRs and 11 months of hunting, I finally got a shiny Chimchar in Platinum!
This was my longest ever starter hunt by miles, and the second-longest in terms of number of days between starting a hunt and finding the shiny. I was worried Chimchar would pull a Volcarona and continue to troll me for several thousand more encounters, but in the end my effort finally paid off. I named him Dexter, after the cantankerous monkey in Night at the Museum, and he has a Quiet nature. I've already evolved him into a Monferno and he's so pretty and vibrant - YouTube videos don't do it justice.
I'm so happy that I can finally play Platinum and go after some other longtime targets! I'll be hunting Buneary in Eterna Forest for BQ #2, although I'd be happy with pretty much anything else there (except Bidoof lol). As for my other projects, Giant Chasm is now my third-longest hunt at 12800 REs, Slowpoke Well is at 9200 REs, Route 3 is at 4600 REs, Wela Volcano Park is at 1500 REs, and Dragonspiral Tower is at 600 REs. Maybe Chimchar will give me the motivation and luck I need to finish my other over-odds hunts.
Good luck to all of you!