GUYS IM SHAKING
four years ago, I was stuck in my room for an entire week while I was sick (it was the beginning of covid so my fam wanted to be safe). I decided to replay one of my favorite games, Pokemon SoulSilver. during that playthrough, I encountered my first shiny Pokemon EVER in a handheld Pokemon game. it was an Arbok.
I was on the phone with my fam at the time, so they got to witness my excitement. they also got to witness my heartbreak…
I accidentally killed it with a critical hit before I could catch it. I was literally inconsolable (cause nobody could even come comfort me at the time). I set the game aside and haven’t touched it since.
BUT
I made it my vow to one day find it again. no matter what it took, I would get that shiny Arbok back.
fast forward to today. I have an Ekans outbreak in Scarlet. I’ve perfected the art of shiny hunting at this point. I spend roughly 2+ hours, longer than I normally hunt, trying to find this dadgum green snake in a large grassy field inhabited by Bellsprout, Sewaddle, and Spiniraks.
I was legit close to giving up. but I kept at it, telling myself to be patient. I was going to find it.
and sure enough…
I immediately broke into tears when I found her. I cried tears of sorrow when I lost the Arbok, but now I was crying tears of pure joy. I freaking did it.
I wanted to name her something to represent all the time I spent waiting to find her. I chose the Japanese name “Shinobu”, which means patience/endurance. she was WELL worth the wait.
the best part?
this is her description. “good endurance”. I gave her the name before I’d even seen this. she’s absolutely PERFECT 💙
