U_Cephulon
Odd Egg Hatchling
Posts: 3
Pronouns: He/Him
Nature Guess: Gentle
Favorite Pokémon: Trapinch
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Post by U_Cephulon on Mar 8, 2024 15:48:44 GMT
What's up everyone? My name's Yousef, I've been hunting full odds since 2017 and I've been a Pokemon fan for 20+ years (I know I'm old). I started out with method hunting around when XY was new, got really hooked into hunting with the Alola games, then I got introduced into full odds hunting and I never went back. I'm also really big into indie games, music, movies (ask me for recommendations) and legos, I also edit for a living. I have a Youtube channel (link in my profile) where I feel I've done a great job of cataloging almost every single full odds shiny I found, I always make sure I'm recording whenever I hunt because I like it when the scroll bar is tiny. Some of my favorite games include Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver, Black/White 2, Emerald, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Inscryption, Paper Mario, Megaman X, Super Auto Pets and many more. Hope to see y'all around this little community we have and I'm looking forward to meeting and talking with everyone <3
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dungeonmereshi
Fresh Fisher
my signature is gonna be full if i keep adding guys, help
Posts: 89
Pronouns: they/them
Nature Guess: Often lost in thought
Favorite Pokémon: impossible question *obliterates you*
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hi :)
Mar 27, 2024 0:12:50 GMT
Post by dungeonmereshi on Mar 27, 2024 0:12:50 GMT
i just asked this in another intro thread reply haha, but i had actually read all of these before and your wording intrigued me the most. as i said there, i've never actually been in the shiny hunting community (don't really watch streams or videos either) and i kinda just pick between methods or full odds depending on what's available. so i'm really curious about what you mean by "discovering full odds and never going back" :o what is it about full odds hunting specifically that you like so much? genuinely curious!
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U_Cephulon
Odd Egg Hatchling
Posts: 3
Pronouns: He/Him
Nature Guess: Gentle
Favorite Pokémon: Trapinch
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Post by U_Cephulon on Mar 27, 2024 10:04:26 GMT
i just asked this in another intro thread reply haha, but i had actually read all of these before and your wording intrigued me the most. as i said there, i've never actually been in the shiny hunting community (don't really watch streams or videos either) and i kinda just pick between methods or full odds depending on what's available. so i'm really curious about what you mean by "discovering full odds and never going back" :o what is it about full odds hunting specifically that you like so much? genuinely curious! Oh by that I just mean full odds occupies like 99% of my shiny hunting interest, I don't want to come off as an elitist (at the end of the day they're just pixels on a screen, the value of shinies is whatever you want it to be) I don't find method hunted shinies all that interesting or impressive. I kind of felt burned out on hunting when I did SOS all the time and got bored of the instant gratification it had. Full odds on the other hand is like a journey, every shiny is like a massive obstacle to be conquered and I love the community around it, every time a friend finds a shiny it's like an event. Think of each target as an anime story arc for that friend. Now imagine if that same friend group exclusively did methods, shinies would be a dime a dozen, barely any of them would feel all that "special". No hate towards method hunters at all, this is purely my subjective opinion, don't let anyone gatekeep you on how to hunt. All shiny hunting methods are equally valid, as long as you don't lie about cheating ofc.
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dungeonmereshi
Fresh Fisher
my signature is gonna be full if i keep adding guys, help
Posts: 89
Pronouns: they/them
Nature Guess: Often lost in thought
Favorite Pokémon: impossible question *obliterates you*
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Post by dungeonmereshi on Mar 27, 2024 10:39:25 GMT
Oh by that I just mean full odds occupies like 99% of my shiny hunting interest, I don't want to come off as an elitist (at the end of the day they're just pixels on a screen, the value of shinies is whatever you want it to be) I don't find method hunted shinies all that interesting or impressive. I kind of felt burned out on hunting when I did SOS all the time and got bored of the instant gratification it had. Full odds on the other hand is like a journey, every shiny is like a massive obstacle to be conquered and I love the community around it, every time a friend finds a shiny it's like an event. Think of each target as an anime story arc for that friend. Now imagine if that same friend group exclusively did methods, shinies would be a dime a dozen, barely any of them would feel all that "special". No hate towards method hunters at all, this is purely my subjective opinion, don't let anyone gatekeep you on how to hunt. All shiny hunting methods are equally valid, as long as you don't lie about cheating ofc. nodding — i completely see where you're coming from, thank you for answering :D from the perspective of hunting much more regularly than i do, it makes sense that the augmented output would end up devaluing the results. same reason why opening up pkhex or pksm and clicking a few buttons to make an entire box of pokémon shiny doesn't feel gratifying at all, except in a less extreme way lmao
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