Phase 1 for Poochyena

Phase 1 of Chatot for my single system Platinum Dream Team Quest! 20% Wingull on Route 213

– Shiny Carvanha (DTQ #3) DTQ Progress: 3rd Member of Ruby DTQ Encounters: 10,922 Location: Route 119 (Super Rod) System: Single-system Ruby Method Notes: Fishing encounters only. Every cast requires full attention to bite timing. Suction Cups wasn’t introduced until Emerald, so every hook-in was manual. With one system, realistic pace is ~100–120 encounters/hour. Nature / Gender: Female, Timid Difficulty: Extremely slow hunt that demanded consistent focus over many sessions. Reflection: Easily the most tedious phase so far — this sh

Phase 3 Mt. Pyre - We got our target!

This was my first shiny ever found live on stream, which made it a huge milestone. The shiny appeared in the middle of a 1-hour timer segment, making the moment even more intense. The counter briefly showed 1,245 because the “Go Piplup” text lingered during the sparkles and triggered my auto-counter twice, but the true total was 1,244. Shoutout to Ben (ShinyDex) who was there for the reaction live.