Shiny Pokemon are in the Air! (Or the tall grass)

I'm sure most of you know what a shiny Pokemon is. For those who don't know, they are Pokemon with a different colour scheme than they are supposed to have. Shiny Pokemon are extreamly rare, happening about only once in every 8191 Pokemon encounters. After 6 years of playing Pokemon, I caught my first shiny!

My first shiny was a Swablu!

A Swablu is hard enough to come by, making this one of my favourite catches of all time! I used the chaining method, where you battle the same Pokemon in a row using the Pokeradar (Only in gen. IV).

I found this like useful for learning the basics of chaining: http://www.pokezam.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5179

By the way, there is a Deoxys event going on in Black and White 2. Be sure to pick one up before May 31st!