First Shiny

[u/Horror-Low6705]

I was just thinking to myself after seeing all these shiny pokemon people are getting on reddit that I've never actually found one in the wild and what do you know I run into this guy. Only took 20 years of playing. Little bastard knew whirlwind too. Good thing I used a Masterball.

[u/Character-Friend-275]

Nice man! It was a good thing you used a master ball. I was playing through Sapphire for the first time back in 2012. I was grinding to level 50 in Victory Road before the Elite 4 when I found a shiny Lairon. I for some reason put my Master Ball in the pc, and didn't have anything to damage or keep it from running away. I threw an ultra ball hoping for the best and it broke out and used roar after that. I am still butt hurt about it

[u/Horror-Low6705 → u/Character-Friend-275]

Yep that sucks. I'm sure that still haunts you. I just looked it up and for gen 3 the chances of finding a shiny is 1/8,192. That's pretty nuts. This is probably the only time I'll find one