Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Shiny Roaming Raikou to complete the Gen 2 Roamers very quickly. Incredibly, I managed to find Entei in 100, Suicune in 1,119 and now Raikou after only 730. Absurd luck with an average of 650 between the trio. Raikou is my all-time favourite Pokemon. I love how beastly and aggressive it looks in Crystal as opposed to the rather derpy looking Gold/Silver sprite. The Stadium 2 blue whiskers too. So good.

Just the two Roamers left to find, Latios and Latias in Ruby and Sapphire!

These were all found on my childhood Crystal cartridge using a Gamecube and Gameboy Interface software.

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There is a lot to say about this hunt. I was as brief as possible without missing out on key details in my intro but if you want to more about this hunt or Gen 2 Roamers in particular, please see the following links.

Video guide to Gen 2 Roamers; youtu.be/hTP5vPYqdHQ

Document if you prefer write-ups; docs.google.com/document/d/1qfPCyPoCptT7W1WWjgXdZWqADgu8UubxrHXsN1tAFqw/edit

I found the write-up a lot easier to follow but that's just personal preference. I prefer things in black and white text.

Massive credit goes to Hangar and Rich for their work on this. I've been in the shiny hunting community for almost 8 years now and I've never seen so much time & effort into one specific hunt. As I said in the video, it's not research, it's scripture. In particular a special thanks to Rich for explaining all of this to me like I'm 5, I needed it.

Their channels;
Hangar - youtube.com/user/HangarOne8
Rich - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVenusaur...

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If you have any questions, I'd advise commenting on Hangar's video but I can try to explain as much as possible.

Thank you for watching as always;

Twitter; twitter.com/Sonikks1