Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I've put plenty of hours into the game (150+) before I ever started breeding for a shiny, which was last night, and didn't see a single one.
Oh random encounter this, horde that, Radar this, fish chaining that, and even supposedly Safari Pokemon have an increased shiny rate. I can't tell you how many HOURS I've spent in the Friend Safari leveling on Audino and not seen a single shiny.
So after I filled the Kalos Dex to get the Oval Charm, I said screw that and hatched my own shiny. Which will be my primary method going forward because IVs and guaranteed Nature.
Anyway, I was very lucky and very fortunate to get my first shiny on this game because I've decided to leave most of my shinies I've used so much back on the games they're on (Platinum & White 2) and mostly start from scratch, though when the Bank opens I'll probably transfer a few choice Pokemon (like my Ninetales perhaps.)
Anyways, coupled with the Hatching Power Lv. 3 and a Lv. 4 O-Power Bar (which you get by taking over 4,000 real-life steps [or cheating by shaking the 3DS which I didn't do]) you can get away with hatching 5 eggs in the 3 minute limit & by then it'll be reloaded completely. It's a win-win.
Froakie and Shiny Froakie are hard to tell apart, so I wasn't paying attention - but I DID notice this shiny on the hatch screen. It's easier to tell on the 3DS. Regular Froakie is a darker blue.
I'll show off the forms in the evolution vid which will be coming up right after this.
FINALLY, I have my first 6th Gen shiny of my own, and she's perfect, exactly what I wanted. Yeah, it's female, too. B)
Onto the next target!
And before anyone tries to be a wise guy about me knowing which egg the shiny was in, I saved before I started hatching my hoard, and saved regularly. Then when I had it, I deposited them back the way I took them out, so I'll know which one.
It makes for a shorter, much less boring video.
I've put plenty of hours into the game (150+) before I ever started breeding for a shiny, which was last night, and didn't see a single one.
Oh random encounter this, horde that, Radar this, fish chaining that, and even supposedly Safari Pokemon have an increased shiny rate. I can't tell you how many HOURS I've spent in the Friend Safari leveling on Audino and not seen a single shiny.
So after I filled the Kalos Dex to get the Oval Charm, I said screw that and hatched my own shiny. Which will be my primary method going forward because IVs and guaranteed Nature.
Anyway, I was very lucky and very fortunate to get my first shiny on this game because I've decided to leave most of my shinies I've used so much back on the games they're on (Platinum & White 2) and mostly start from scratch, though when the Bank opens I'll probably transfer a few choice Pokemon (like my Ninetales perhaps.)
Anyways, coupled with the Hatching Power Lv. 3 and a Lv. 4 O-Power Bar (which you get by taking over 4,000 real-life steps [or cheating by shaking the 3DS which I didn't do]) you can get away with hatching 5 eggs in the 3 minute limit & by then it'll be reloaded completely. It's a win-win.
Froakie and Shiny Froakie are hard to tell apart, so I wasn't paying attention - but I DID notice this shiny on the hatch screen. It's easier to tell on the 3DS. Regular Froakie is a darker blue.
I'll show off the forms in the evolution vid which will be coming up right after this.
FINALLY, I have my first 6th Gen shiny of my own, and she's perfect, exactly what I wanted. Yeah, it's female, too. B)
Onto the next target!
And before anyone tries to be a wise guy about me knowing which egg the shiny was in, I saved before I started hatching my hoard, and saved regularly. Then when I had it, I deposited them back the way I took them out, so I'll know which one.
It makes for a shorter, much less boring video.
