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>Question if I should take the time to trade Dive Balls to catch it from Emerald.
>Too bored.
>Might do later.
>I'm sure I won't find it today.
>Go to Seafoam Islands.
>Get to Articuno.
>Save.
>Begin 'setting.
>I swear every single time it looks lighter than usual.
>It isn't.
>Fast forward 10 minutes.
>Still looks lighter every time.
>Still isn't.
>Stare out the window.
>Rainy day.
>I like it.
>I'm maybe 20-30 resets in.
>On one of my usual stares out of window.
>Start encounter.
>Look at it.
>Looks lighter.
>Shrug it off.
>Stare out window for 1 second.
>Look back.
>It finished sliding across screen.
>Hang on...
>Sprite isn't dimmed down anymore.
>Legitimately looks lighter now.
>*Sparkles* faster than I can even think HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
>mfw
>I'm still in a bus.
>People all around me.
>Can't freak out.
>What the actual fuck.
>How.
>This doesn't happen.
>Not to me.
>Stare at it in disbelief.
>"But it sparkled".
>Get down back to Earth.
>No more than 30 resets.
>Caught a shone Zapdos and found shone Articuno in span of 1 hour.
>Spend whole weekend just staring at it.
>I cannot believe it.
>Wasn't until last monday that I caught it.
So that's that. I never, ever thought I'd be one of those people that get a shone in less than 50 resets. But I guess Arceus smiled down upon me.