>>713786113
To me it's like asking why people bother farming for gear in MMOs and don't just buy it
Is it a more 'efficient' use of your time? Yeah sure, absolutely, but I'm there for the journey or something like that, had my mate in chat and we're both shiny hunting and the joy you hear from each other when you finally get your target is great, lot more memorable then validating checksums in PKHeX or whatever
>>713786257
my first hunt was Fug, the high of your first is unreal, takes me back to being a child and seeing the grey Tentacool scroll across the screen and knowing something special had just happened