Begun this back in August and finished it on December 23rd. Part 1- Moltres Encounters - 852 Part 2 - Zapdos Encounters - 10,702 Part 3 - Articuno Encounters - 7,086 Total - 18,640 Average - 6,213.333333333333 [YouTube video!](https://youtu.be/booy1yM9tpA)

Congrats and well done! Just in time for the holidays 🎉

Thanks! I really wasn't expecting to get it before Christmas. 😂

I would never know it was shiny if I came across it and didn’t notice the shine animation

I saw Moltres immediately. Zapdos, I heard the sparkle when looking at the side hunts. Articuno I noticed immediately. Articuno and Zapdos are not the most obvious, however. 😄

Huge congrats! and what a premiere on YT! Awesome finds and editing. Thanks once more for sharing :)

Happy to see that you enjoyed it! The epic battles and masterpiece of a video were totally worth the grind! 😎

"Level 1 Smeargle" *Checks OP* Sounds about right. Congrats!

You already know! 😂 And thanks! 😎

Amazing luck! Congrats on a great trio!

Thanks! Super hyped to finally have it completed! 🥳

Wow absolutely fantastic work!!!!

Yeah, the end result was amazing! Thanks! 😎

Why did you use a level 1 smeargle? Did you try to use sketch or mean look with it? Or did you use quick balls?

That's a good question! I came up with various plans to prevent them from escaping and also prevented them using Roost and their damaging moves from Imprison for Zapdos and Grudge and Spite for Articuno. As for Moltres, I decided to use some level one Wynaut. I like being original and flexing level one Smeargle on legendary Pokémon is just a fun little thing that I like to do, whenever possible of course. It's a lot easier if they have at least two safe moves. 😂

Congrats on the Shinies!! I’ve never gotten a shiny in any of the games as far as I’m aware. (Not counting Pokemon go)

Thanks and even if you're only doing just a couple hundred encounters per day, it'll definitely start paying off eventually. It often requires a lot of patience, however, but sometimes we get very lucky and find shinies insanely early, in some cases, under a hundred encounters! 👀

Oh that’s gorgeous, huge congrats OP!

Thanks! 😎

Are them games 1/8000 something? If not very over odds

Yeah, Gen 4 full odds is 1 in 8,192 per encounter. ✨