Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I thought a 45,000+ phase was bad but little did I know, it was going to get a whole lot worse...
3 x Shiny Koffing during my Magmar hunt in Burned Tower, BF1. A very, very tough hunt this but it's finally done. I thought these guys deserved their own video considering they are admittedly very good shinies, just not what I wanted 3 of. Magmar itself wasn't much kinder...
Hope you're enjoying this series, hopefully it ends soon as it's been tragic!
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I thought a 45,000+ phase was bad but little did I know, it was going to get a whole lot worse...
3 x Shiny Koffing during my Magmar hunt in Burned Tower, BF1. A very, very tough hunt this but it's finally done. I thought these guys deserved their own video considering they are admittedly very good shinies, just not what I wanted 3 of. Magmar itself wasn't much kinder...
Hope you're enjoying this series, hopefully it ends soon as it's been tragic!
Thanks for watching as always!
Twitter/X - https://x.com/Sonikks1
Instagram - instagram.com/steve_sonikks
![[LIVE] Shiny Audino after 13,008 Rustling Grass encounters in Black 2](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/buWGQNf9wLY/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Audino after 13,008 Rustling Grass encounters in Black 2
Audino is a nice shiny, glad to have finally found one live and to have finished this phase. Im a big fan of these Pass Power hunts so hopefully no more in the future, lol. I hunted for Metagross a few years back and managed to avoid one but I did find one not-live quite some time ago.
Im really happy to have finished this phase. My Rustling Grass hunts have been super long so hopefully my luck turns around soon with these as I have many planned.
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![[LIVE] Shiny Whismur after 19,017 REs in Sapphire](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dBfiAvQmqe0/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Whismur after 19,017 REs in Sapphire
Shiny Whismur after quite a large number of encounters. This was phase 1 for Taillow though as I say in the video, I think Im going to switch to the repel trick which makes it 50%. I decided to try my luck without it first due to the variation in targets like Nincada & Whismur. Guess I got Whismur!
I love this shiny a lot though its a bit of a shame to get it here because its 100% in the cave next to this route but it is what it is. Im happy enough to find a shiny I didnt have. Hopefully Taillow isnt too far away.
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![[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Raikou after 1,313 SRs in FireRed](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dttsESZ8iIA/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Raikou after 1,313 SRs in FireRed
Shiny Raikou appeared much faster than Suicune, very relieved. I love this shiny so much and it’s one of my all-time favourite Pokemon. I had a feeling it might shine quickly but didn’t think it would be just over a thousand! I still can’t believe I actually own a Roaming Raikou in 3rd Gen. This is my 2nd 3rd Gen roamer at the moment. I will be doing for the rest soon I hope.
I decided to use the Route 16 as I was largely single hunting this next to my White and HeartGold Dream Team Quest games when I was motivated. I was only really doing this on and off and was probably going to pause it at 2,000. I will eventually prepare Entei and do the same I think.
This is the fifth Roamer I have found shiny and I eventually will try for them all. My next one will probably be a Platinum Bird roamer but I want to get a few more shinies inbetween each target to keep Roaming hunts fresh and exciting. It’s very easy to get burned out on them so I don’t want to do them too frequently.
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![[LIVE] Shiny Pichu after 9,348 REs in Ultra Moon + Ashs Pikachu distribution cartridge](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/exE3-RUScaY/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Pichu after 9,348 REs in Ultra Moon + Ashs Pikachu distribution cartridge
My orange-yellow baby mouse finally appeared after 4 phases (two Yungoose and a Grubbin). This was such a tough hunt to keep on doing because all I wanted to do for the most part was play the games! Im really glad I didnt just quit though as Im really enjoying playing through with this on my team.
The Ashs distribution cartridge isnt one thats overly exciting but I thought Id put my own twist on this hunt by doing this and showing you what really were the origins of the Pikachu Hat events in Gen VII.
Thank you so much for watching, sorry this took so long. Best of luck on your hunts and Ill see you in the next video, whenever that is for me.
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![[LIVE] Shiny Gyarados after 11,040 fishing encounters in FireRed](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fTTH0KXqf-A/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Gyarados after 11,040 fishing encounters in FireRed
A surprise 15% encounter while hunting Shellder. Shiny Gyarados appeared after 11,040 encounters while fishing for my 40% target. Gyarados is quite a nice find in Gen 3 as its only a 15% encounter in the wild. It also has a very nice orange hue to it instead of the bright red in Gen 4. I started this hunt hoping that Id find one so to actually do so, Im delighted!
Im already deep into phase 2 for Shellder so lets hope that doesnt too long to finalise my Dream Team Quest.
I decided to use the footage from my Magikarp video for Colosseum at the end. I uploaded that video here; https://youtu.be/HSI1b6t1t7I
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![[LIVE] 12 Shinies in FireRed/LeafGreens Safari Zone for Safari Week 2020](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gu-Gb33BTPU/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] 12 Shinies in FireRed/LeafGreens Safari Zone for Safari Week 2020
Safari Week 2020 was super fun. It was a mixed bag overall. In total I did 108,650 random encounters, finding 12 shinies overall meaning I had an average of 9,054. The first part of the week seemed like I was going to have the mother of all Safari Weeks but two bad droughts pushed my average up (and motivation down if Im honest). Still, to find 12 shinies in 1 week is pretty insane so Im very happy with my haul. Im gutted about that Venomoth but I will be back here in the future to try and see the elusive Shiny Chansey in 3rd Gen!
Safari Week is an annual event hosted by AbsolBlogsPokemon in which shiny hunters pit their sanity against the cruel mistress that is RNG. If youd like to participate, be sure to follow Matt on Twitter; https://twitter.com/TheAbsol Safari Week is usually hosted during early June so look out for that in the future!
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![[LIVE] Shiny Hoppip after 9,929 SRs in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gvngl4zKJOc/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Hoppip after 9,929 SRs in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
My first of what will hopefully be many, many Gamecube shinies. I have a plethora of targets planned for both Pokémon Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness. Delighted to finally get off the mark with my first Gamecube shiny.
This was my 2nd target in this area. Its been a long time since I played this game so Im going to enjoy playing through with a shiny. I wanted either Donphan or Jumpluff as Masquerain isnt overly viable in the 3rd Gen games. Im very happy that Hoppip decided to shine. It looks incredible in the 3D models.
I originally started this hunt way back in January 2018 but took a break at 500 or so to focus on Roaming Suicune in FireRed/LeafGreen. I returned to it this summer but opted to take another break while I upgraded my Gamecube recording ability. I record on a region-free Gamecube with a HD adapter, which wasnt cheap. If youre interested in it at all it is the GCHD MK II adapter which takes advantage of the native 480p from the digital port in first-gen Gamecube models (DOL-001).
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