![[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Suicune in FireRed after 16,321 SRs [10k sub special] @Sonikks](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RxbwdotGX4E/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Seriously, how nice does this look in 3rd Gen? This is an absolute dream to obtain. This wasn't my initial 10k sub special that I had planned but it took a lot longer than I was hoping for so I decided to just make it that. This hunt was started in December of last year (2017) so it took around 10 months though I did have regular breaks from it to get other targets. This is my 2nd shiny roamer as of yet.
This hunt probably seems like fresh hell but honestly, if you're consistent with around 100 per day it's not too bad. I hunted on two systems for maximum efficiency. I feel like a third might have slowed me down but I don't know for sure. People have asked me for an average time per reset but the truth is, I can't say for certain. Everyone who hunts a roamer will do so at different speeds to the RNG element on whether they're on the route or not.
I hope you enjoy this video, I put a lot of effort into it for sure. Thank you to each and every one of my subscribers. I will be doing more hunts like this in the future for sure as I really like roamers at the moment.
This was also obtained using a legitimate copy of FireRed + capture card. This was not obtained using an emulator.
Link to the glitch; bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_glitches_in_Generation_III#Ruby.2C_Sapphire.2C_FireRed.2C_and_LeafGreen
Best of luck on your hunts!
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Seriously, how nice does this look in 3rd Gen? This is an absolute dream to obtain. This wasn't my initial 10k sub special that I had planned but it took a lot longer than I was hoping for so I decided to just make it that. This hunt was started in December of last year (2017) so it took around 10 months though I did have regular breaks from it to get other targets. This is my 2nd shiny roamer as of yet.
This hunt probably seems like fresh hell but honestly, if you're consistent with around 100 per day it's not too bad. I hunted on two systems for maximum efficiency. I feel like a third might have slowed me down but I don't know for sure. People have asked me for an average time per reset but the truth is, I can't say for certain. Everyone who hunts a roamer will do so at different speeds to the RNG element on whether they're on the route or not.
I hope you enjoy this video, I put a lot of effort into it for sure. Thank you to each and every one of my subscribers. I will be doing more hunts like this in the future for sure as I really like roamers at the moment.
This was also obtained using a legitimate copy of FireRed + capture card. This was not obtained using an emulator.
Link to the glitch; bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_glitches_in_Generation_III#Ruby.2C_Sapphire.2C_FireRed.2C_and_LeafGreen
Best of luck on your hunts!
Twitter; twitter.com/Sonikks1
Twitch - twitch.tv/sonikks
![[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Suicune in FireRed after 16,321 SRs [10k sub special]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RxbwdotGX4E/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Suicune in FireRed after 16,321 SRs [10k sub special]
Seriously, how nice does this look in 3rd Gen? This is an absolute dream to obtain. This wasnt my initial 10k sub special that I had planned but it took a lot longer than I was hoping for so I decided to just make it that. This hunt was started in December of last year (2017) so it took around 10 months though I did have regular breaks from it to get other targets. This is my 2nd shiny roamer as of yet.
This hunt probably seems like fresh hell but honestly, if youre consistent with around 100 per day its not too bad. I hunted on two systems for maximum efficiency. I feel like a third might have slowed me down but I dont know for sure. People have asked me for an average time per reset but the truth is, I cant say for certain. Everyone who hunts a roamer will do so at different speeds to the RNG element on whether theyre on the route or not.
I hope you enjoy this video, I put a lot of effort into it for sure. Thank you to each and every one of my subscribers. I will be doing more hunts like this in the future for sure as I really like roamers at the moment.
This was also obtained using a legitimate copy of FireRed + capture card. This was not obtained using an emulator.
Link to the glitch; https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_glitches_in_Generation_III#Ruby.2C_Sapphire.2C_FireRed.2C_and_LeafGreen
Best of luck on your hunts!
Twitter; https://twitter.com/Sonikks1
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/sonikks")
![[LIVE] Shiny Safari Zone Chansey CAUGHT after 896 random encounters! (328,930 total)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S_tjuLCgoio/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Safari Zone Chansey CAUGHT after 896 random encounters! (328,930 total)
Shiny Chansey caught from FireRed LeafGreen Safari Zone. Heres a video I was beginning to think I would never make and upload for you guys to watch. This is by far my proudest and rarest shiny currently in my collection.
I had seen 4 Chansey in total before catching which is a little under the expected amount using the Bait trick though when you consider that I threw a ball at the first one, 3 in total is very generous in terms of RNG. The heartbreak of seeing two of them flee during Safari Week first turn, first bait was horrendous and it did knock my confidence a bit. After a small break, I knew I had to catch her and I wasnt going to stop phasing until I did. Literally two hours after finishing my Roamer Quest on stream, I found her again and well, the video will do the rest of the talking. RNG is cruel but it can be so kind as well. I keep saying this but I dont think Ill ever top that night as a shiny hunter.
Also really random but I was listening to Billie Eilish when I found her. Shout out to you Billie.
In terms of stats;
Chansey #1 took 25 phases to appear totaling 194,086 encounters
Chansey #2 took 15 phases to appear totaling 104,044 encounters
Chansey #3 took 2 phases to appear totaling 12,704 encounters
Chansey #4 took 4 phases to appear totaling 18,096 encounters (caught)
In total - 328,930 encounters to catch her. Proud!
If youre curious at all about the bait method, please see this document by ProfessorRex who took his time to understand the Safari mechanics and collect his research;
https://www.docdroid.net/Tx5NbeU/safari-zone-research-pdf#page=13
Without this research, there is every opportunity that I would never have added this amazing shiny to my Gen 3 collection. Please support his Twitch here; https://twitch.tv/brofessorslab
Massive thank you to you buddy, seriously.
Thank you for watching!
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![[LIVE] Shiny Metagross after 11,520 Rustling Grass encounters in Black 2](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SsTabgh0xnM/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Metagross after 11,520 Rustling Grass encounters in Black 2
The concept of a wild Metagross is quite incredible and Im so glad I got this. I really enjoyed this hunt a lot and the encounters were a lot faster than I originally thought they would be. I have a ton of hunts planned like this and I absolutely will be doing more in the future.
To do this hunt, you need to increase your Entralink Black and White Levels to 21 each which will permit you access to Exploring Power Level 3, which will increase the liklihood of seeing Rustling Grass/Dust Clouds/Rippling Water and finally Lucky Power Level 2.
Lucky Power 2 increase the chances of finding rare Pokémon so it increases the lower % targets even higher, something 5% goes to 10% for example.
Lucky Power 3 cannot be used for full odds hunting as it decreases the odds to 1/4096 from 1/8192.
Im a proud owner of a WILD Metagross thats shiny! Insane!
Thanks for watching!
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Special thanks to Tibo for his layout help; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoJomsLr7G8h_3LXixVBxIQ")
![[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Moltres after 8,471 SRs (16,942 seen) in Platinum](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TNxwrrv-JHA/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Moltres after 8,471 SRs (16,942 seen) in Platinum
My 6th Shiny Roamer and one of my dream shinies from Platinum - Shiny Moltres after 16,942 Pokemon seen. This one took a while with needing to go double odds but I’m so happy to have this completed. I love this sprite and it’s a major reason why I opted to hunt the Roamer instead of going for it in HG/SS. This hunt was initially started back in December 2018 but I took a few breaks here and there to finish and try some other projects. Very proud of this one.
This is the 6th target for my Roamer quest in which I try for every shiny Roaming Pokemon. Next up is probably Entei in FireRed or Latias in HeartGold, haven’t quite decided yet.
This is a super cool way of hunting Roamers as all three can be found on the same save file. After I found and caught shiny Zapdos, I beat the Elite Four again and the Birds will have a new spawn point after speaking to Prof.Oak in Eterna City. They generate each reset (saved in front of Oak) with a new set of stats etc so I knew they could be shiny again even though at times I had silly doubts.
I want to express my gratitude to Evo2587 aka Roger who helped calm any fears I had that it wasn’t possible during my drought, lol. Hes an awesome guy who constantly helps me plan my hunts, helps with tech issues and is a fellow hunter. Please sub to him here!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzBml1615pNSzv9AjVD5ktQ
Thank you so much for watching, as always. Best of luck on all of your hunts & I’ll see you in the next video.
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![[LIVE] Shiny Grovyle after 1,136 random encounters in Ultra Moon via Island Scan [Full odds]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/US_pRkQDYjI/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Grovyle after 1,136 random encounters in Ultra Moon via Island Scan [Full odds]
I decided to return to Gen 7 to do some hunts aside my main hunt in Sapphire. Im enjoying these games again. I know theyre not for everyone but I quite enjoyed Gen 7.
Im not planning too many more Island Scan targets but maybe the starters will keep me occupied during my 1/8192 hunt.
Thanks for watching as always!")
![[LIVE] Shiny Trapinch after 7,436 REs in Ruby (DTQ #4)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UZM8KeyyT7w/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Trapinch after 7,436 REs in Ruby (DTQ #4)
I cant believe the phase luck! First phase Shiny Trapinch, under odds. Im not sure whats going on with this file but long may it continue with the remaining hunts and ones planned for post-game!
Shes such a beauty. I love the dark green colours and the line across her body. I truly adore this line. I say in the video that Trapinch is quite a nostalgic Pokemon for me as I used one on my first playthrough to possess a shiny one in her original generation, I couldnt be happier honestly. Vibrava and Flygon are some of my favourite Pokemon designs, period.
I hope you enjoy the Colosseum showcase. Sadly Flygons 3D model in Colosseum is a little disappointed in its shiny form but Vibrava is a real beauty.
Thanks for watching as always!
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![[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Entei after 3,143 SRs in FireRed](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UienjWGXWPQ/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Roaming Entei after 3,143 SRs in FireRed
My third and final FireRed/LeafGreen Roaming Legendary Beast shined rather quickly much like Raikou after “only” 3,134 soft resets. I actually had a feeling it would be a quick one as I went to double odds (16,000+) for Moltres in Platinum for my previous roamer.
To say that I own all three Roaming Shiny Beasts in 3rd Gen is absolutely surreal. I still can’t believe it fully even though I’ve finished editing the video as of writing this. It’s insane. Suicune really tested me going over double odds but I’m so glad I persisted with this project. This is my 7th shiny Roamer in total. I think next up will be Roaming Latias in HeartGold.
Entei in 3rd Gen didn’t really grab me at first but seeing it shiny on my DS screen like that was something I’ll never forget. I really, really like the colouring. It’s nice in 4th Gen but it’s not as nice as this one in my opinion. The added bonus of showing it in Colosseum was also really great too as it looks unique in the 3D models.
The only annoying thing about this video is I had to, unfortunately, use an R4 cart to take the Entei from LeafGreen (not shiny) to determine the location of the shiny in FireRed. My link cable stopped working a while back and I just never got around to replacing it. I back up my saves anyway for safety so theres absolutely no issue in doing this.
Thank you for coming on this journey of completing this elusive trio in this generation with me. Suicune and Raikou are among my most viewed and commented upon videos. I’ll be putting together a guide which demonstrates the mechanics and techniques showcased in these videos so you can understand or even hunt your own Roaming Beast.
Thank you for watching as always. Best of luck on all of your hunts and see you in the next video.
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![[LIVE] Shiny Mantine after 8,298 REs in LeafGreen [Repel trick]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V1fb_-8u92k/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] Shiny Mantine after 8,298 REs in LeafGreen [Repel trick]
In my opinion, this is one of the most underrated shinies in the series. Mantine is quite rare in its normal form, nevermind its shiny form. Its a maximum 10% in Gen 2 and 4 and in Gen 5 its still 10-20%. Im so happy to have this in my collection. Managed to avoid the duplicate Tentacruel too!
This is a slow repel trick, I wont lie to you. If you do this be prepared to get frustrated at times. Its so worth it though.
Thank you so much for watching and good luck on all of your hunts!
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