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Friend Safari thread! I don't know what you'll talk about but I have a question. Are shiny Pokémon more common in the friend safari? I found my first Shiny Pokémon ever after about 50 encounters in the friend safari and I've been playing since R/S.
 
I literally just went back there to see if this was true and the 3rd Pokemon I came across, a Ninetales, wound up being Shiny.

Apparently a lot of people are finding shinies in Friend Safari.
 
Damn, that's kinda silly. Doesn't this defeat the whole idea of Shiny Pokemon?
 
I've been in the friend safari a bit and haven't found any. In fact, I've played Y for nearly a total of 90 hours and haven't found a single shiny, despite them apparently being more common in general.
 
Bloop said:
Damn, that's kinda silly. Doesn't this defeat the whole idea of Shiny Pokemon?
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I guess so, but I've been in Friend Safari many times before and never came across one so I guess I just got lucky. The chain-fishing method landed me quite a few shinies but that limits the kind of pokemon you'll get.

I'll see how many more shinies I come across in Friend Safari before I decide if they became too common.
 
i've been in a grass type safari and after 3 encounter with Ivysaur, the 4th was a shiny if that can help you to find the answer to your question
 
I've spent hours in Friend Safari and I've yet to find a shiny in all my 15 years of Pokemon.
 
Hope they are, it'd bring a lot more incentive for me to use the Friend Safari.
 
Found a Shiny Pachirisu today randomly in Friend Safari. I spent hours trying for a Shiny Charmeleon with no luck and I only seem to get these Shinies when I'm not looking for them haha.

So 2nd FS Pokemon so far.

Edit: 3RD SHINY! A Charmeleon. Was hoping to get one : D Modest Nature and Solar Power too. Will make a good Mega Charizard Y.
Also hatched a Shiny Charmander today using Matsuda Method to give to my best friend : D The Charmeleon was gonna be backup in case none of my eggs hatched shiny but I guess I'll keep the Charmeleon for myself!
 
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Rainbow said:
I've been in the friend safari a bit and haven't found any. In fact, I've played Y for nearly a total of 90 hours and haven't found a single shiny, despite them apparently being more common in general.
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I'm on the same situation. 80h played on my X, 20h on my Y. Not a single shiny. On the other hand, my friend managed to get a shiny sneasel the first time he ran thru that snowy route...

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Some ppl are reporting a higher chance of shinies on friend safari. I do hope it's true, because come on... it's a shiny with two 31 IVs! Only issue is hunting down the person with the FC that generates the pokémon you want @ the friend safari :p
 
Up to now, I've got three shinies on my X version. The first on, an Ursaring, I got by randomly walking around the flowers on Route 21. The second one, a Cloyster, I got in one of my friend safaries. The third one, a Clawitzer, I got via chain fishing in Cyllage City. Three shinies, three different methods. Therefore I'm not quite sure if the probability of meeting a shiny in a friend safari is higher than normal.
 
I am requiring someone who has a Dragon friend Safari that contains Dragonair. If anybody has has what I am looking for, please PM me. If you need to be convinced to add me, my safari contains Ditto, which can come quite useful for some.
 
DarkMoonsDream said:
Up to now, I've got three shinies on my X version. The first on, an Ursaring, I got by randomly walking around the flowers on Route 21. The second one, a Cloyster, I got in one of my friend safaries. The third one, a Clawitzer, I got via chain fishing in Cyllage City. Three shinies, three different methods. Therefore I'm not quite sure if the probability of meeting a shiny in a friend safari is higher than normal.
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It is higher than normal. I have yet to come across Shinies in regular routes (except for chain fishing) and yet I've caught a Shiny Charmeleon, Ninetales, Gabite, and Pachirisu in Friend Safari. Most come up very quickly after entering a Safari. Other than the Hidden Abilities and 31 IVs in these Pokemon, the more common Shinies is probably a "perk" to those who add 3DS Friends.

Akira Bond said:
I am requiring someone who has a Dragon friend Safari that contains Dragonair. If anybody has has what I am looking for, please PM me. If you need to be convinced to add me, my safari contains Ditto, which can come quite useful for some.
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http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f693/pokemon-x-y-friend-code-sharing-thead-156700/
There is someone on the list with a Dragonair in their Safari. I have them in my friends. Just PM them with your friend code and they'll add you back.
 
Okay, I'm pissed, I still have yet to see a single shiny. I've played over 120 hours. Also, I still think Shininess should be able to be bred down. Makes no sense that it isn't, to me.

Somewhat irritatingly, you apparently can't use pokeradar in the Friend Safari.
 
I found my second Friend Safari Shiny today, a Pansear (first was a Gabite). I'm pretty convinced the odds are higher. I'm not sure how long we'll go without knowing the exact odds but it's probably the easiest way to find a Shiny short of chain fishing.
 
i found 5 shinies i the friend safari. i found a chansey, pancham, magmar, lanturn, and today i found a shiny eevee. im so happy
 
Akira Bond said:
I am requiring someone who has a Dragon friend Safari that contains Dragonair. If anybody has has what I am looking for, please PM me. If you need to be convinced to add me, my safari contains Ditto, which can come quite useful for some.
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http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f693/pokemon-x-y-friend-code-sharing-thead-156700/
There is someone on the list with a Dragonair in their Safari. I have them in my friends. Just PM them with your friend code and they'll add you back.[/QUOTE]

Thankyou for letting me know. I'll track them down and add them.
 
Also convinced that odds are higher in the Friend Safari, although I wish we had an exact figure for how much higher the odds are. Got a Shiny Swalot while looking for some random Whirlipede to trade to my friend and she ended up encountering a Shiny Mawile minutes later. (Which ended up being Adamant with perfect IVs in Attack and Speed so I'm jealous.)
 
Dang, just got another shiny, a Munna this time. There has to be a much higher rate in the Friend Safari, my luck has never been this good.
 
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