>>46006599>shiny rates rival BiS MMO dropsBut there is a huuge difference between that.
>mmo drops are crucial>shinys are purely cosmeticThe only thing that is actual tedious are iv/ev, but these were in the game to make the pokemon unique and keep fun in the game until dataminers fucked everyone.
Also before the boom of mobile games, where everyone gets addicted on shitty f2p gacha games, children mostly didn't get many games. And pokemon had everything you wanted, play with friends, play alone. Did you even know how much of a feat it was to have another starter in rb back then?
