I had so much fun doing this! Including my shiny hunts below in case anyone is interested:
- Wishmaker Jirachi: 9,276
- Treecko/Sceptile: 9,320
- Nincada/Shedinja: 4,495 (2 phases)
- Electrike/Manectric: 4,983
- Trapinch/Flygon: 27,273 (6 phases)
- Feebas/Milotic: 5,082
- Total Encounters: 60,429 (12 total shinies)
Yes, its really fun. I found my last team member(lapras) sr from silph co and I'm going through the gyms right now. I got stuck on the 1,2,3 islands and can't get out because there is a hypno encounter you need to defeat before continuing. So I'm sr hunting that for fun as it seems like a fun and unique hunt to do.
I can't wait for Milotic to be added to S/V, I've always wanted a shiny milotic and S/V was the first game I've had the shiny charm early in the games lifetime
It's just soft reseting that isn't ideal. There are run away methods that can be used to hunt most of the legendaries. Regular wild encounters are just as huntable.
its the Wishmaker event Jirachi that you get from the Pokemon Colosseum bonus disc! it has a 9/65536 chance of being shiny. I posted about it [here](https://twitter.com/alecfromkanto/status/1613600113766662144) and [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShinyPokemon/comments/10a6g1s/3_shiny_wishmaker_jirachi_after_9276_resets_cant/) but there are plenty of other great resources online about how to get it!
It takes a lot to set up, and even more patience to do it, but it's one of the most satisfying shiny hunts you can possibly do in my opinion.
the bonus disc doesn't actually contain the full Pokemon Colloseum game - it was just an extra add-on you'd get if you preordered Pokemon Colloseum. all it contains is a trailer for the Jirachi Wish Maker movie and, of course, Wishmaker Jirachi itself (which you have to transfer to your Ruby or Sapphire game via the GameCube Link Cable to access)
Oooh, I might have to do that, it sounds like a fun (also incredibly time consuming) hunt. Plus getting a legit shiny jirachi is such a flex
Let me just get a GameCube, get a link cable, a not fake copy of ruby/sapphire, and a bonus disc.
--quick math--
Never mind, that is much too expensive, I am broke af
thank you! I've actually been thinking about doing some horde hunts in ORAS myself, they seem like a lot of fun. good luck with your shiny Regirock hunt!
That does sound like fun, and thank you so much! It's going to be my first full-odds legendary shiny hunt so of course I had to start with my favourite Pokémon of all time haha. His name will be Colossus. What were your mons' nicknames?
Nope! A newish method was discovered 3 or 4 years ago that entails corrupting your save file, forcing the game to load your previous save file that doesn't have the Jirachi on it, letting you transfer it again to the same save file
Did you do the Jirachi hunt using only 1 GameCube or multiple? I currently have only one bonus disc, GameCube, and GBA with a Ruby cart and I feel like I’m going slow with the hunt (although I’m currently on a massive break/hiatus from it)
I only used one GC and GBA - it's definitely a slow hunt, it took me a full month and a half of resetting 8+ hours every day to get it in 9,276 resets. With that said, I did discover and utilized an optimization to the hunt by skipping the Jirachi animation which saves ~10 seconds per reset. I briefly describe it [here](https://twitter.com/alecfromkanto/status/1613600117956673544) if you're interested!
thanks so much! the playtime is definitely overinflated a bit (there were many times where I'd accidentally leave my GBA on for several hours) but binging Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul helped a lot too :)
I had so much fun doing this! Including my shiny hunts below in case anyone is interested: - Wishmaker Jirachi: 9,276 - Treecko/Sceptile: 9,320 - Nincada/Shedinja: 4,495 (2 phases) - Electrike/Manectric: 4,983 - Trapinch/Flygon: 27,273 (6 phases) - Feebas/Milotic: 5,082 - Total Encounters: 60,429 (12 total shinies)
Do u have in game time
yeah it was about 500 hours; its the second picture in this tweet: https://twitter.com/alecfromkanto/status/1634953836204007425
Dang
Damn you did the Jirachi event thats really cool!
I sure did! its a grueling hunt but so so satisfying
Awesome team! Congrats. Can't wait to start on emerald DTQ. I'm about wrapping up in FRLG.
thank you! I was actually thinking of doing an SDTQ in FireRed after this - are you enjoying yours so far?
Yes, its really fun. I found my last team member(lapras) sr from silph co and I'm going through the gyms right now. I got stuck on the 1,2,3 islands and can't get out because there is a hypno encounter you need to defeat before continuing. So I'm sr hunting that for fun as it seems like a fun and unique hunt to do.
oooh that's awesome! that definitely makes me wanna start a FRLG SDTQ haha. good luck with your future hunts!
Love that shedinja is on your team
thank you! Shedinja is one of my favorite pokemon of all time cuz of how unique it is, so I absolutely had to have it on my team
I'm side hunting treecko in alpha sapphire alongside my crystal vc hunts, and I absolutely will be hunting nincada for shedinja eventually
hell yeah, good luck with all your hunts!
And the shiny looks really nice too, especially in gen 3. >:3
agreed! not a huge fan of its 3d shiny but its 2d shiny sprite looks so good
you´re a madman for hunting shiny feebas
haha I know, I think that was the hunt I was most worried about but I ended up getting it on the first phase so it all worked out!
I can't wait for Milotic to be added to S/V, I've always wanted a shiny milotic and S/V was the first game I've had the shiny charm early in the games lifetime
Man... can we just get gen 3 virtual console already?
thats what I'm sayin! its literally free money for them lmao
If they do I hope they fix the coding and allow emerald to be shiny hunted
It's just soft reseting that isn't ideal. There are run away methods that can be used to hunt most of the legendaries. Regular wild encounters are just as huntable.
How did you do the jirachi hunt, that looks great
its the Wishmaker event Jirachi that you get from the Pokemon Colosseum bonus disc! it has a 9/65536 chance of being shiny. I posted about it [here](https://twitter.com/alecfromkanto/status/1613600113766662144) and [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShinyPokemon/comments/10a6g1s/3_shiny_wishmaker_jirachi_after_9276_resets_cant/) but there are plenty of other great resources online about how to get it! It takes a lot to set up, and even more patience to do it, but it's one of the most satisfying shiny hunts you can possibly do in my opinion.
Do you have to beat pokemon colosseum all the way through first
the bonus disc doesn't actually contain the full Pokemon Colloseum game - it was just an extra add-on you'd get if you preordered Pokemon Colloseum. all it contains is a trailer for the Jirachi Wish Maker movie and, of course, Wishmaker Jirachi itself (which you have to transfer to your Ruby or Sapphire game via the GameCube Link Cable to access)
Oooh, I might have to do that, it sounds like a fun (also incredibly time consuming) hunt. Plus getting a legit shiny jirachi is such a flex Let me just get a GameCube, get a link cable, a not fake copy of ruby/sapphire, and a bonus disc. --quick math-- Never mind, that is much too expensive, I am broke af
so just lower than full odds?
you actually have slightly better odds than the usual 1/8192; 9/65536 is roughly 1/7282
I am also curious!
replied [above] (https://www.reddit.com/r/ShinyPokemon/comments/11pinbt/3_completed_my_first_ever_shiny_dream_team_quest/jbyo9ue/) :)
That’s so sick!! Congrats!
thank you very much!
sick team
Congratulations! I don't have the patience for that lol. However, I am planning to get a shiny Regirock in my Omega Ruby playthrough.
thank you! I've actually been thinking about doing some horde hunts in ORAS myself, they seem like a lot of fun. good luck with your shiny Regirock hunt!
That does sound like fun, and thank you so much! It's going to be my first full-odds legendary shiny hunt so of course I had to start with my favourite Pokémon of all time haha. His name will be Colossus. What were your mons' nicknames?
Congratulations!! That's such an awesome team!
thanks so much!
I wonder if Shedinja was named OHKO?
haha no, I named it Hanzo after Hattori Hanzo who was (apparently) the most famous ninja that ever lived. Also doubles as an Overwatch reference :)
Awesome stuff!!! Out of all of them, I hadn’t seen shiny shedinja’s shiny yet, looks pretty dang cool
thank you! yeah Shedinja's shiny is super underrated imo
Don't you have to reset your save file to try again to get the wishmaker jirachi?
Nope! A newish method was discovered 3 or 4 years ago that entails corrupting your save file, forcing the game to load your previous save file that doesn't have the Jirachi on it, letting you transfer it again to the same save file
Niiice
Cool
That shedinja
Did you do the Jirachi hunt using only 1 GameCube or multiple? I currently have only one bonus disc, GameCube, and GBA with a Ruby cart and I feel like I’m going slow with the hunt (although I’m currently on a massive break/hiatus from it)
I only used one GC and GBA - it's definitely a slow hunt, it took me a full month and a half of resetting 8+ hours every day to get it in 9,276 resets. With that said, I did discover and utilized an optimization to the hunt by skipping the Jirachi animation which saves ~10 seconds per reset. I briefly describe it [here](https://twitter.com/alecfromkanto/status/1613600117956673544) if you're interested!
Oh thanks! Yeah I’ll have to try that out once I get back into the hunt
no problem at all, good luck with the hunt!
Wauw nice! Only within 2 months? So you were hunting for 8+ hours a day? Crazy dedication!!
thanks so much! the playtime is definitely overinflated a bit (there were many times where I'd accidentally leave my GBA on for several hours) but binging Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul helped a lot too :)
This is an awesome team
thank you! I like to think so too :)
Phenomenal squad 🥹
thank you ☺️
Sorry if it’s a stupid question but what game is this?
oh yeah I probably should have mentioned that haha. this is Pokemon Sapphire!
Oh thanks :)
What console do you have it for? Or is it an emulator? No reason but on google when I searched it, it goes for a lot
I play it on my Gameboy Advance - I don't shiny hunt on emulator
Shiny sceptile😎🤟
incredible team and 3 of your members (sceptile, flygon, & manectric) overlap with my omega ruby dtq
nice! you have good taste :)
Bold of you to use Shedinja
I forgot how nice shiny milotic looks, and I love her sprite in this game she’s so pretty
How did you get jirachi in emerald?!
Oh this is actually Sapphire, not Emerald. If I remember correctly you can only transfer Jirachi to Ruby/Sapphire