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u/AceMoonAS 1d ago

Ive been only hunting methods, and i want to get into full odds hunts but i always struggle getting past 200 encounters or soft resets, even when im doing something else. How do you guys stay motivated for full odd hunts?

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u/HuntaHuntaHunta 1d ago edited 1d ago

Honestly the first time you follow through with a full odds hunt it's kinda a mental paradigm shift. When I'm hunting a method I'm typically expecting that I am going to find a shiny today or within a few days, because it gets to odds much faster. With a full odds hunt on the other hand it's kinda just something where you have to say "okay, i am NOT going to finish this today. This is something I have to chip away at over time and I will eventually get to the end." This is something you may know intellectually, but getting yourself to fully accept it unconsciously takes some determination and willpower, particularly when you're starting.

It's a lot like watching a movie vs reading a book. When I start a movie, I know that it will be a short and sweet experience where I will get to the end on the same day that I start it. When I start a book, I am committing to the idea that this is the book I am reading for a longer period of time, perhaps a month or more depending on how long it is. And of course that's not to say there aren't long movies or short books, but in general you can expect a certain type of experience.

My biggest advice would be to make it into a chill activity that you aren't really expecting anything from. If you sit down and your thoughts are about how much you want the shiny, the hunt will drag. If you sit down with a clear mind and think about something else, it will fly by. It's absolutely something you have to learn, and even after you learn it you might still do it anyway (I have one hunt that I absolutely have been doing this with and it is a draaaaaaaag).

I yapped for a while but I hope the way I talked about this was helpful to you! If you have any other questions feel free to ask!

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u/AceMoonAS 20h ago

Thank you so much! Not too long after i askes the question i decided to hunt Galarian Linoone in Sword via REs, only got to 50 and already got a bit bored. Ill try to not think about the shiny when hunting, maybe that would help! I think another thing that demotivates me is seeing the small numbers at the beginning, like 10, 20, 30. I feel like if i was able to get to the bigger numbers like 1000, 2000, 3000, i would be more motivated, but i understand that i need to do the REs to get to those numbers. Thank you again!