#duckduckcaboose

[pokemonpalooza]

After about 1200 eggs I finally hatched a shiny baby eevee that I named Silver and evolved into Sylveon :`) thank you for your help the other night, without reassurance I was doing it right, I would have given up long before I got the little guy

You're welcome! I'm glad that you didn't give up! It can take a lot of time, but it is all worth it in the end when you breed that special Pokemon. I hope that you pamper your darling shiny Sylveon, and have a wonderful week! uwu

[teddy-bear-doctor]

So a few of you have replied to my posts over the past few days but I’m blogging from my phone so that’s why I haven’t been able to reply. I think it was mostly the Robin Williams post and the one about my apartment woes

[pokemonpalooza]

If you don't mind, I just want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong-- I'm breeding a local (US) Eevee that I caught and an Italian Eevee I got though wonder trade, I've bred and hatched at least 300 eggs and I still haven't hatched a shiny. :\

Even though the Masuda method does GREATLY increase the chance, it still takes a long time (usually)! In gen V, it was still over 1 in 1000 even with the Masuda method (but it was a lot better than the usual 1 in over 8000 that it was in gen V). It is more likely to get a shiny in gen VI, but I don't know exactly how much the Masuda method has increased the chances for gen VI.

There are people that still have to go through over 1000 eggs to get a shiny, it takes patience. 300 is nothing. Just keep going at it, and it will pay off. I've gotten a shiny within three eggs before, but I've also hatched over 1000 to get a shiny. It's all worth it in the end to get something you really want. uwu

Good news is that you can use this time to your advantage and work your way towards some great IVs and natures. I did that with my shiny Shroomish, and have a pretty good shiny Breloom now.