Pokémon Legends: Arceus but I can only use SHINIES - Summary

Summary

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The narrator is playing Pokémon Legends: Arceus and attempting a challenge where they can only catch shiny Pokémon. They face difficulty because some Pokémon, like the starters, are shiny-locked and cannot be caught as shinies. The narrator spends a lot of time searching for shinies through mass outbreaks and encounters various Pokémon. They also evolve some of their caught Pokémon to fill their Pokédex. Eventually, they reach the Cobalt Coastlands area but still need more shinies to progress further. The challenge continues with the goal of catching more shiny Pokémon, and they contemplate which one to catch next.

Facts

1. The speaker is playing Pokemon Legends Arceus and aims to catch only shiny Pokemon.
2. The game forces the player to catch four specific Pokemon at the beginning of the game, which are shiny-locked and tied to the main story.
3. The speaker is hoping to catch a shiny Badoof as their first shiny Pokemon.
4. The speaker is facing challenges in the game due to the lack of a suitable environment for catching shinies.
5. The speaker successfully catches a shiny Pokemon and names it Shanks.
6. The speaker releases the starters (Rowlet, Badoof, Starly, and Shinx) as they are shiny-locked.
7. The speaker is trying to find mass outbreaks to increase the chances of finding a shiny Pokemon.
8. The speaker catches another shiny Pokemon, which they initially thought was a shiny Starleaf.
9. The speaker catches a shiny Alpha Mime Junior, which evolves into a Shiny Alpha Mr. Mime.
10. The speaker is over 26 hours into their shiny hunting journey and finally makes it to the Cobalt Coastlands.
11. The speaker catches a shiny Dust Glops, which is shiny-locked and cannot be passed without an exception.
12. The speaker successfully catches a second shiny Alpha Mr. Mime and names it Lord Farquaad.
13. The speaker is close to achieving a rank of four in the game.
14. The speaker is struggling to find more shiny Pokemon, with the chances of finding a male Combi being only 88.14%.
15. The speaker successfully catches a shiny female Combi, which is the last shiny they need to complete their journey.
16. The speaker is over 59 hours into their gameplay.
17. The speaker successfully beats the game Pokemon Legends Arceus, only catching shiny Pokemon.