I’ve been hunting Snover/Abomasnow nearly every December since I started shiny hunting in X & Y in 2014.
First I did Friend Safari hunts for Snover, no success.
Then I tried the Ultra Warp ride in Ultra Moon, and I found a shiny Abomasnow. The only problem was, I didn’t do my research. I false swiped and it fainted due to recoil damage from Wood Hammer. Worst part is you can save in front of non-legendary/ultra beast shinies in ultra space and they’ll stay shiny even if you reset, but I forgot to save.
But now I finally have it… after phasing 16 times, 6 of which were Bergmite.
Next I’ll probably SR for Xurkitree in Ultra Moon or some non-holiday themed hunts in Scarlet.
It's Moon Day, so let's look at a dinosaur from the moon!
…Well, not literally. But Eoraptor lunensis' name means "dawn thief from the moon", in reference to it being discovered in the Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) of Ischigualasto Provincial Park, Argentina.
Living during the Late Triassic, around 231-229 million years ago, Eoraptor was one of the earliest known of all dinosaurs. Originally classified as an early theropod, it's now thought to actually be a very early offshoot of the sauropodomorph lineage, closely related to other South American forms like Buriolestes and Pampadromeus.
It measured around 1.2m long (~4'), with leg proportions that indicate it was a fast runner. Its jaws contained both leaf-shaped and serrated pointed teeth, suggesting it may have been an opportunistic omnivore, feeding mainly on plant matter but occasionally supplementing its diet with smaller prey.
Unlike later dinosaurs it also still had vestigial palatal teeth on the roof of its mouth.
Eoraptor would have lived in a warm humid climate alongside several other early dinosaur species such as Herrerasaurus and Eodromaeus — but this was at a time before the dinosaurs had become the dominant terrestrial vertebrates, so other animals like rhynchosaurs, aetosaurs, rauisuchians, cynodonts and dicynodonts were also very abundant in the Ischigualasto ecosystem.
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References:
Mancuso, Adriana C., et al. "Paleoenvironmental and biotic changes in the Late Triassic of Argentina: testing hypotheses of abiotic forcing at the basin scale." Frontiers in Earth Science 10 (2022): 883788. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.883788
Sereno, Paul C., et al. "Primitive dinosaur skeleton from Argentina and the early evolution of Dinosauria." Nature 361.6407 (1993): 64-66. https://doi.org/10.1038/361064a0
Sereno, Paul C., Ricardo N. Martínez, and Oscar A. Alcober. "Osteology of Eoraptor lunensis (Dinosauria, sauropodomorpha)." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32.sup1 (2012): 83-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2013.820113
Wikipedia contributors. “Eoraptor” Wikipedia, 23 May. 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoraptor
Wikipedia contributors. “Ischigualasto Formation” Wikipedia, 23 Jun. 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischigualasto_Formation
Even for apps where they don’t have a publicly stated minimum, their algorithms will bury you.
4 stars does not mean 4 stars. It means 1.4 stars.
If you give a person a 4 star rating, to these companies, you are not saying “I was mostly satisfied with the service, but there’s always room for improvement”—which is what 4 stars should mean—you are voting for them to be fired.
Genuinely, do not ever give people 4 star ratings on gig service apps for any reason that is not a safety issue where their continuation on the app could seriously hurt people.
If someone gives you “just OK” service where you don’t want to give them 5 stars, but you don’t actively hate their existence and hope they die, just don’t rate them.
Real thing that changed how i write: I started asking "what does this character think is wrong with them" and separately "what is actually wrong with them." Those two things are almost never the same. She thinks she's too much. She's actually terrified of being too little. He thinks he's bad at commitment. He's actually just never met someone he trusted enough. The gap between their diagnosis of themselves and the real thing, that's your character arc right there. you don't have to explain it. just write both.
Happy 10th anniversary, Pokemon GO - let's celebrate with Gimmighoul earl grey coin cookies! 🪙
What a journey it's been with this game! I was already a longtime Pokemon fan when it was first announced, so naturally I was a day 1 player - and I've still got my starter to prove it!
(Sorry I'll never evolve you, FireStarter!)
Funnily enough, the release of this game really coincided with beginning my Pokemon baking journey. These Pokemon candies from 2016 were my first foray outside of cupcakes and cakes, and it definitely helped kickstart my journey into baking unique Pokemon desserts! (Shoutout to the Fandom Foodies crew for that one!)
Thank you for all the memories, the inspiration, the hours and hours of exploration, and time spent with friends. Here's to 10 more years!
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