First of all, salutations to all! Didn't want to make a newcoming post, so I just dove right in. Anyway...
I never expected to run into any shiny Pokémon so soon. Three weeks of playing the game, I encounter this fine specimen:
Just outside of the Dragonspiral Tower, in the patch of grass! A chill went down my back as soon as I realized its color was off from normal. Very off.
She had Sheer Force as an ability, too. I named her "Esmeralda". <3
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A few days later, I snagged a Japanese Hydreigon from the GTS... so I figured I'd give the Masuda Method a try with it and a Ditto. I spent two-to-three days (due to time constraints) hatching Deinos like crazy. Exactly on my 365th egg, this baby was conceived:
Top Screen:
Bottom Screen:
Needless to say, I'm quite happy with these two. I'm surprised I haven't found any shiny Audino, though, seeing as how many of them I've slain fainted.