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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · 11d

Shiny Omanyte in Black after 1,481 fossils restored ✨

Started this yesterday and it shined already. Finally a bit of luck this year. Super happy with this, starting Aerodactyl immediately.

2nd member of my Black Shiny Fossil run!

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · 18d

Shiny Kabuto in Black after 2,681 fossils restored ✨

Haven't had the most of time to hunt recently but picked this up & got it after only 3 resets this evening. Timid and female too, crazy. Fossils traded in from a completed White 2.

1st member of my Black Shiny Fossil run!

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Shiny Roaming Cresselia after 235 resets in Brilliant Diamond ✨

Picked this up again recently & was rewarded. Super pretty shiny. I now have every shiny roaming Pokemon across the series. Probably my last ever Switch hunt.

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Aug 17

Shiny Magby after 2,908 hatched in Sapphire! ✨

My 3rd egg exclusive shiny in Gen 3 & first hatch in Sapphire. I'd only just finished hatching these in Emerald, only 7 eggs hatched in Sapphire.

(125/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jul 24

Well they're pre-walked & then traded game to game via box so not very long at all.

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jul 24

Shiny Lileep after 20,316 hatched in Ruby! ✨

One of my favourite Pokemon, S Tier shiny imo but made to work for both of them in Gen 3, the soft reset Lileep took 34,722.

Might move onto some Fishing hunts now, haven't decided yet.

(124/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jul 21

Shiny 5% Pineco after 12,125 encounters in the Safari Zone! ✨

Caught second ball! Both of my main 2025 targets in 5% Pineco and Hoothoot caught in the past month.

Another huge step forward for my Gen 3 living dex, no Safari grass rares left

(123/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jul 6

Jumped back into the Safari Zone and found a swift Shiny Teddiursa after 420 encounters! ✨

He sadly fled but I have the line completed and I'm sure I'll find more of these hunting down the 5% Pineco. 2 in 1 with Magmar, some decent luck at last.

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jul 6

Shiny Magmar after an insane 77,700 encounters! My new longest hunt✨

#4 for my Fire Monotype Challenge through Silver. It finally appeared after a 133,884 total encounters & 3 Koffings. Such a good shiny but definitely one of, if not the toughest hunts mentally I've ever done.

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jun 29

Shiny Teddiursa #2 is my 4th for #SafariWeek2025

Fled after 2 balls. Not too bothered as I have the line completed.

That'll probably be my last one for this year though I'll be returning to Hoenn Safari after a break for that 5% Pineco!

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jun 28

@ Full Odds hunters. I've put together a little server to run some experiments with Gen 2 RNG. We need some willing participants to do some hunts across 2-4 systems on either Gen 2 physical or 3DS VC.

Let me know if you're interested, or tag someone who might be.

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jun 22

Shiny 5% Hoothoot after 6,580 encounters! ✨

Caught it first ball! One of my main targets this year alongside Pineco.

An incredibly rare shiny in Gen 3 as it's a 5% Safari target or eggs. Huge step forward for my Gen 3 living dex!

(122/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jun 21

Shiny Teddiursa after 10,860 random encounters! ✨

Caught it first ball so that's the line now completed. My secondary target behind Pineco & Hoothoot this year. #2 for #SafariWeek2025

(121/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · May 28

Shiny Farfetch'd after 16,214 hatched in Ruby! ✨

Took a long break from this, picked it up recently again & it shined after just over 1,000 more eggs. One of my favourite Pokemon, and my 2nd Gen 3 egg exclusive shiny. So glad this is done!

(120/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Apr 3

Shiny Cleffa after only 1,172 hatched in Emerald ✨

My first egg exclusive shiny in Gen 3, took me by complete surprise. Gave it the egg move Present & will obviously stay as a Cleffa. Super cute sprite, love the German name Pii too.

(119/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Apr 1

Shiny Cyndaquil after 66,512 soft resets in Emerald via Battle Video method ✨

An insane collective drought of 121,891 without a shiny across three games. This completes the trio in Gen 3!

Chikorita -3,663
Totodile - 5,209
Cyndaquil - 66,512

(118/389 - Gen 3 Shiny Living Dex)

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Mar 19

Little hunt update.

60,000 - Cyndaquil (Emerald)
67,900 - Magmar (Silver) - Phase 4
7,230 - Yanma (Colosseum)

Two 60,000 hunts, not back to back but side by side. Unprecedented at this point tbh...

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Feb 26

Just hit 80,000 seen collectively across 3 separate hunts since my last shiny. What a start to 2025!

Do I hit 100,000? 😱

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Feb 14

50,000 😱

Only the 2nd time I've had a hunt go this high. 2,671 from my new longest hunt. Also at almost 24,000 for Emerald Cyndaquil. 2025 pls.

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Jan 19

40,000 (again...) 😱

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Dec 31

Tough year shiny hunting & personally. Still snagged some abolute bangers. The highlight, the Shiny Safari Kangaskhan to complete the Safari Trio.

53 shinies
531,337 encounters
9,709 average

Three new longest hunts, all 40,000+ hunts. Please be kinder 2025. Happy New Year! 🎉

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Dec 9

They're fucking shit.

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Nov 29

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Nov 25

Just passed 22,000 on phase 4.
80,000 total on this hunt alone.
150,000 on this quest overall!

This file is so unbelievably cursed... 😤

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Sonikks @sonikks.bsky.social · Nov 14

This site 100% has potential. Need all my fellow full odds best odds shiny hunters on here.

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