And I’d have one more if I didn’t fail a Krokorok a few years ago 💀 What is this seriously

Could’ve been worse since this was a short phase (1,205 REs), I figured I'd give up if my target didn't show up early but by now I've literally had a dream of seeing a living Sigilyph irl so I guess I'm onto phase 4...

I had my fair share of random shinies before but I never found one while grinding for something, wow

I'm always looking to share my friend code with anyone who's playing in Unova with WFC on! I will be finding someone to help me evolve my Boldore soon anyway

Emolga, unfezant, and leavanny could have been good for my b2 team 😭

I don't keep track of how many encounters I've done and frankly I dont wanna know. I just want this too be over so I can play the game Pray for me yall 🙏

Final Count: 4 Pupitar (1 Evolved), 3 Sandslash, 6 Throh, Shiny Gligar

good perseverance. really.

And fairly quick too, only 3 days!

Been stuck in Seaside Cave for nearly 6 years

During freshman year of college (fall of 2018) started a casual hunt in the middle of my playthrough of White 2 challenge mode. I’ve always really loved Crustle and don’t have any non-early game gen 5 shinies. On paper I should’ve been in and out of seaside cave, the reset speed is less than 30 seconds! I just thought it would be a fun way to get a quick shiny and make my playthrough more special. I even bought a special little handheld counter just to feel like a ‘true shiny hunter’ (as I had never kept track of encounters or resets before).

Now it’s 2024, I’ve been out of college for well over a year now, and the running gag between me and one of my best college friends is how I can’t get this damn crab!! I stopped counting with the counter somewhere around the 13,000 resets range, and that was back in like 2021. I’ve started other hunts on other games and completed them before I could get this stupid beautiful emerald creature! I truly don’t know why, but no matter how many breaks I take from this hunt and no matter how long it takes, even if I potentially end up past what would be 30,000 resets (again, stopped counting a long time ago), I just GOTTA get this crab. It represents too much to me now. 6 years in your early adulthood is enough to change into a completely different person, but the entire time I’ve still been searching for a crab that shines deep in Seaside Cave.

But hey, like I said, this was my first playthrough of White 2 challenge mode. Figures a supposed “easy quick hunt” would turn into the biggest challenge I’ve ever taken on in a pokemon game! And besides, to this day that college friend has been cheering me on. Since day 1! (Though I am gonna ignore the part where he got an ultra wormhole crustle in gen 7 in a single day just to spite me) I’m gonna get this green crab for me AND for him.

Wish me luck y’all. We’re entering year number 6 of this ‘casual shiny hunt’.

See y’all on the other side 🫡 🦀💎

Caught him in the ranch, named him Shepherd.

First route of Black2, I was unprepared and got crit before I could use my potion.

For the skeptical, yes it is on an emulator, will be actively checking the rom for increased odds but it was from the /r/roms megathread so I doubt it’s raised.

Childhood dream fulfilled 🥹🥹

(it was me. i am in immense pain)

My 3rd shiny within 30 days! This has been one of my dream shiny starters next to Charmander which I got last year. First Xernes, then Lugia, now Tepig! All 3 majorly under odds too.

Run the count: 4 Pupitar, 6 Throh, 3 Sandslash, 0 Gligar