anyone playing Pokemon SoulSilver/HeartGold?

[Province]

A shiny Pokemon is like a trophy; while it is not any stronger than its normal version, the fact that you have one is pretty cool. The chances of finding a shiny Pokemon is normally 1 in 8192. That's a 0.0122% chance of finding one! Don't bother breeding for one either, as the chances of receiving a shiny egg are just as slim.

also you could easily have come across a shiny pokemon but not realised it was a shiny

came cross a shiny starly once right at the start of the the game when you have no pokeballs, was so annoyed.

[saphyre]

Well there is that shiny garados you get in the lake of rage, i feel sorry for anyone who actually found their own shiny garados though, would be worthless now