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>off to get a Pinsir to learn Double-Edge
>only taught via a tutor in FireRed
>no Pinsir in FireRed
>time to open Ruby after long years of being stored in my Diamond version game case, body is ready for a soft nostalgia trip
>game battery dried out, so time-based events will not work anymore in the game, it's okay, never cared for planting berries anyway

>pay the Safari guy the 500 Poké bucks
>revisit the area, trying to remember the layout and everything after so long
>realize there was a Max Revive I never picked up across a body of water, oh shit
>backtrack to the North West area, where Pinsir may appear at a 5% rate
>first random battle while surfing, don't have time for this shi-
>IT'S A FUCKING SHINY PSYDUCK
>IT'S MY FIRST AND ONLY SHINY IN RUBY
>FUCK, I CAN'T WEAKEN IT, I'M IN A FUCKING SAFARI
>THROW BALL AT IT AT FULL FORCE FIRST THING
>THE BALL BUMPS, EACH TIME ADDING TENSION AS I GRADUALLY APPROACH MY EYES TO THE SCREEN
>that sweet lag confirming the success of my capture

The flow of the situation is so simple, yet I haven't felt such genuine thrill in a long time. It's literally one of the few shinies I have legitimately ever caught.

Now, to get my job done. Mega Pinsirs won't get Brave Bird by themselves. Anyone else still play the GBA games every now and then?