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This is the story of my first shiny ever.
>2010
>I was 12 years old
>HGSS just came out
>start up game
>knew I was gonan pick totodile, I always picked the water types
>go to pick it
>hold up, chikorita has a gold leaf
>didn't know about shinies back then
>luckily, I thought it looked better than the original and I picked it
>named him maple
>really great nature, he was brave
>beat the entire elite four with him, even though he wasn't good against most of them
>first Pokémon I ever got to level 100
>one year passes
>ask mom where SS cartridge is, I wanna transfer my Pokémon up to white
>she says it got put through the wash by accident
>cry for almost an hour
>try to load up the game
>by some fucking miracle, it loads
>don't take any chances, immediately transfer my meganium and my Lugia
>that soulsilver cartridge never loaded again after that
I've already transferred him up to sun and moon. Pic related.