5th Gen Shiny Discussion/FAQ Thread

[Sabconth]

Well it only took 3 months and countless eggs, but I finally have a new shiny:

[Scot_82]

T-Two months? something tells me I'm not gonna get this mienfoo easy

also I see everyone with these trainer cards with shinies on them. where do i make my own?

Shiny hunting has changed a lot since the MM became known. I spent about a year and THOUSANDS of eggs on my Diamond cartridge to get my shiny Pichu and Charmander. It seems that people get upset if they do not get a shiny after 2 boxes of eggs. 2 BOXES! It is much easier now.

I made my own trainer cards. I got the sprites from various websites.

Try this one first since they have so many sprites from all generations of the games --> http://www.spriters-resource.com/ds/...ite/index.html

I made them originally using MS Paint. Now on my Mac I use a "Paint"-like program called Paintbrush.

[AquaRegisteel]

Well it only took 3 months and countless eggs, but I finally have a new shiny:

Nice! I haven't seen you around that much recently...

I am going to start a new hunt soon, when I complete my Black Version.

[Sabconth]

Nice! I haven't seen you around that much recently...

Well now you know why, multi-egg hunts are not as fruitful as I'd hoped it seems.

[TheMaster327]

Hey guys, been busy training up my Giratina. Once I have finished that I may go back to MMing Tauros again.

Giratina's moveset is Earth Power, Calm Mind, Aura Sphere, Shadow Force. I'm toying with replacing Shadow Force with Draco Meteor, is that a good idea? Is the coverage better as it is at present?

[Pokemon18]

I was lucky enough to find a shiny Patrat and a shiny Drilbur while trying to hatch some eggs! I still need to train Patrat, but my Drilbur has evolved into Excadrill!

[Charizardmaster#1]

Just got my second shiny magnemite in Virbank Complex, a little disappointed but its not all ad since I can move on with my badge quest. Plus now I get a shiny magnetron and magnezone. Also got shiny dialga just a few days ago in diamo

Next BQ hunt will be route 5 most likely. Congrats on recent shinies and good luck!

[crazyaxew]

I'm MMing a shiny Poliwag. I really want a shiny Politoed. I have 3 boxes. 1 full of eggs and I want to get 2 more of eggs to hatch and see what I get.

[ImAnOKIE12]

I have finally finished my re-arranging to store a bunch of boxes fpor eggs on a shiny cleffa. After i get one, if i do at all. im plannin on starting another hunt. But i was womndering what it should be for? Any ideas? Right now im between Tirtouga, Sandile, Tympole, Totodile, or Roggenrola. Any of these i should try to MM for? Ill gladly take any other ideas.

[Mr.FusRoDah]

Got a Sudowoodo Shint for a spare shaymin I had off of the wifi network. I also troll'd the double battle random matchup with my shiny Heatmor and shiny Durant duo. People prolly lol @ the pair up of predator and prey, and lol @ how easy it is to dispose of these two. Either way, my shiny Durant OHKO'd a shiny Latios on there.

[ImAnOKIE12]

Haha, on my SS i had a shiny caterpie that i always battled with! Just for the fun of it. Sure it brought my win/loss ratio more to the losing side. but oh well.

[2rsa]

Congratz on the recent shinies guys!^-^
I haven't been hunting much my Cyndaquil hunt is @1010 eggs and my winter RE hunt is around 500-600.

[NoToRiousBrawL]

Congratz on the recent shinies guys!^-^
I haven't been hunting much my Cyndaquil hunt is @1010 eggs and my winter RE hunt is around 500-600.

Good look I know sometimes it takes ages :/ ...

[ShinyHaxorus]

Right now im between Tirtouga, Sandile, Tympole, Totodile, or Roggenrola. Any of these i should try to MM for? Ill gladly take any other ideas.

+1 for Totodile I love that little guy!

[YNCRN]

I began my shiny Feebas hunt last night, but that requires first setting up a pair of parents.

To do this, I need to get an Abra with a Bold nature (done) and Synchronize (done), trade it to my copy of White (done) and then find a Feebas with good IV's and a Bold nature to be the American parent (done).

It takes a bit of work, but I've done it, and the parent I got is actually PRETTY good! Only took me about an hour to find one with these strong IV's, and I dunno... I thought it was good enough to settle on!



Now I need to transfer another Abra with Synchronize and a Bold nature (which I already have) to my Japanese copy of Soul Silver.

I'll be doing that tonight, and hoping to find a Ditto with IV's that are somewhat near this, then the breeding process begins.

Good luck to all, just an update on how I do things/how far I'd gotten!

And ImAnOKIE12, go for Totodile!!

[mia100]

Good look I know sometimes it takes ages :/ ...

That' nothing! I'm on 2000+ eggs for my shiny Staryu. My little sister is also MM and got 3 shiny bulbasaurs within 2000! Some people have all the luck! She's so lucky though that she has been running into the same shinies again and so she gave me a shiny delibird and solrock! Yay.

[Claus351]

well this upcoming week is completely empty for me so I'm going to be able to mm allot hopefully. I'll keep trying with eevee, and when I'm done with her/him (kinda hoping for her but I'm not gonna be that picky) I'll move onto Haxorus or Dratini. or Vulpix. idk XD

[ImAnOKIE12]

Go with haxorus!

[elorasheppard]

That' nothing! I'm on 2000+ eggs for my shiny Staryu. My little sister is also MM and got 3 shiny bulbasaurs within 2000! Some people have all the luck! She's so lucky though that she has been running into the same shinies again and so she gave me a shiny delibird and solrock! Yay.

....and a charmander! Still my second charmander hasn't blessed me with its presence yet so you still have time to catch up :P

Btw, if you like the Solrock and Delibird I gave you, then they deserve to be in your sig

In hunt news, at 750 eggs for charmander two and 6000 RE's in the outside of giant chasm (hoping for lunatone)

EDIT: Don't know whether to be happy or devastated, just over 6500 RE's and a shiny turns up! But it turns out to not be the Lunatone or any other that I dont have for that matter, but my 3rd shiny SOLROCK

As I've got one for myself and given a second to my sister, anyone else want it? PM me with offers if you'd like to trade another shiny.

At 900 eggs for my second charmander so I hope I haven't spoilt my luck this evening. Good luck to everyone else.

[Claus351]

@ImAnOK12 LOL I guess so :P I just hope I get it before english Black and white 2 comes out so I can prove I got it before it was easy with the date!
also Good luck with your charmander, elorasheppard =)
Just filled 3 boxes with eevees, I'll hatch em now. most of my other boxes are filled so I have to release all teh ones I don't like XD if anyone wants any female eevees I've got like 20 out of the 200 I've hatched so far XDDD idk the exact number I'll look into that later.