bad pokemon stories thread! ill start off with my worst

this takes place when im around 3rd or 4th grade and i was playing pokemon pearl
>encounter a wild ponyta
>too young to know what a shiny was
>thought blue flames may have been from moon, older brother agrees
>attempt catching but ponyta runs away
yes a shiny pokemon ran away. I wasnt even in the safari zone either. has a similar event happened to you where a pokemon has run away in the wild? obviously roamers dont count and it doesnt have to be shiny of course

still really salty and have never encountered a shiny in game ever since