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>playing crystal for the first time
>just as I'm done receiving the pokeballs, decide to grind a bit
>shiny hoppip out of fucking nowhere
>didn't even know about the rarity of shinies but hey, it looks different, might as well catch it
>ended up using him on my team even though i hate grass types and Jumpluff
>didn't regret it, became one of my favorite pokemons
Years later...
>playing Platinum
>about to go to first gym
>shiny Abra
>oh boy
>attempt to make my kriketune sing to it
>miss
>Wild Abra used Teleport!
>fuck everything
>playing Emerald Randomizer
>just about done with battling May, going back, yadda yadda
>finally I can move on
>get a Kakuna for my first Nuzlocke poke
>suddenly, shiny black Ursaring with gold ring
>fuck it, I'll have to catch him
>wasted all 5 pokeballs on him and managed, almost sacrificing my Pidgey in the process
I'm not so lucky with shinies and they appear mostly near the start of the game, as you noticed.
