in the 2nd generation games no shiny's AT ALL (red gyarados excluded)
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in the 3rd generation i was FAR MORE lucky... :cool:
on Ruby: Oddish (just before Lilycove City)
on Sapphire: Taillow (after passing Petalburg City)
on Fire Red: Nidorina in the Safari Zone (and caught it!) and several hours later Moltres (caught as well) :cool:
on Leaf Green: Caterpie (in Viridian Forest)
on Emerald: (BEFORE the pokemon league) Rayquaza (and managed to catch it :smile: )
i remember that encounter VERY WELL
that lv.70 Rayquaza against my lvl 55 Swellow
Rayquaza used Extremespeed, weakening my Swellow down to just 1 HP remaining
then my Swellow used Endeavor against Rayquaza, bringing him down to 1 HP as well
throwed 1 ultra ball, and caught it :smile: (talking of sheer luck)
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in the 4th generation games i had to wait almost a full year for the first shiny to appear there
as i played my Diamond for the 2nd time around (fast play), i came across a shiny Dialga... (my jaws fell open the moment i saw it)
the occasion itself was special, the day it happened even more; at the beginning day of last Olympic Summer games in 2008
(8th of august 2008, or in short 8/8/'08) caught it, of course
that's a quick round-up