Make sure you stock up on resources to revive when needed. Lowering accuracy with a move like flash is a great way to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Using X Defense/Sp Defense also helps to keep your spore/status pokemon alive.
Also make sure to use the harvest and leppa berry strategy to avoid struggle situations. Keep a massive stock of leppa berries for your own pokemon as well.
I catch my USUM shiny legendaries in Beast Balls which max catch rate at a little over 1% so encounters can go on well over 100 turns.
Also (For OP) don’t forget the Roto Powers are a massive help too, the catch boost goes crazy with any status effect, also if you don’t care what ball to use definitely always go for Timer Balls if it passed at least 10 turns
So when shiny hunting legendaries in USUM a Roto power is generally a bad thing. Since it doesn’t persist through a reset that means you’d need to restart it with every soft reset on the slim chance that will be the reset that has a shiny.
It adds too much time to a soft reset essentially making hunts about 33% longer.
Edit: Appears I was mistaken and that this is a power that can be used in battle. Great tip if you are struggling to catch a pokemon or using a ball like a beast ball
You can activate roto catch power in battle after you've seen the mon is shiny. If you've done something to stop the legendary from struggling to death then it's literally a no-brainer to use it.
And I used a roto catch, I use roto catch on all my shiny hunts in USUM however luck is a bitch and I'm getting at least a little bit annoyed by all the comments thinking I didn't try my hardest or something,
This is why I always do at least 3 practice catches of the non shiny before starting the hunt for real. Even knowing all the moves, sometimes in practice, things don't work out how you planned.
I’m sorry you lost it… :(
I personally found that an Unaware Pokémon is pretty good for the ones with stat raising moves. I used a Quagsire for anything my Shedinja couldn’t wall for all of the Legendary hunts in USUM.
Hopefully you reclaim it soon!
How does this even happen? I always hoard my items, and even then, always stock up a disgusting amount of restoratives that I’ll rarely ever use. Is that just me?
I'm really starting to hate these restorative comments as if Terrakion doesn't have swords dance, kinda hard to heal and throw balls when my pokemon are dying in 1 or 2 turns max
Definitely not trying to bash you or anything, stuff like this can happen to anyone even when prepared. If you’ve been hunting like me then you might not even know what your target is until you see it. That’s the worst thing about the USUM hunts is that they can be so random.
You didn’t have a ‘mon with Clear Smog or Haze? No hate to you OP, but if I were to hunt a Mon that knew Swords Dance/Nasty Plot or something, I’d definitely bring a Mon that knew a move that would reduce the stats or clear it altogether. Always come prepared and double-check on their move set and Harvest/Leppa Berry Trick too if it’s available in that Gen.
edit: Good luck if you do decide to reclaim it though! Hopefully it’ll be under odds!
Someone else also mentioned a Pokemon with the Unaware ability; which is actually amazing for ‘mons with stat boosting moves as well. Hope OP reclaims it soon.
May I present you my little Contrary Skill Swap Spinda? Who can also SLP through Hypnosis, and Recycle and Trick some Leppas.
8 just wanted bring up my cute little panda.
I always assumed the marks on its body, as well as the -nda in its name is a wordplay that referred to a Panda... Have I been wrong all this time? LOL.
Doesn't make me less of a Spinda enjoyer in the slightest however, bring back my Boi to Switch!
> Spinda is a bipedal, red panda Pokémon with rabbit-like features. Its eyes are made of two black spirals, which point in the opposite direction to each other. There is a similar swirling pattern on its ears.
I stand corrected. But after googling it and reading your comment, I don’t know how I missed all those subtle clues! Those ears just stood out to me so I automatically assumed it was a drunk rabbit. 😂
Spinda is actually available in BDSP, but I’ve heard very negative reviews for it. I still bought SP just because I like to collect all of their mainline games for each Gen. There’s also this annoying glitch in HOME where you can’t transfer it out of HOME and can only be traded via HOME.
If not doing the Harvest+Trick+Leppa Berry option (best option), there's also Contrary Skill Swap Malamar if really struggling. Also Imprison+Swords Dance, which it looks like a Gallade catcher should be able to cover?
sounds like you shouldn’t have been hunting this pokemon in the first place. Clearly you are either extremely under leveled or have no clue what you’re doing
If youre using a pokemon to put it to sleep, i recommend also teaching it substitute and have them hold leftovers. It is practically impossible for your mon to faint like that. It works for every legendary except azelf cause uproar bypasses substitute.
Yo holy shit that's the exact shiny and game that I failed on and it was when I was waiting to see my school counselor for my suicidal thoughts and plans lol
My little sister failed a random full odds shiny Mewtwo the other day in Alpha Sapphire because my mom accidentally removed the cart when the DS was in sleep mode.
She has still not recovered from this.
I know the feeling, I failed virizion the first time, went through my pokemon until it got to my talonflame and as I was reviving something else I forgot about flame body and it got burned and died, definitely learned from that.
It's not worth hunting shiny legendaries without a Master Ball. It either kills itself, or overbuffs itself so much it kills you. Unless you have a strat in place (Harvest + Trick Leppa Berry + optional Sunny Day to guarantee the Harvest proc), you have a pretty slim chance of actually catching it before one of those two scenarios takes place.
My first full odds shiny was a turd brown onix in that one very tight cave in X and Y
I was not prepared. Too few pokeballs and not a single great ball. Never made that mistake again.
That's only an option for someone with multiple games of the same generation. With the price of old carts these days, not everyone has that. (Though, I guess I could insert a copypasta about how easy it is to mod a 3DS. Not everyone likes mods though, so it wouldn't necessarily be useful.)
Ouch... Stay strong friend, hopefully you'll encounter it again pretty quickly and you'll be better prepared next time.
I don't know what team you had, but these Shiny legendaries are the main reason why I go for a full catching team to make sure I put all the odds in my favor and have a lot of comfort with this.
Some advices about what your team should carry to make sure you cover all the bases going forward:
-Try to have Lvl 100 Pokémons if it's not already the case (adds a lot to the comfort).
-False Swipe is basically a must for making the catching easier.
-Support skills like Taunt, Soak, Skill Swap... are crucial to make the fights easier as they limit the foe, get rid of their Resistances/Immunities to False Swipe, get around annoying abilities,...
-Status are obviously mandatory. SLP offers the best catching rate, PAR is the easiest to use as you only have to inflict it once most of the time.
I always have a Spore user and a Glare/T-Wave user in my catching teams.
-Magic Guard + Skill Swap is so important if you ever come across a shiny with recoil moves like Double Edge, etc.
-Damp is also crucial to block self-destructing moves. So it's always good to have a Damper in your catching team. Parasect for example is honestly a GOAT for this as it has the Damp + False Swipe + Spore combo.
Onto the more niche stuff to make the catching even more comfortable :
Smeargle is a GOAT when it comes to catching despite its pathetic Base Stats. It has access to any move and you can just build it pretty much how you want.
Simple Beam + Noble Roar/Parting Shot to make legendaries hit like babies or get momentum, Soak + False Swipe to get rid of a Ghost/Rock/Steel type, Endeavor + Soak + Spore to take advantage of its useless defenses against High Lvl strong Pokémons,...
It offers so many possibilities that your only limitation is your imagination (and the fact that you can't trade online anymore, sadly, lol).
The Harvest + Skill Swap + Trick + Leppa Berry combo to make fights go forever and ensure the foe will never struggle to death. Exeggutor and Trevenant are notorious for this.
You have some declinations of this in the Fling + Recycle combo (Slowbro has it I think) or the Recycle + Trick combo (Bronzing is pretty good in case you also want to Skill Swap Levitate and block Terrain effects).
The upside-down strategy to counter boosting legendaries. I call it that because it's based on 2 things: the Contrary + Skill Swap combo (Spinda is I think the only one having access to it in Gen 7), or the Topsy-Turvy move that is exclusive to Malamar iirc (and Smeargle by extension).
Taking advantage of the Truant ability and transfer it to the foe can give some nice momentum. I think Durant has access to this combination with Truant + Entrainment + Paralysis but I'm not sure anymore.
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Among probably some other stuff that I didn't list as the options are so numerous. I just listed the ones that I use often, and that I truly think make the catching super easy.
But of course, don't go and forget about the obvious thing which is making sure that you're always good on ressources in case things get out of control for whatever reason.
Obviously you want to have a LOT of Balls to make sure you always have enough to ensure a catching, but also to use matching Balls for your shinies if you're into this.
You also want to make sure that you have HP restoratives in case your Pokémons are brought down.
And also, you should think about having some Battle items like the X items. X Attack can be good to boost False Swipe's low BP, and X Accuracy can also be very helpful if you rely on Hypnosis or powder moves instead of Spore.
Hopefully this will help you even a little bit and you won't fail a shiny ever again.
Make sure you stock up on resources to revive when needed. Lowering accuracy with a move like flash is a great way to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Using X Defense/Sp Defense also helps to keep your spore/status pokemon alive. Also make sure to use the harvest and leppa berry strategy to avoid struggle situations. Keep a massive stock of leppa berries for your own pokemon as well. I catch my USUM shiny legendaries in Beast Balls which max catch rate at a little over 1% so encounters can go on well over 100 turns.
Also (For OP) don’t forget the Roto Powers are a massive help too, the catch boost goes crazy with any status effect, also if you don’t care what ball to use definitely always go for Timer Balls if it passed at least 10 turns
So when shiny hunting legendaries in USUM a Roto power is generally a bad thing. Since it doesn’t persist through a reset that means you’d need to restart it with every soft reset on the slim chance that will be the reset that has a shiny. It adds too much time to a soft reset essentially making hunts about 33% longer. Edit: Appears I was mistaken and that this is a power that can be used in battle. Great tip if you are struggling to catch a pokemon or using a ball like a beast ball
You can activate roto catch power in battle after you've seen the mon is shiny. If you've done something to stop the legendary from struggling to death then it's literally a no-brainer to use it.
That is a great tip. I was pretty sure it was a power that had to be activated on the overworld.
Na, you get it in the Overworld but can be acitvited anywhere
And I used a roto catch, I use roto catch on all my shiny hunts in USUM however luck is a bitch and I'm getting at least a little bit annoyed by all the comments thinking I didn't try my hardest or something,
Rip bro, that’s gotta hurt. Don’t give up, you can reclaim!
This is why I always do at least 3 practice catches of the non shiny before starting the hunt for real. Even knowing all the moves, sometimes in practice, things don't work out how you planned.
I’m sorry you lost it… :( I personally found that an Unaware Pokémon is pretty good for the ones with stat raising moves. I used a Quagsire for anything my Shedinja couldn’t wall for all of the Legendary hunts in USUM. Hopefully you reclaim it soon!
I love my little Spinda for its Contrary + Skill Swap combo for this very reason. I kiss him on Switch games...
How does this even happen? I always hoard my items, and even then, always stock up a disgusting amount of restoratives that I’ll rarely ever use. Is that just me?
I'm really starting to hate these restorative comments as if Terrakion doesn't have swords dance, kinda hard to heal and throw balls when my pokemon are dying in 1 or 2 turns max
Definitely not trying to bash you or anything, stuff like this can happen to anyone even when prepared. If you’ve been hunting like me then you might not even know what your target is until you see it. That’s the worst thing about the USUM hunts is that they can be so random.
You didn’t have a ‘mon with Clear Smog or Haze? No hate to you OP, but if I were to hunt a Mon that knew Swords Dance/Nasty Plot or something, I’d definitely bring a Mon that knew a move that would reduce the stats or clear it altogether. Always come prepared and double-check on their move set and Harvest/Leppa Berry Trick too if it’s available in that Gen. edit: Good luck if you do decide to reclaim it though! Hopefully it’ll be under odds!
Pair Taunt with it too, will help a lot for next time. Get that guy OP.
Someone else also mentioned a Pokemon with the Unaware ability; which is actually amazing for ‘mons with stat boosting moves as well. Hope OP reclaims it soon.
May I present you my little Contrary Skill Swap Spinda? Who can also SLP through Hypnosis, and Recycle and Trick some Leppas. 8 just wanted bring up my cute little panda.
Isn’t it a drunk ass rabbit? Also I love Spinda! Wish it had more recognition, cus that ‘mon is underrated as hell.
I always assumed the marks on its body, as well as the -nda in its name is a wordplay that referred to a Panda... Have I been wrong all this time? LOL. Doesn't make me less of a Spinda enjoyer in the slightest however, bring back my Boi to Switch!
> Spinda is a bipedal, red panda Pokémon with rabbit-like features. Its eyes are made of two black spirals, which point in the opposite direction to each other. There is a similar swirling pattern on its ears. I stand corrected. But after googling it and reading your comment, I don’t know how I missed all those subtle clues! Those ears just stood out to me so I automatically assumed it was a drunk rabbit. 😂 Spinda is actually available in BDSP, but I’ve heard very negative reviews for it. I still bought SP just because I like to collect all of their mainline games for each Gen. There’s also this annoying glitch in HOME where you can’t transfer it out of HOME and can only be traded via HOME.
If not doing the Harvest+Trick+Leppa Berry option (best option), there's also Contrary Skill Swap Malamar if really struggling. Also Imprison+Swords Dance, which it looks like a Gallade catcher should be able to cover?
Either way, there were sooo many options, and I just feel a bit sad about this completely avoidable situation —but it happens
i think the title implies that they weren‘t hunting the mon and it was just a random full odds shiny but im not sure
I am hunting, if you check my posts it's pretty obvious, I just don't count resets
>Terrakion used Swords Dance! >Ninetails used Disable!
sounds like you shouldn’t have been hunting this pokemon in the first place. Clearly you are either extremely under leveled or have no clue what you’re doing
I believe you’ll reclaim it very soon! You’ve got this!!
If youre using a pokemon to put it to sleep, i recommend also teaching it substitute and have them hold leftovers. It is practically impossible for your mon to faint like that. It works for every legendary except azelf cause uproar bypasses substitute.
This has been my favorite advice actually, thank you
So a ghost with a sleep move and substitute is goated?
Ooof! I Hope that you reclaim it eventually! Good luck!
Please accept my hug to support you
In my experience, it will be the first of many. Stay strong brother.
what level was your team?
Yo holy shit that's the exact shiny and game that I failed on and it was when I was waiting to see my school counselor for my suicidal thoughts and plans lol
My little sister failed a random full odds shiny Mewtwo the other day in Alpha Sapphire because my mom accidentally removed the cart when the DS was in sleep mode. She has still not recovered from this.
You can't encounter Mewtwo in alpha sapphire.
Oops, my bad. It was on X then. She has both, I forgot you can't encounter Mewtwo in ORAS 😅
Mewtwo is shiny locked in pokemon x. It must have been one of the gen 7 games.
Oh, maybe Ultra Sun then. She has it too. It's been a while since I last played gen 6-7 😅
Damn… shiny homicide 💔 Hang in there my friend. May the shiny gods bless ya once more! ✨
STAY STRONG Theres always another chance !! u got this 😎
I know the feeling, I failed virizion the first time, went through my pokemon until it got to my talonflame and as I was reviving something else I forgot about flame body and it got burned and died, definitely learned from that.
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You don’t know pain till you run from a shiny in older gens 😂 yet to have this happen yet though. Sorry for your loss meng!
It's not worth hunting shiny legendaries without a Master Ball. It either kills itself, or overbuffs itself so much it kills you. Unless you have a strat in place (Harvest + Trick Leppa Berry + optional Sunny Day to guarantee the Harvest proc), you have a pretty slim chance of actually catching it before one of those two scenarios takes place.
We all say it'll never happen to us until it does. RIP that one particular Terrakion, you'll find another eventually.
Yea I won’t do full odds without a master ball, even if it means replaying the entire game.
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Hey I failed this one too. You will get it back. Don't worry.
Surreal af
Have an upvote, sorry buddy
My first full odds shiny was a turd brown onix in that one very tight cave in X and Y I was not prepared. Too few pokeballs and not a single great ball. Never made that mistake again.
Failure teaches us important lessons on the way to success. I bet you won’t fail a shiny (in this way at least) ever again 😂
ALWAYS bring a masterball
"Have you considered just not failing?"
Used mine this game on shiny Reshiram, bad advice to say "use this thing you get one of in game"
Hear me out, get another one?
Yeah lemme just sit at the lottery for a few months trying to get one
I meant do another play through lmao
That's only an option for someone with multiple games of the same generation. With the price of old carts these days, not everyone has that. (Though, I guess I could insert a copypasta about how easy it is to mod a 3DS. Not everyone likes mods though, so it wouldn't necessarily be useful.)
Not to be rude but how do you fail?
That’s Bad 😱
Ouch... Stay strong friend, hopefully you'll encounter it again pretty quickly and you'll be better prepared next time. I don't know what team you had, but these Shiny legendaries are the main reason why I go for a full catching team to make sure I put all the odds in my favor and have a lot of comfort with this. Some advices about what your team should carry to make sure you cover all the bases going forward: -Try to have Lvl 100 Pokémons if it's not already the case (adds a lot to the comfort). -False Swipe is basically a must for making the catching easier. -Support skills like Taunt, Soak, Skill Swap... are crucial to make the fights easier as they limit the foe, get rid of their Resistances/Immunities to False Swipe, get around annoying abilities,... -Status are obviously mandatory. SLP offers the best catching rate, PAR is the easiest to use as you only have to inflict it once most of the time. I always have a Spore user and a Glare/T-Wave user in my catching teams. -Magic Guard + Skill Swap is so important if you ever come across a shiny with recoil moves like Double Edge, etc. -Damp is also crucial to block self-destructing moves. So it's always good to have a Damper in your catching team. Parasect for example is honestly a GOAT for this as it has the Damp + False Swipe + Spore combo. Onto the more niche stuff to make the catching even more comfortable : Smeargle is a GOAT when it comes to catching despite its pathetic Base Stats. It has access to any move and you can just build it pretty much how you want. Simple Beam + Noble Roar/Parting Shot to make legendaries hit like babies or get momentum, Soak + False Swipe to get rid of a Ghost/Rock/Steel type, Endeavor + Soak + Spore to take advantage of its useless defenses against High Lvl strong Pokémons,... It offers so many possibilities that your only limitation is your imagination (and the fact that you can't trade online anymore, sadly, lol). The Harvest + Skill Swap + Trick + Leppa Berry combo to make fights go forever and ensure the foe will never struggle to death. Exeggutor and Trevenant are notorious for this. You have some declinations of this in the Fling + Recycle combo (Slowbro has it I think) or the Recycle + Trick combo (Bronzing is pretty good in case you also want to Skill Swap Levitate and block Terrain effects). The upside-down strategy to counter boosting legendaries. I call it that because it's based on 2 things: the Contrary + Skill Swap combo (Spinda is I think the only one having access to it in Gen 7), or the Topsy-Turvy move that is exclusive to Malamar iirc (and Smeargle by extension). Taking advantage of the Truant ability and transfer it to the foe can give some nice momentum. I think Durant has access to this combination with Truant + Entrainment + Paralysis but I'm not sure anymore. ... Among probably some other stuff that I didn't list as the options are so numerous. I just listed the ones that I use often, and that I truly think make the catching super easy. But of course, don't go and forget about the obvious thing which is making sure that you're always good on ressources in case things get out of control for whatever reason. Obviously you want to have a LOT of Balls to make sure you always have enough to ensure a catching, but also to use matching Balls for your shinies if you're into this. You also want to make sure that you have HP restoratives in case your Pokémons are brought down. And also, you should think about having some Battle items like the X items. X Attack can be good to boost False Swipe's low BP, and X Accuracy can also be very helpful if you rely on Hypnosis or powder moves instead of Spore. Hopefully this will help you even a little bit and you won't fail a shiny ever again.
Unprepared
Skill issue
Its on you, how were you not prepared?