Catching shinys

[Horseless]

So i was wondering, with method do you find yourself useing when trying to get a shiny? And what method have you had most luck with?

Personally i always come back to breeding. Because i find it very relaxing and there is not much that can go wrong. Cant really see myself getting into chaning, cause it just doesnt feel like you get anything when the chain breaks...

[instantice]

i tried breeding i bred like 90 eggs for a shiny honedge and idk i just gave up if i was serious i might go for a shiny charmander and shiny froakie, mudkip, eevee(umbreon or sylveon) and then a shiny beldum. the only shinys i really like though.

[Raziel]

I'm trying to chain, and I swear to Bob, if I break one more, I'm gonna break my DS... T.T

Honestly, I've only ever seen one legit native shiny in my whole Pokemon career...

[Rogue D. Uchiha]

I love Masuda Method and agree it's one of the easiest
But RNG is a lot easier xP you can't in 6th gen though ... At least yet hahah

[Rogue D. Uchiha]

Haha**

[Threa]

I hatched was felt like nearly a thousand Froakie eggs using the Mesuda Method and on the brink of insanity decided to try a Friend Safari. I caught all three shinies from the same Friend Safari, including a shiny Frogadier within 30 minutes. I am convinced Friend Safari is the fastest way to capture shines.

[macheagle52]

I've run into five shinys via hordes. I use horde battles to EV train my pokes and every now and then one turns up to be shiny, always a nice surprise.

[Mica]

I personally have never had luck with the Masuda Method and I suck at chaining in the grass but chain fishing definitely is pretty easy so far I've found at least 6-7 shiny Pokemon all from fishing in different spots. ^-^

[instantice]

my gf just caught a shiny druggigon or however it spelt looks better green and orange. i have yet to find a shiny and i play like constantly. im convinced it has to do with the game cartridge like its set for so many shinys or how many you can find. idk thats what i always thought not the possibilities of 1 in 8k or mesuda method. although ive tried the masuda method and hatched like 300 honedge eggs and had no luck. i would love a shiny froakie, charmander, eevee(umbreon), and a shiny dratini or beldum. would be pretty cool to have them. any shiny with the right nature and right stats and EV train it to be strong is something i would love to happen. would be nice to have this unique pokemon at my side in battle.

[Toira]

I personally have never had luck with the Masuda Method and I stuck at chaining in the grass but chain fishing definitely is pretty easy so far I've found at least 6-7 shiny Pokemon all from fishing in different spots. ^-^

did it take you long? I tried for the 2nd time last night, got 52 chains and then nothing was biting at that point. ;_;

like, how many times did you try and around what number of chains did you usually get it? i'm going to try and keep track of this as i go along.

yea...i have pretty bad luck so far with shinies. i play an online game with a similar pokemon engine to fire red; still no shinies that i've encountered or caught. i might try breeding if i have to, but it sounds like there are easier ways now.

[Mica]

Yeah it took between 1-3 hours depending on what I was trying to find and if you know all the rules it becomes extremely simple ^-^

On Route 16 there is a Fishing Shack where a Fisherman teaches you about "Fishing Streaks". As he explains, a fishing streak is simply fishing up Pokemon back-to-back, without every missing out on a bite. He challenges you to beat his streak of 7 hooked Pokemon in a row, and for this he rewards you with 20 Dive Balls.

Once completed, he gives a hint as to the true purpose of fishing streaks:
"This is just a rumor, but word is that you can catch some rare Pokemon through consecutive fishing!"
With this knowledge, it has been all but confirmed through testing that these "rare" Pokemon that he alludes to are in fact Shiny Pokemon.

What won't break your streak:

-fainting the wild Pokemon
-running from battles - (although personally I use fainting action seems to work better)
-Running into other pokemon such as in ones your not trying to chain

What will break your streak:

-getting the "Nothing seems to be biting...
-getting the "No! You reeled it in too fast!"
-getting the "No! You reeled it in too slow!"
-exiting the area in which you're fishing
-getting into a battle that isn't through fishing
-exiting the game

What might possibly break a streak based on a few reports (needs 100% confirmation):

-Encountering a shiny Pokemon (I'm pretty sure this one does break you streak because after I caught and encountered my shiny I would go as high as 35-45 consecutive casts right after that and see nothing til I messed up.)
-Capturing a Pokemon (not sure about this one only Pokemon I caught was the shiny)

What is unlikely to break a streak based on a few reports (needs 100% confirmation):

-Switching to different rods during a streak (I've done it a couple times on accident but to avoid having this happen I just have one rod selected in case it does break the streak)
-Going into the menu (doesn't seem to matter)
-Putting the system into Sleep Mode (haven't tried it)

Other advice:
different rods catch different Pokemon depending on what you're trying to catch select the rod accordingly, dive balls work best if you have high level Pokemon so you don't have to attack it or worry about killing your shiny once you encounter it, always fish near rocks seems to have better luck then open water look for the sparkles in the water every time I've fished near those and rocks I've found a shiny Pokemon it might just be a personal thing with the sparkles, but fish near rocks definitely makes a difference, most importantly have a Pokemon with the ability suction cups as your lead Pokemon it helps keep Pokemon on the hook I personally use my Inky he was level 30 when I started but now he's level 92 and together we've caught at least 6-7 shiny Pokemon in total, once you've caught your first shiny Pokemon I suggest you move to a totally different area as in a different town and follow the steps of near rocks and sparkling water and fish there to get your next shiny I know for a fact it worked for me and once you've turned your game off and on again the next day you can go back and fish in the same spots with different rods and catch shiny Pokemon again, it takes between 1-3 hours to find your first shiny Pokemon so you have to be patient, and if you mess up by reeling in to fast or to slow just keep going until you find one the chain starts over but from your previous chain the odds still go up so you just have to keep at it, the longest chain for me to get a shiny horsea was 55 others normally take anywhere from 35-45 so as you faint Pokemon count the number of moves used to keep count on how long your chain is. Well that's just about everything I hope this helps you find many shiny fishing Pokemon! ^-^ If you have any more questions let me know and I'll answer them to my best ability!

[instantice]

i fished up to 32 times and it said nothing seems to be biting. do you get a shiny in each round or whats the statistics about how many rounds of fishing you got to up to until you can get a shiny.

[Lord Of Storms]

fishing is the one way the i got my first shiny i kept getting hundreds of chains and then the nothing seems to be biting, and i flipped out and then once after just 40 or so chains, i got a 7 chain and the a shiny i got a shiny adamant rock head relicanth, but i must have gone through hundreds of pokemon to find it, but im really unlucky, and i have thousands of hours between all my games ( not even exagerating ) i play way to much its not healthy....

[Voltaradragoness]

chain fishing so far has been best for me. It took me about and hour and a half but i did get my shiny Luvdisc. Another 2 hours later came my shiny Clauncher. Now i'm in friend safari looking for a shiny Espurr

[Enamored]

Heard of instacheck + shiny value? :P
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/20004...ading/67856013