I’ve only ever encountered a shiny pokemon once. Ever. Back in Pokemon Silver, and we’re talking the original, not the remake SoulSilver, so in like 1999, and it was a Geodude!

And we all know what Geodudes like to do, don’t we?

That was not a fun time.
BUNNY DAY AGAIN
I’ve got all the recipes! I’ve crafted all the items, bar the ones you get on Bunny Day itself from The Infernal Rabbit, Zipper! I was running up and down the coastline for several hours that day, every 5 minutes, trying to get a glimpse of balloons, before slingshotting them, and doing a bit of fishing while waiting for more to spawn.

I’ve now caught two of these leviathans. Their shadows told lies! Naturally, Blathers got first refusal, because Blathers deserves the completest of museums. Blathers is my favourite NPC in any Animal Crossing game. Nerdy owl!
So yes, the charming Bunny Day set is almost complete! Just need the arch, the toy and the wand, all of which you get on the 12th apparently. In the meantime, I think I have cherry blossom recipes to farm. Bamboo ones too!
Lopez moved in today, Coco will tomorrow I assume, and I have 2 plots set out for future residents, which would take me up to 9! I guess one more plot to set out? In the meantime, I’ve built a second bridge, and now I am making my first ramp! The progress is steady and slow, and that’s alright, this is meant to be a steady, slow game!
(those of you who time travel though, that’s fine and also a valid way to play, no judgement here!)
ASH
Apparently in the latest series of the Pokemon anime, Ash is travelling with his Pikachu that’s capable of gigantamaxing, a Dragonite, a Gengar, and Mr Mime.
He’s not fucking around is he? My gosh!
OTHER STUFF
- Most weeks, my Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify has a remix of the Mortal Kombat theme. This week, it does not. It’s unusual enough for me to mention it!
- Lunch for today? Bagels! The supermarket ran out of plain bagels though, so I have sesame seed ones, which I am paranoid will come loose in the toaster, ignite, and burn the flat to the ground somehow.
- Max Raid Bellossom when solo is annoying. One Petal Blizzard, and that’s 3 of our 4 lives gone immediately.
- I never thought I’d be happy when I saw one of the random trainers be the one with the Magikarp, yet here we are. It knows Hydro Pump, making it actually USEFUL against the enemy, unlike the dude with his Solrock that spends every round buffing itself with Cosmic Power, only for the enemy to WIPE OUT STAT BUFFS, causing Solrock to go “oh I need my buffs!” and Cosmic Power again.
- STOP IT SOLROCK.
- Dream team: Me, Magikarp, Dhelmise, that one guy with a Jolteon maybe.

I’ve had a few different shiny Pokemon, but most of them were event related. I feel like it’s been more than one wild encounter, but rare enough that I can’t recall it clearly. I didn’t catch mine either for some reason.