Oh, I remember my first shiny encounter, shiny kricketune. I had played through Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, and FireRed and LeafGreen, and had never gotten a shiny no matter how many times I restarted the game (my best friend had a shiny wurmple and I thought you could get it if you reset often enough). I was just going through the area between Pastoria and the mansion on Diamond when kricketune showed up, and I freaked out. I was so happy to finally get my long-awaited shiny. At least it didn't turn out to be a freak occurence when I later got a shiny psyduck on Pearl, and a shiny graveller on Platinum (and so on).
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That feeling when you see your first shiny pokemon
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Inferno Vulpix
Despicably Average
My first shiny was a shiny Jigglypuff from the HG/SS Safari Zone. So my feelings were a brief rush of joy and happiness, followed by the haunting horror that I encountered it in the Safari Zone.
I caught it anyways, but it was terrifying. I threw a ball on turn 1, it broke out, and did nothing. I caught it on my second throw.
I caught it anyways, but it was terrifying. I threw a ball on turn 1, it broke out, and did nothing. I caught it on my second throw.
RaichuArcanine
Hunting Sparkles
Bidoof was my first. My little sister let me borrow Pearl so I could play a game on it so I restarted it and went through the game just playing it normally. And then I was training my Turtwig on route 102 when I ran into a Bidoof-but it was different-it sparkled. I was playing it in the car on the way back from my Cousin's house and at the time I didn't know what a shiny was but I new that this "sparkling Bidoof" was rare. So I think "I'll weaken it with Turtiwg" and use Tackle. Too late I realize that my Turtwig was level 7 and the Bidoof was level 2 so I knocked it out. Wasn't that sad until I found out what shinies were a year or so later.
~RaichuArcanine~
Wayward Cave. . . . . NOT!
I KO'd Shiny Gyarados back in my Silver version, and I had to wait until SoulSilver to capture it.
The first shiny I got was Zubat, in Diamond, it popped up while I was mistakenly looking for a Gible in the wrong place and I just kept battling Zubats until the green one appeared!
I KO'd Shiny Gyarados back in my Silver version, and I had to wait until SoulSilver to capture it.
The first shiny I got was Zubat, in Diamond, it popped up while I was mistakenly looking for a Gible in the wrong place and I just kept battling Zubats until the green one appeared!
the1stpkmnfan
Your Big Buff Bro
I feel like jumping up and down, knowing I found something SUPER special! ^^ It fills me with glee once I catch one with a Poke ball and then save it. Brag Mode = Activated.
President People
Eat The Path
I don't remember my reaction exactly, but seeing a green Ekans in the original Silver version as a dumb kid, I probably thought it was a glitch at first.
I can tell you my reaction to shinies almost every other time, though:
[half-asleep while training]
*unfamiliar tinkling noise*
[opens a half-lidded eye]
"Hmm… Different color, yup. Wonder why…"
[eyes open wide in the realization that I'm an idiot]
"Hoo-hoo! It's a shiny!"
[runs to show everyone before I'd even caught the thing]
Good times.
I can tell you my reaction to shinies almost every other time, though:
[half-asleep while training]
*unfamiliar tinkling noise*
[opens a half-lidded eye]
"Hmm… Different color, yup. Wonder why…"
[eyes open wide in the realization that I'm an idiot]
"Hoo-hoo! It's a shiny!"
[runs to show everyone before I'd even caught the thing]
Good times.
PrismaticPrincessAnna
I'll do my Lilliest
Mine was Crobat <3
Saw it whilst training a Combusken for Dex data in Victory Road of SoulSilver. I freaked out when Combusken BRN it D: I thought I was doomed, but I caught it ^^ nya~
Saw it whilst training a Combusken for Dex data in Victory Road of SoulSilver. I freaked out when Combusken BRN it D: I thought I was doomed, but I caught it ^^ nya~
Besides that bellsprout, I've gotten one other shiny. I got a shiny Pidgey in Soul Silver. I was grinding my Vulpix at the time and seeing a shiny Pidgey was the last thing I expected. Luckily, I had Pokeballs with me and I caught it.
After my horrible Bellsprout experience, I ALWAYS bring Pokeballs with me no matter where I go.
After my horrible Bellsprout experience, I ALWAYS bring Pokeballs with me no matter where I go.
Ludicoconut
Water&Grass Trainer
My first was a shiny tentacool. I didn't catch it , my little brother did, with a masterball. >.<
Espeon EX
On-and-Off User
Well, my first shiny pokemon was in my first pokemon game, FireRed. I was in Cinnibar Mansion, when i found a red ratticate. I was young, but my older cousins had trained me well in the knowledge of pokemon, so i caught it. *Time passes*Some time later I restarted the game profile so i could have a easier shot at beating the elite four with a different team.(to this day I have not beaten the kanto elite four) Now for my sisters tale. She was in some route in Emerald/Sapphire training her pokemon, and she encounters a shiny oddish. She FREAKS out, Weakens it and runs to the bag(mind you i think this was her first shiny), But there were no pokeballs. I think she was devastated.
Buuz
Smash Trainer
Hopefully you weren't about to drop it IN the can.
I remember the last shiny i caught being a Buneary on Black 2, about six or seven weeks ago. I immediately showed it to my sister, who got mad about the fact that she never captured a shiny, and this being my fifth shiny already. Not counting the Red Gyarados and shinies caught on roms. There was also this time i caught a shiny Geodude on Diamond while talking to my ex-girlfriend on the phone. I screamed my lungs out and she asked what the h**l was going on. When i explained i caught a shiny Geodude, an awkward silence interrupted our phone call...