Pokemon Hypothetical: Shinies Only!

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Auron225

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Let's say you're thrown into the world of Pokemon, except for 2 glaring differences;

1) Pokemon do not appear very often at all - at the same rate as shinies do.
2) Your starter (or starters if you've been lucky) are all the shiny Pokemon you've ever been fortunate enough to find and catch.

How do you think you'd manage when it comes to battling, adventuring, etc?

Note:

@ You won't start with them at their current levels (whatever they may be) but at Lv 5 as starters always do.

@ Pokemon will start in the evolution stage you caught them in. So if you caught a shiny Pigeotto (and later evolved into a Pidgeot), you'll start with a Lv 5 Pigeotto.

@ Easily-obtained shinies don't count (eg. Red Gyrados from Lake of Rage - if you actually found a Red Gyrados in the wild, then that's allowed). Shinies that have been traded to you are allowed too.

@ If you've never caught a shiny before... then... I guess you can be an NPC who gives people stuff :p

The only one I ever succeeded in catching was a shiny Zubat - so I think I could get by ok :) I can always just Supersonic everything for an advantage and it can use Fly! But I'm in trouble when I need to Surf :S
 

ShinyCharizard

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I only ever found a shiny Onix I wouldn't be very well off. I'd have to try and level up heaps and then steamroll everything.
 

Juste Goose

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I've been rather lucky with shinies. I'd have a female nidoran, a gulpin, a swinub, and my pride and joy, my golden Pidgeotto. Can't wait until I can transfer ol' Rarity to X...

I'd crush the competition by sheer number alone!
 

Aris Khandr

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I've got a shiny Eevee, Rattata, Tangela, Poochyena, Gyarados (everyone gets that one), and some bug I can't remember right now. I think I'll be okay. And that doesn't even go into the shinies I have from Gamestop. Three Enteis, three Raikous, two Suicunes, two Dialgas, two Palkias, and two Giratinas.
 

ohnoitsabear

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Well, I guess I'm going to have to make due with a Ditto and a Magikarp. I have a feeling leveling up is going to take quite some time now.
 

Aerosteam

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I got a shiny Deoxys online... looks like I'll be hardcore sweeping all the way through my adventure.
 

Bernzz

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Shiny Caterpie and Shuppet, don't fail me now.

I'd be okay, I guess? Banette is alright, as is Butterfree, as far as the single player game goes.
 

Quadocky

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I always thought Shiny pokemon are a sick joke. I don't have one, and at this rate I never will.
 

Fijiman

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The only shinies I ever caught and remember were a shiny Aron, Wailmer, and Venonat. At least that's enough variety to not get my ass kicked by every person I challenge/who challenges me.
 

Shinsei-J

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Ya'know, I found my first shiny the other day, a Stunfisk, so after crying for two hours I decided to rename it ShairThePain and throw it on the wonder trade. Now it can at least be slightly useful in the form of a story.
My adventure would be over as soon as it started if I didn't just catch another one in a horde battle yesterday.
A nice Shiny Foongus now named Great Baller so now I'm a little bit better off in my adventures.

[HEADING=2]Straight Great Baller[/HEADING]
I got this journey covered.
 

Kaltazraza

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I get to start with both a shiny Zubat and Raticate, which is quite nice, also a shiny wingull.
I could be a fabulous member of team rocket!
 

Drummodino

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Looks like I'm giving people stuff.

"Congratulations on reaching Route 34! Here take this Soda Pop to help you cool down!"
 

Sectan

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I found a shiny in my old Pokemon days. I thought the game was glitched so I reset it.
 

EHKOS

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My shiny Mime Jr. and Shiny Pidgey would never make it past the third gym :(
 

LadyTiamat

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Shiny igglybuff and golduck......i guess i wont be so bad as iggly can be my tank/multi element and golduck can cover water/psychic types.
 

EyeReaper

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Lucky me, I guess. I get to start with an abra and a (male) frillish. All shall bow to the might of my Moustache pokemon!