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Reasons for shiny hunting?, Completion? For nicknaming? Shards? Let's discuss! |
Aug 17 2016, 05:25 AM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 24-June 14 From: On earth, maybe Member No.: 220 948 Pokemon OC Squad |
As the title states, why do you hunt shinies?
For me, it is for nicknaming. I personally love naming shinies according to fictional characters, real-life people, or just naming them after my OCs in general. Partially, I hunt for shards too, but not that hardcore. Sometimes, colors of the shiny in question will affect my decision as well. I kinda dislike shinies with same colors or very slight alteration of the normal colors. (Looking at you, Girafarig!) Thoughts? -------------------- |
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Aug 17 2016, 10:48 AM
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But that's none of my business. Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 27-March 16 From: Somewhere in Sinnoh Member No.: 240 129 The Dream Team! |
Shiny hunting gives me an excuse to collect even more Pokemon, and gives me a reason to keep hatching eggs. I like to nickname my Shinies as well, but it's not a huge reason.
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Aug 18 2016, 03:32 AM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 12-May 09 From: Tocantins Member No.: 22 266 Team Epic O: |
My favorite thing to do around this site is to hunt shines. ^-^ I primarily stick to hunting ones I find cute, simple as that :')
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Aug 18 2016, 08:29 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 10-April 09 Member No.: 10 021 Active Squad |
Both time killer and sense of accomplishment. However, I've had this one hunt going for four years so maybe I should wrap it up soon, aha...
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Sep 1 2016, 07:10 AM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 87 Joined: 30-June 09 From: A fruit bowl Member No.: 40 486 My Favs |
Mainly to pass the time. But I also hunt because there are shiny colorations that I actually like better. For example, Shinx and Swablu.
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Sep 1 2016, 02:20 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 27-August 16 From: Finland Member No.: 244 469 My Favourites |
I haven't had any shiny hunts yet as I'm a new member but I definitely want to do some. For me this is all about completing my dex so getting entries from all the shinies would be awesome. Tough I don't think I end up keeping them all. As an example, I like color of normal Sableye more than I do shiny one. No point in keeping pokemon I don't like so I might as well release those pokemons so someone else can grab them from shelter.
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Sep 6 2016, 02:14 PM
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Off The Hook Group: +Donors Posts: 2 263 Joined: 28-March 09 From: Inkopolis Member No.: 6 327 Bug Legion |
I tend to shiny hunt in order to fill the shiny portion of the Pokedex. That and I love some shiny colorations better than the normal ones, so I thrive to get that coloration to have instead of the normal one. Plus, it keeps me pretty active on the site. c:
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Sep 6 2016, 07:53 PM
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Gym Leader Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 10-January 15 Member No.: 228 368 Active Squad |
Mostly I'm shard-hunting, but completing that nice pokedex is tops, since I've completed most of the achievements. All remaining Hunt achievements can only be acquired reliably with shiny vouchers.
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Sep 6 2016, 10:53 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 1-October 10 Member No.: 115 955 Active Squad |
I mainly shiny hunt for a mix of looks and dex completion, but mostly the latter, hahaha. The shards are nice, too, and get me closer and closer to an arceus form, which is nice.
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Sep 9 2016, 02:05 PM
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A learning vessel of several lessons to make me more clever. Group: +Donors Posts: 1 503 Joined: 15-May 09 From: Seattle area Member No.: 23 405 My Loves |
I do it to complete the shiny dex for the most part, but it's also the best way to spend my time on the site. There's always that thrill from hatching a shiny egg as well. :P
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Sep 10 2016, 12:08 PM
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Made of random and Joltik love / Totally not a fangirl Group: +Donors Posts: 935 Joined: 28-March 09 Member No.: 6 080 Diamond Party |
Completion, and it's the only thing I still have to do here aside from new explorations.
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Sep 10 2016, 02:35 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 7-July 16 From: United Kingdom Member No.: 242 646 Eeveelutions FTW |
I've not gotten any shinies yet but I just think it's so exciting waiting for a shiny to pop out of that egg.
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Feb 28 2017, 08:59 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: +Donors Posts: 32 Joined: 10-December 09 Member No.: 75 894 Active Squad |
It gives me something to do. And I really love certain shinies. (Like shiny Mistilil) There's also a bit of a compleationist aspect, though I am not anticipating making a shiny living dex.
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Mar 5 2017, 11:29 AM
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Official Doctor <3 Group: +Donors Posts: 95 Joined: 11-July 09 From: Slovakia <3 Member No.: 44 921 My fav team |
whenever I start playing pokemon adoptable it is usually because of the shiny hunting... usually do hunt for shinies I really like - colour or design-wise I don't really care about completion but if I run out of favourites I shall do :p
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Mar 5 2017, 06:51 PM
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Elite Four Group: Members Posts: 1 493 Joined: 21-April 09 Member No.: 14 137 Platinum team |
I mostly just hunt to gather shards. I still hunt some things like Litten I already have a plate for though, just cause I like getting shinies of my favorite Pokemon
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Mar 5 2017, 07:19 PM
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Art by Yoova Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 3-August 16 Member No.: 243 702 Active Squad |
Outside of SWSH, the shines I've searched for were either for an achievement, or for some other meaning (I.E. the Shiny Koffing I was hunting was for the sake of quoting Chuggaaconroy in its description).
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Mar 6 2017, 04:25 PM
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Gym Leader Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 10-January 15 Member No.: 228 368 Active Squad |
I hunt shinies because of completing my pokedex. It's the only way I'm going to get all those Arceus, after all.
And on top of that, I'm also using the opportunity to complete my Sprite Dex. This post has been edited by Breech Loader: Mar 6 2017, 04:27 PM |
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Apr 6 2017, 01:44 AM
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Companion Cube Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 16-November 16 Member No.: 246 334 Favourites |
I hunt the ones I like the alternate colours for, I'm not gonna go for a living shiny dex, that's way too much work xD And a lot of them don't really get major changes, like Charmander or Pikachu
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May 3 2017, 07:27 PM
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PKMN TRAINER RED Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 29-May 16 From: MA, U.S.A. Member No.: 241 718 the dream team |
1) i love colors 2) it feels really special to have alternate versions of your favorites 3) the moment you Finally hatch them is so sweet and fulfilling?? literally nothing compares. and 4) it's something you can work towards relatively easily without giving the screen in front of you 100% of your attention after the initial setup! i usually shiny grind in the main series games in particular when i'm lazing around and watching cartoons/lps with my girlfriend. -------------------- |
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May 4 2017, 01:41 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: +Donors Posts: 10 Joined: 14-August 09 From: USA Member No.: 56 872 Active Squad |
I do it mainly for nicknaming, but I just love the different colors of some shinies. And I'm really trying for as much completion as I can, since as some other folks have said, I've done a lot else there is to do on the site. But nothing really compares to the feeling of finally getting a shiny!
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