Pokemon GO Player Finds Shiny at the Worst Possible Time

gamerant.com:

A Pokemon GO player ran into a shiny Yungoos, but they didn't have any Poke Balls to actually catch the creature. Pokemon GO has all kinds of super-rare Pokemon for players to catch and add to their collections, with shiny variants being among the rarest in the game. The «shiny» concept has been a part of the Pokemon experience for decades now, with fans still dedicating great amounts of time to catching as many shiny Pokemon as possible.

Shiny Pokemon are special Pokemon variants where the creatures appear with different colors than their usual color scheme. As in any other Pokemon game, shiny variants are highly sought-after by the Pokemon GO community, and a big reason why fans show up in droves during the Community Day events, as they have a much greater chance of catching shinies at those times. One can luck upon a shiny Pokemon at any given time in Pokemon GO, and so it's important to always be prepared.

Reddit user firedexo found this out the hard way when they came across a shiny Yungoos in Pokemon GO. They happened to find the Pokemon at a time when they were completely out of Poke Balls, and they had already used their Daily Adventure Incense to get the free 30 Poke Balls from that. They had also claimed their daily gift from the shop and reached the limit for opening gifts from their friends. They considered walking to a PokeStop, but were afraid that the shiny Yungoos might despawn, and so they ultimately paid for Poke Balls.

As long as one lives near an area with plenty of PokeStops, it's rare to ever need to purchase Poke Balls from the shop, but it can happen, especially for those who catch everything they come across or players in more rural areas. Pokemon GO Poke Balls can be purchased using coins, which are in turn bought with real money or earned in-game. It's hard to amass a significant amount of coins in-game, though, and so the best way to get coins is to buy them.

Besides spinning PokeStops or buying them from the store, there are other ways