The secret history of shiny hunting in pokemon

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shiny pokemon cool. forget your sandwich shinies in scarlet and violet, who wants to join my WSHC team and hunt in gen 3

thank u to my lil team:

[CandyEvie]

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[RTGame]

who would have thought that rare bat would lead to a crippling addiction years later

[alexallen]

My favorite full odds shiny encounter was when my uncle got his FIRST ever shiny in BDSP and it was a zubat and he yelled "IS THAT A ZINY SHOEBAT?!" cause his excitement messed up his words

[JJ_R]

In Scarlet & Violet, a shiny can be two feet behind you, and you’d never know! It’s a shiny hunter’s worst nightmare, and it’s actually possible now!!!

[JSKWilson]

There is just something about the name "rare bat" that I find unbelievably funny.

Truly, 9-year-old-Lucy was ahead of her time not just in shiny hunting but apparently in future internet comedy as well.

[DarkDepth]

Imagine telling someone in gen 3 that the best way to currently shiny hunt is to make a sandwich.

[msthecommentator]

Your first shiny Pokemon was basically how mine went, though mine was a Gastly in original Silver after leaving the National park. I'd already caught red Gyarados so when I saw the same sparkles on Gastly I shouted something like "They can all be a different color?!?" I caught it, and my life as a shiny hunter officially began

[livblakey]

I was literally laughing whenever you said “it’s like a magnet for autistic people” because I chronically shiny hunt and am autistic. It really is nice to have a community who shares your obsession. I’m 18 and Pokémon still takes up around 80% of my brain.

[cinnamonn]

hi Lucy, you probably won't see this but when you said about being on the spectrum I had to pause the video because I started crying. I was an amazing surprise to find out my favourite creator was like me. I've been feeling pretty lonely since it was realised I'm probably autistic, and when the diagnosis came in it made me feel so alone. but someone I really look up to is like me and it feels great. amazing video as always <3

[AbsolBlogsPokemon]

Such a good overview of the evolution of shiny hunting from this suuuper obscure little hobby to one of the main ways people enjoy Pokemon! There are so many facets of shiny hunting that are so hard to convey (like the "value" of shinies), and you knocked it out of the park talking about how your personal value you put into a shiny is all that really matters at the end of the day. I'm so glad to still see so many familiar faces like you still around still looking for these sparkly animals all these years later!

[just_a_pkmn_guy]

dallas deserves every second of recognition he got! it’s so good to see the love in the community

[Forever_Zero]

rare bat is a legend among legends, just imagine being the one pokemon that started CandyEvie's love for shiny hunting

[StrikeAxl]

I don't know why, but your videos always take me back to when I was a little brat playing Pokemon. It hits home everytime you say that you started YouTube to make some friends because I never had many friends, let alone people that liked pokemon. It's crazy to think that I found a group of people with similar interests until college and was able to let my inner child loose with them playing Pokemon, trading, and battling. Even more insane that pokemon is now so massive on YouTube that even big streamers and YouTubers do nuzlockes and shiny hunt. Little did we know we were cool all along, we were just ahead of the curve, lol.

Love your videos, Lucy. Thank you!

[Craig_Ackmen]

Shiny hunting takes a level of patience I may never achieve.

[tannerdudeman]

While i miss the mythical status that shiny pokemon had in the beginning, going for a shiny living dex in violet has been the most fun ive ever had in pokemon and im glad that i have a reason to keep picking it up.

[Raph___A]

Watching PM7 andMandJTV just fooling around together only for PM7 to get a shiny 1 or 2 minutes in is one of the funniest things I've seen lately. And it's very fun to watch a streamer get a shiny unexpectedly or get one after hours of hunting.

[aictopus]

I still remember how mentally draining using the Masuda method for shiny charmander was in gen 3 for me lmao. It was traumatizing. I like how the odds increased over time and now we have SV.

[MagentaNimbat]

If I told my parents 1 year ago that they’d be shiny hunters in GO, they’d think im crazy, but now My parents participate in Community days and even look for shiny legendaries which is bizarre but also amazing to see

[kedo]

I didn't know you were on the spectrum Lucy, i absolutely love shiny hunting. I'm never actually tried full odds hunting because I'm scared of how long I know it can take but I may just start trying it thanks to the inspiration from this video. Thank you for sharing a bit more about yourself and the history of Shiny hunting as a whole

[lonelychameleon]

I still remember my first shiny encounter, also at the age of 9.

2007. My brother is sick and is in the hospital, I am visiting him and am currently playing through Pokemon FireRed. It is while searching for Moltres at Mt. Ember that I happen upon a chance encounter with a shiny Slugma, the first shiny I had ever seen in the wild. 

If I were playing it when I was older, I would've captured it in a heartbeat, but this was before I knew what shiny Pokemon were. I didn't just run away from it like any other wild encounter. No, as soon as I saw the stars shining off it, I turned my game off, fearing that it was damaged by generating an off-color Pokemon. It was only later when my friend informed me what shiny Pokemon were that I realized the mistake I had made.

You never forget your first, even if it was a mistake.