Pokemon FireRed, LeafGreen players reset their game until they are shiny

In case you missed it, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen are available on Nintendo Switch 2 as standalone releases, complete with Pokemon Home compatibility, as well as the removal of the infamous bug that caused legendary Pokemon to disappear if they used the move “Roar.”

Those who never played the original on the Game Boy Advance learn firsthand how ruthless the Elite Four are, how mean your rival can be, and how difficult it can be to find Shiny Pokemon, especially how hard it is to land a Shiny starter.

Because, unlike current games, which practically hand out shiny Pokemon, FireRed and LeafGreen have traditional shiny odds set at 1 in 8,192 Pokemon, or 0.012 percent odds. The only way to begin your journey as a Pokémon trainer with one of a shiny Charmander, Bulbasaur or Squirtle is to continuously reset your game until it appears in Professor Oak's lab.

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Come on, there are players stuck in the thousands of resets still missing a shiny. And until they become that elusive, they won't start the game.

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Up and down the LeafGreen subreddit, you'll find no shortage of players sharing their shiny startup journeys, one that requires hundreds and hundreds of soft resets.

For example, take this player who went through a whopping 12,108 shiny resets before finally getting Bulbasaur. Now, they say, they can finally play the game.

“At 1327 for Bulbasaur RN, hope it's not that long,” one user wrote in response, hoping they too can finally start the game.

On the other end, there are players who wonder when you simply give up. Having a shiny starter is nice, but if you're stuck with thousands, is it even worth continuing?

“About two hours later I realized I'd rather just play the game,” said one user.

Others say they are in too deep to stop now and have to see the shiny chase all the way through.

“I didn't give up. (I'm) too committed and spent too much time to give up now. Might as well make it,” commented another.

Either way, you definitely don't want to be like this Pokemon trainer, who actually ended up with a shiny Squirtle, only to soft reset his game due to the muscle memory of constantly being disappointed.

We don't know whether to laugh or cry for this user. Probably both.