My copy of Legends Z-A is here! When I preordered my copy I decided whatever plush I got with it would be my starter and I thought it'd be fun opening it on video so we could all see what my starter is together. Sorry the vid's so shakey, I didn't think this through too well 😂

I decided to spend the night doing some last minute shiny hunting before Z-A comes out and it paid off! Shiny Palkia in 302 SRs! I'm glad I thought to trade in an extra Lure Ball because it broke out of the first one 😄 #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

This just popped up in my inbox but I didn't get an email from the Pokemon Center yet. I preordered my copy of PLA from them back in 2022 and they shipped the game and my bonus Arceus plush separately so I'm wondering if that's what going to happen with my copy of Z-A and my starter plush too...

I managed to squeak out some more rats before Legends Z-A! No luck with a shiny 3 family Maushold on phases 274-280, but 279 had the Slump Mark, which is a new one for me and I don't think I've ever related to a Pokemon more lol #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

I caught a shiny Heatran! It was another fast Ultra Space hunt only taking 83 SRs and I caught it in the one Heavy Ball you get in USUM! Ultra Space has been extremely good to me lately, I can't believe my luck! #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

Did you guys know that rats spelled backwards is star? Anyways, phases 268-273 of my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt were all duds, but 271 had the Kindhearted Mark, which is a new one for this hunt! I don't think I've seen that icon before this morning, but it's really cute! #pokemon #shinypokemon

My first catch of the day was a shiny super size Pumpkaboo! That's one of the sizes I still needed for my SLD so this was a great find #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I found a shiny Mewtwo! It was another very fast hunt, only taking 44 total SRs and I caught it in a Luxury Ball! I'm taking this guy to Kalos with me when ZA comes out! #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

I managed to squeak out some new shiny rats! Phases 262-267 for a 3 family Maushold were all duds, but 262 and 263 had the Rare and Arrogant marks respectively! I'm kind of happy with these finds, but how insane would it have been if the Rare Mark one was a 3 family? #pokemon #shinypokemon

1000% agree with this. If you're going to buy English packs/any sealed Pokemon product don't pay a cent above MSRP

I found a shiny Tornadus after a whopping 25 SRs! The Synchronize trick didn't work again, which is a bummer, but I caught in the single Friend Ball you get per save file in the gen 7 games! I'm still shocked that worked 😂 #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

So I ran another shiny sandwich before bed last night and found a shiny Tandemaus with the Rare Mark. I haven't checked to see if it's going to be a 3 or 4 family Maushold yet, I'm kind of scared to look lol #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

Ask and ye shall receive shiny rats. Phases 256-261 of my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt were all duds. No new marks either but I found them all between this morning and now so I can't complain too much #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

I'm trying something new for my 3 family shiny Maushold hunt. This is my first time trying to commune with the spirit realm but I hope I did it right lol

I found a shiny Stakataka! It took 1690 total SRs and even though the Synchronize trick didn't work Calm is still an okay nature for it. I managed to catch it in a Luxury Ball too! This was a really nice way to start the morning 😁 #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

My first encounter of the day was this shiny baby thumb! Go's been pretty good to me for shinies this week 😄 #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I found another shiny at the office! I actually still needed an Aron for my SLD so I'm super happy with this one #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

It's been a little while since I've found a shiny at work #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I ribbon mastered the Gamestop bikes! Shout out to Miraidon who decided it needed 17 straight hours of running in circles to get the reliable partner mark. Every other mark and ribbon, including Koraidon's reliable partner mark, took less than an hour combined 🫠

So I was messing around this morning and saw that some trade bot channels on Twitch have the shiny bikes and I was able to get an extra set for free from one of them. Here's a clip of them, they're the exact same as the ones I got from Gamestop legitimately and can go to Home without issue.

I've only had them a few minutes and they're already friends! I think I'm going to try getting the Master Rank ribbon on them this weekend. They seem like they might make good ribbon masters someday #shinypokemon

I tried asking for a second code so I could get both shiny Miraidon and Koraidon but Gamestop, understandably, told me no... Thankfully there are 2 Gamestops about 5 minutes from each other in my city 😁

This about sums up my relationship with surprise trade

Phases 250-255 of my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt were all duds. Not only did I pass the 250 milestone but I also realized I'm closing in on a full year from when I started this hunt. I caught my first shiny Tandemaus on 10/7/24. yikes. #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

I finally got around to shiny hunting the second Blacephalon on my Ultra Sun save file and I managed to catch this one in a Luxury Ball like I originally wanted! I found it after a fast 125 SRs and it even got a timid nature from the Synchronize trick! #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

No luck finding a 3 family Maushold on phases 244-249. Sadly no new marks to report either. Fingers crossed I can find it before hitting the big 300 #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

Phases 238-243 of my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt were all duds. It's always a little disappointing to phase but it's also kinda nice to come back to this after a 2 week break ... I don't know what that says about me but it can't possibly be good lol #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

My first catch of the day ended up being shiny! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I didn't know shadow Pineco could be shiny, that was a nice surprise! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I started my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt back up this morning and to help get back into it I have a new profile pic! Special thanks to @canely.bsky.social for the awesome job she did on this! She absolutely nailed the tired, over it look I wanted

I don't know if I like Mega Delphox more than Mega Hawlucha or Dragonite but it's definitely in the top 3 for new megas for me so far. Anyways, here's my attempt at drawing it

I really like how shiny Psyduck matches the pool floatie! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I found this shiny punching baby at the office today! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

Obviously the very first Pokemon I had to get the Master Rank Ribbon on was my shiny WISHMKR Jirachi! Also, hitting 594 is for sure the most VGC cred I'm ever going to have lol

I just got to Master Ball! That was probably one of the hardest Pokemon-related challenges I've done in a long time but I'm so proud of myself for sticking it out. Now I got some shiny mythicals to get the rank master ribbon on!

I FINALLY MADE IT TO ULTRA BALL!! I had so much trouble in ranks 8 and 9 I was starting to think I couldn't do it but I'm almost there and not having to worry about dropping rank anymore is a huge weight off my shoulders!

I've been struggling between ranks 8 and 9 the past few days so I started running a new team. It did pretty well, won 3 out of 5 matches and I think I could've won one of the losses if I was a little more careful. Anyways, here's where I'm at right now

Just had a visitor come to dinner! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

Okay, so I'm 10 battles into my attempt to hit Master Ball Rank and I'm already at rank 6, which I think is pretty good for someone who hasn't played VGC in 5 years! I know the battles will keep getting harder, but I've gone from thinking I had no shot to feeling like I can do it

Phases 232-237 of my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt were all duds. I'm planning on putting all my hunts on hold for a bit because mythicals are legal to use in the new format in SV and I want to get the Master Ball rank ribbon on some of my shiny mythicals, wish me luck! #pokemon #shinypokemon

You're a Gym Leader who specializes in randomly generated Pokemon! Randomly generate a team of 4 and post who you get! I 10000% would use this team. A legenday and 3 little guys is peak team composition randompokemon.com

I love Mega Hawlucha so much!! The new gold accents really bring it together for me. I hope they give more Kalos pokemon megas because I always thought it was weird only Diance got one back in XY. Anyways, here's my attempt at drawing Mega Hawlucha

I found a shiny Stakataka! At first I thought I got lucky because I caught it on the first throw in a Luxury Ball like I wanted, but it's got a defense lowering nature and a defense IV of 1 so now I'm not so sure lol #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

Phases 226-231 of my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt were all duds. #228 had the Zero Energy mark, which is a new mark for this hunt. I think I found the mark I'd have if I were a Pokemon lol #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

I got a shiny Gmax Snorlax that has the special background! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I got some Dynamax shinies! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

The Palkia from my Ultra Unlock makeup research ended up being shiny! #pokemon #shinypokemon #pokemongo

I found a shiny Blacephalon in 663 SRs! It got a crit and OHKO'd the Damp Quagsire that I brought to help with Mind Blown so I panicked and used my Master Ball on it. I'm going to try to find another so I can get one in a Luxury Ball #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting

Phases 220-225 of my shiny 3 family Maushold hunt were all duds. I actually found 5 of them with just 2 sandwiches so I thought this was going to be a really fast batch, but the last one took FOUR SANDWICHES to show up. That's got to be some kind of record for me lol #pokemon #shinypokemon

I spent the morning grinding Ting-Lu raids and look who was hanging out next to one of the raid dens! #pokemon #shinypokemon #shinyhunting