>>19386423Here's a encouraging tale for you, OP...
>X/Y comes out>Check out some new pokemon>See Hawlucha>Love wrestling since I was a kid, want one immediately>Breed a pentaperfect one>It's good, but then I see the shiny form>Never cared for shinies much, but dammit this is the only one I want>Start breeding for dat shinyThree Months Later
>Still nothing>Killing time in friend safaris>Come across a shiny Beautifly!>Catch my first legit shiny ever>Wait...Friend Safaris have higher shiny rates?>Do some research>It's true>The shiny hunts beginYet another month later...
>Catchin' safari shinies galore>Glooms, Tranquills, and Quagsires oh my>Too bad Hawluchas don't show up in friend safaris>Find out how wrong I am>Hop on the /vp/ friend safari thread>A week passes, finally find someone with a Hawlucha safari>Hunt for a couple more weeks>Pretty zoned out at this point>Suddenly>Breeeeeeeeeeee>Shing!>SHINY HAWLUCHA APPEARS>ohshitohshitohshitohshit>Breaks out of a quick ball>ohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshit>Gradually weaken it with stun spore (from the aforementioned shiny Gloom, now Vileplume) and the softest attacks I have>Breaks out of my ultra balls, repeat balls, everything>Throw my last dusk ball>Shake>Shake>Shake>........>*click*>mfwI've been playing since Blue, and La Parka was easily my most satisfying catch of all time. Keep up the effort, OP. It's worth it!
