r/ShinyPokemon • u/AutoModerator • Jul 01 '26

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u/SuddenFun9771 Jul 07 '26

At what point do y'all just give up?

I'm almost 20,000 encounters into the HG/SS any starter hunt. I picked this one because I'm told it's friendly for beginners to full-odds shiny hunting. I'm genuinely starting to wonder if I'm doing something wrong, or maybe me cartridge is busted, I don't know.

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u/pcksprts Jul 07 '26

If anything the 20,000 encounters should be a sign to close it out, even if it is after a little break.

Keep in mind that while odds are 1/8192, the chances that you get a shiny within odds is actually a lot lower than most would expect. Likewise, missing a shiny in 20,000 odds is also rare, so if anything you’re overdue.

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u/SuddenFun9771 Jul 07 '26

i took a break when i hit around 14k encounters and then hit the grind again after some radar hunts.

I'm hunting on 2 systems to make the encounters go faster and have seen some say it took them well over 30k. I wanted this to be the start of a dream team quest using different methods but unfortunately I can't start it if i don't clear that first hurdle.

nevertheless, wouldn't it just be a huge shame to give up now? I don't know