[DS] Shiny Hunter Extraordinaire! ...not really

A couple of nights ago while I was playing Pokemon Platinum I caught a shiny Shinx. So it's official, at this point I've caught at least one shiny for every Pokemon game I've owned since Generation II. I only wish that I had a spare Premier Ball to catch it, instead I had to settle for a standard Pokeball. Oh well, I'm happy and that's all that matters. ^_^



Any-who here's the crux of my dilemma, should I just train her like normal or go about EV training? I usually EV train if I plan to have a Pokemon for a long term period, like if I were going to perhaps use it in Wifi battles or competitions in the future. The only hiccup is that she has the ability rivalry, I usually like the edge you get with intimidate as it cuts down your opponents attack when entering battle. Rivalry is kind of a situational ability but it "might" be useful, what it does is raise your Pokemon's attack stat if your fighting an opponent with the exact same gender. Her nature is Gentle which reduces defense to increase special defense, so it isn't exactly helpful but at least it's not harmful either.

To be honest I'm thinking of just normally training her because I want to have her in the game from start to end however I would like your input on this.

 

Here's a list from what I can recollect

Gold - Shiny Nidoran Female via wild encounter
Silver - Shiny Bellsprout via wild encounter
Ruby - Shiny Poochyena via wild encounter
HeartGold - Shiny Sentret via wild encounter
White - Shiny Audino via wild encounter
Platinum - Shiny Shinx via wild encounter

Any other one I have is either from an event or breeding.
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Well I've been debating this in my head quite a bit, I've always wanted to have a shiny on my teams over the years and not just as a trophy catch. However I might be cutting off my nose to spite my face if I just go about training it normally for the sake of having it in the game when she could benefit far more with the proper training. The problem is that without a cheating device you don't have any real control over natures and IV's with a shiny. Plus the rarity of a wild encounter and even controlled breeding with an Everstone won't always yield the desired results. This Shinx in particular is not the most ideal one for EV training but I'll work with what I have.

One of the only reasons I would not train someone via EV training, would be if your not going to get the optimal result out of what your doing because of poorly matching specs. However I like EV training because it does showcase a Pokemon's best desired stats even if it's initial specs aren't that great because you can kind of mold it for what you want in some capacity. In terms of competition, I would always go in with a EV trained one but I can't say the same with taking on a gym battle. Thus far she's been the party but has yet to see battle but I think I'm going to take the EV training route here, I was feeling like that from the start but was hesitant.

 

Ouch, that must have been awful. I didn't think that could happen in those scripted battles.

 

If I remember back in the day for generation II, Shiny Pokemon were different besides the color by having altered stats. It was coding in order to give them the shiny coloring. However since generation III and onward all shiny Pokemon are the same as any other with the exception of being rare and unique. However in general you do get a rush when you finally catch one.