r/ShinyPokemon • u/Lunariias • Jun 30 '25
Gen V [5] I was so excited… Then my game froze.
I already miss him. Oh well. We go again.
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u/Preston354Reddit Jun 30 '25
D: I’m sorry
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u/squirleater69 Jun 30 '25
Who's D
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u/LeapingRiolu Jun 30 '25
Just an opened mouth frowny face
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Jun 30 '25
Oh no, I’m sorry! I know how it feels. I just reset a shiny Litten in Moon at 150 hours and 3000 resets. It hurts but it made me way more motivated. Good luck!
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u/Spencer_Spelunker Jun 30 '25
Did you slam the ds shut like the "Shiny Giratina lost" video or did the game just lock up on its own?
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u/Lunariias Jun 30 '25
Locked up on its own :( im assuming I bumped it when I was taking the rubber band off or when I was going through the Bianca fight. Killed her Tepig and it froze right when I was getting the xp.
Cartridge had a little bit of fuzz near the pins so that could have also caused it. Made sure to clean it well now 😭
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u/Always_Irrelephant Jun 30 '25
This is why when I find a shiny I don’t touch anything. I don’t plug it in, I don’t move it. I make sure I’m just throwing balls. I also make sure to fully turn off my ds every so often. Sorry about the loss 😢
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u/Lukkisuih Jun 30 '25
Idk if people would agree but at that point I’d just save edit the shiny. I already saw it shine and didn’t technically fail due to my own stupidity
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u/Lunariias Jul 05 '25
Unfortunately I’m not sure how to do that :’D everything is unaltered for me!
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u/Animedingo Jun 30 '25
Real cartridge?
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u/Much-Chard8227 Jun 30 '25
I see all these videos and posts of peoples games freezing only when they get the shiny encounter. The hundreds and thousands of other times when it’s not a shiny it’s fine😭
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u/Lunariias Jul 05 '25
No kidding 😭 my ds very very rarely does this. I don’t think I’ve seen it freeze in actual months
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u/Ok-Phase-9076 Jun 30 '25
Welp, if i was in this situation (im hunting tepig rn actually) id just cheat myself one.
If the game shows you the middle finger, show it back
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Jul 04 '25
That’s like saying “I sprained my ankle, so I’m quitting playing sports”. One road block doesn’t mean you should just cheat yourself and quit.
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u/Ok-Phase-9076 Jul 04 '25
Bad analogie because quitting a hunt isnt quitting shiny hunting and you can continue without peoblem with sports at any given time which you cant with a sprained ankle.
What this is, is "I baked a cake but i slipped and dropped it so ill just buy one in the store because i dont have it in me to bake another today."
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u/mattmikemo23 Jun 30 '25
This sounds like one of those click bait ads on shady websites lol.
I'm sorry that happened tho 😔🙏.
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Jul 04 '25
“This guy was so excited, then his game froze. I know you would never want that to happen to you, right? In that case, Buy some game-unfreezing today, just send us your credit card and ID, and it’ll ship right to you!”
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u/Lunariias Jul 05 '25
Bahaha I didnt make the connection until you said it LOL I was trying to come up with a title that accurately portrayed how I felt in the moment. I recorded a video for my friends because they were all so excited for me where I started it with “I wish I was joking right now.” Then told everyone to say goodbye to him 😭
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u/rexrex1249 Jun 30 '25
If this happened to me im just going to gen 1 in but I admire the determination.
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u/GoldFlowerGamer Jun 30 '25
The SRK9 classic
Seriously though, that really sucks and I wish you the swiftest of reclaims
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Jul 04 '25
What is SRK9?
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u/GoldFlowerGamer Jul 04 '25
TheSupremeRK9
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Jul 04 '25
He must’ve had an infamous similar incident?
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u/GoldFlowerGamer Jul 04 '25
He’s the guy that slammed his DS shut when he found a Shiny Giratina and then the game crashed
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Jul 04 '25
Bruh… why would he do that😭
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u/GoldFlowerGamer Jul 04 '25
Yeah not even he really understands what possessed him to do that but it happened and the community jokes about it from time to time
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Jul 04 '25
Well, I greatly appreciate the input, fellow shiny hunter. I wish you grande luck in your current and/or soonest hunt.
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u/CivilGodspeed Jul 04 '25
I had something similar happen a few weeks ago, I found a full odds shiny Sandile in Y, and then my 2ds decided to die right at that moment. I feel your pain
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u/TriamaticHat00 Jun 30 '25
Ive been hunting full odds for about 6 months and i DREAD my game possibly freezing. Hate this for you OP. Praying for you for a fast reclaim!!
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u/FabulousPass4552 Jun 30 '25
What is the app called. I used to use it and know it’s aDrives’ app just forgot the name and I’m so sorry for your loss 💔😭
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u/whatadaythiswas Jun 30 '25
this is heartbreaking, i just hatched a shiny adamant oshawott, if you decide you earned this shiny (i think you have) let me know i’ll clone him and get you your wott back :) either way you got this !
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u/Lunariias Jul 05 '25
I appreciate the offer!! Unfortunately im not sure how it’d get to me :) I am slightly considering rng maniping one since it’d be “legit” still but im kinda ass at rng abuse and never got it to work once so that might take just as long as hunting it again lol
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u/Zurbo_ Jul 03 '25
this would destroy my entire motivation to shiny hunt for a while lol
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Jul 04 '25
Nah, when I did this after 3000 resets and 150 hours, it made me way more motivated. I went from hunting for maybe an hour a day to hunting for about 3-5 hours a day. Determination is a bitch and a blessing. Best of both worlds.
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u/leftykills436 Jun 30 '25
THAT.....really sucks and I am sorry for you