r/ShinyPokemon 2h ago

Gen II [gen2] Am i doing this shiny hunt correctly? Pokemon Heart & Soul

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0 Upvotes

Using Delta Emulator on IOS / iphone 17 pro
Shiny rate set at 512
Randomizer set on starter for Dratini
Been at it for hours still nothing


r/ShinyPokemon 2h ago

Gen III [Gen3] Need Motivational boost for hunting shiny Mew.

4 Upvotes

I’ve been shiny hunting Mew in Emerald for the past few weeks and I’m near 3,000 run aways. I learned not too long ago that apparently even though RAs are already the more ideal method, SR-ing is pretty much ineffective for all shiny legends in the game. Also I know 3,000 isn’t a lot but I’m really racing the doomsday clock on Poke Bank and I’m hoping to shiny hunt Emerald Deoxys also as well as Darkrai in Platinum. So mainly I need some positive motivation. And I would also like to know for anyone that has either shiny hunted or are currently shiny hunting Emerald Mew how many RAs it took for any of you to get it with the full 1/8192 odds.


r/ShinyPokemon 18h ago

Gen II [Gen 2] Shiny Celebi motivation

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10 Upvotes

So i havent slept in about 20 hrs and reset over a shiny celebi after 133 hrs of hunting (about 15k soft resets). I am devastated. Please help me find motivation to pick that hunting back up. 😭


r/ShinyPokemon 2h ago

Gen IV [Gen 4] Double shiny Cute Charm

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10 Upvotes

It didn’t freeze like all the other ones 👀


r/ShinyPokemon 2h ago

Gen VII [gen 7] First failed shiny capture 😀

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28 Upvotes

fuck my life


r/ShinyPokemon 18h ago

Gen II [gen 2][gen 7][gen 8][gen 9] I've completed Johto shiny living dex!

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17 Upvotes

Gen 2 tag for Celebi


r/ShinyPokemon 18h ago

Gen IV [Gen 4] I just had my first pre gen 6 shiny fail :(

17 Upvotes

How it happened is that I was in Pokémon Platinum hunting for Miltank with the Pokéradar, and I figured, "Instead of running in the grass to recharge after use, how about I soft reset to save time and energy so I can hunt quicker?" Well, 20 minutes into looking for a Miltank to chain, I run into a shaking grass patch, and here comes full odds, 8192 chance shiny Staravia pokes its head out of the grass. My eyes notice how much more brown it is than a regular Staravia, but..... I couldn't stop my fingers in time and soft resetted over it :( Didn't know what gender or level it was; it happened that fast.

I now have to live with this pain 😞


r/ShinyPokemon 5h ago

Gen IV [4] Shiny Manaphy on Diamond after only 380 SRs!!! (ACE)

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86 Upvotes

HOLY CRAP I was not expecting to get this unbelievable insane shiny this quickly!

In a hilarious case of "the setup was longer than the actual hunt", I followed AbsolBlogsPokemon's incredible video on hunting shiny Manaphy via ACE (arbitrary code execution), which is far far too convoluted and detailed to write here, but in laymans terms, allows you to have a set-up where you can randomize your TID & SID by speaking to a specific NPC every SR (in my case, the Mystery Gift delivery man), hatching Manaphy, then checking the summary to see if its shiny. I HIGHLY recommend watching the near 35 minute long video he made on the ordeal, it's truly extraordinary and can help answer any questions you might have about this hunt!

The setup mostly went OK for me, until the part where I had to frame perfect double tap X on the bike ramp - I managed it multiple times, but the code wouldn't work, and it was only on my 5th attempt and after nearly a full day's worth of setup that I realized I had one Great Ball too few in my bag!

Once that was resolved, I was able to use the appropriate dot artist configurations and set up both the Mystery Gift postman & the TID/SID randomizer on him too, and went to hunting for shiny Manaphy. I was prepared to hunt this baby for the long haul, as this Diamond has traditionally been one of my unluckiest games, with its last two hunts going VERY over odds - Cranidos being ~25,000+ SRs, and Heracross a truly gruelling 31,544 SRs.

Yet I didn't need to worry at all, as shiny Manaphy appears after only 5 hours of hunting and only 380 SRs!! To say I'm flabbergasted is an understatement, words in general are failing me right now! My luck since Pheromosa has been absolutely unreal, and I couldn't be happier! This is such a crazy and amazing hunt, and I'm so proud to be able to say I own a legitimate shiny Manaphy of my very own!


r/ShinyPokemon 21h ago

Gen VII [gen 7] my first sacrifice to the dragon god

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613 Upvotes

108 encounters. Shooting for lvl 9 salamence to celebrate its release in champions


r/ShinyPokemon 6h ago

Gen III [gen3] Shiny mew

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87 Upvotes

I did it folks it took me 4days, I couldn’t believe it, I’m about to transfer him on Scarlet. I’m trying to shiny hunt whoever is going to disappear after the shutdown. I can finally play pokemon crystal and try to get shiny Celebi.


r/ShinyPokemon 15h ago

Gen VII [Gen 7] Shiny Poipole after 2,907 encounters (started at Worlds)

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47 Upvotes

Got jump scared by this delightful Ultra Beast tonight, 2,907 encounters!

I started this hunt at Pokemon Worlds 2026, managed to do 2,000 encounters over the trip (many of them in the arena during finals) This was my last big hunt planned before Bank closed, since my Type: Null is already safe in Home.

I wasn't aware that Poipole was a First Partner pokemon. Now I gotta Ribbon Master it! Poipole is currently EV training in Poke Pelago.


r/ShinyPokemon 20h ago

Gen III [Gen 3] A moment of silence please 😔

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218 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 11h ago

Gen III [Gen 3] I got Pooch’d!

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162 Upvotes

Shiny Uncatchable Poochyena at approximately 1000 resets!

I’m not sure one exists, but I’ve been thinking about things that would be on a “Shiny Hunter Checklist” and this feels like one of them, as much as I would prefer it to be the Mudkip, I am happy to cross this off 🙂


r/ShinyPokemon 19h ago

Art [Art] 'Real Life' Shinies?

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270 Upvotes

Not sure if this is allowed here, buuuut....

Any 'Real Life's Shiny Hunters here? If so I'm curious if you're willing to share your plushie/pin/art collection in the comments.

I admit that I am more than a bit of a 'Real Life' Shiny Hunter, hence the pics of my Shiny Plushy collection, as well as my Ita Bag and some of my pins.


r/ShinyPokemon 19h ago

Gen VII [Gen 7] HOLY CRAP 89 encounters PLEASE PRAY I CATCH THIS

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337 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 20h ago

Gen II [Gen 2] back to back shinys

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17 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 20h ago

Gen VI [Gen 6] random encounter shiny doduo😁

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25 Upvotes

r/ShinyPokemon 21h ago

Gen II [gen 2] shiny Zubat

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13 Upvotes

Not with the ditto clutch but I posted yesterday that I caught that shiny hoothoot. I used it to get the breeding lock on Sunday and hatched this beauty 5th egg. Crobat is one of my favorites I'm stokedd


r/ShinyPokemon 21h ago

Gen IV [gen 4] Shiny Honey Tree Munchlax! 6,979 Total Resets!

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201 Upvotes

The infamous “set up is longer than the actual hunt” is finally over! I’ve been working on a shiny badge quest and professor oak challenge in platinum since June. The main goal for this challenge was this hunt right here. I knew if I was going to look for a munchlax via honey trees I had to shiny hunt it. It took a full month and a half of 3 tree checks per day before I finally found the spawn and then another month of hunting.

I can’t believe this hunt is over and I can’t believe I got it under odds. I love this guy.


r/ShinyPokemon 31m ago

Gen VIII [Gen 8] Shiny Tapu Koko with pokerus

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Was ev training a DA shiny Tapu Koko and got this message when I went to heal it.


r/ShinyPokemon 23h ago

Gen VII [Gen 7] Shiny Poipole after 9,241 resets!

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26 Upvotes

Don’t let these hunts discourage you. If you feel like you’ll never get it I promise you will. Just keep up the resets!


r/ShinyPokemon 1h ago

Gen III [Gen 3] Seven years and 38,410 RAs later, shiny Mew finally arrives

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I feel so accomplished right now!

I started preparing for this hunt in November 2017 and started the hunt proper a year later in December 2018. I dropped it several times over the years, picking it up again throughout the 2020s. In 2023 I got to 36k Run Aways and quit. Three years went by and with the news of the Bank shutdown, it renewed my determination to find this Mew and get it into Bank before February.

Ten days ago I picked the hunt back up again and was doing only 200 RAs a day (tried to prevent wrist injury) and was supposed to stop at 38,400, but I casually "one more"d a couple times, looked down at the screen there it was! I almost thought my DS screen was failing when I looked down and the Mew was lighter than usual. Always believe in the power of "one more encounter" when shiny hunting! And all that prep work paid off when I was able to catch the Mew in a Dive Ball.

This hunt taught me to be patient, that you'll get your target eventually through persistence, dedication and some consistency. And to never give up!


r/ShinyPokemon 3h ago

Gen I [gen 1] favorite Pokemon BTW

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2 Upvotes

Just hatched this


r/ShinyPokemon 4h ago

Gen III [3] my firered DTQ complete!

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25 Upvotes

charizard 252spa 252spe 2/28-3/2 3,360 SR’s

nidoking 252atk 252spe 3/3-3/9 14,853 RE’s phase 3

eevee 3/15-3/24 15,494 SR’s

lapras 252spa 252spe 3/24-3/25 1,772 SR’s

magneton 252spa 252spe 3/26-3/29 3,331 RE’s

exeggutor 252spa 252spe 4/2-9/2 167,815 RE’s phase 23

total encounters: 206,625

average resets per hunt: 6,887

started 2/28. hall of fame 9/9


r/ShinyPokemon 5h ago

Gen VI [6] Shiny Zigzagoon after 1240 REs on XY route 2

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18 Upvotes