Pokemon Sword and Shield Player Finally Gets Shiny Legendary After Trying for Five Days
Pokemon introduced the concept of Shiny pocket monsters during the second Generation of the series. These rare creatures added more for players to strive for and added another step to catching them all. Shiny Pokemon have become a staple in the franchise, as every pocket monster that releases now has one of these alternate colors.
A number of players hunt for Shiny Pokemon, trying to fill their teams and collections with the special creatures. This can take a lot of time and effort, especially when it comes to legendary Pokemon. This shows through one gamer who put in a significant amount of time trying to capture a Shiny Xerneas.
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A Redditor named Reasonable_Towel_298 posted a video showcasing them capturing a Shiny form of the legendary Pokemon Xerneas during one of Pokemon Sword and Shield's Dynamax Adventures. The clip shows the gamer's Pokeball absorb the pocket monster and perform the capture checks. The ball clicks closed and the menu that allows gamers to choose which Pokemon they will keep from the Dynamax Adventure comes up. It is then shown that the player chooses the Shiny Xerneas. According to Reasonable_Towel_298, capturing the creature took them 26 hours over the course of five days, showing how much dedication it sometimes takes to capture a Shiny Pokemon.
Some Redditors seem to be able to relate to Reasonable_Towel_298. One user stated that they have been attempting to capture a Shiny Tapu Lele since the DLC for Pokemon Sword and Shield released, while another mentioned that they are in the midst of obtaining a Shiny Xerneas themselves. A Redditor said that the first Xerneas they captured in the Dynamax Adventures was a Shiny,
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