Does anyone else feel like Pokémon Go/Pokemon Home/Mass outbreaks/raids have somewhat cheapened the experience? Now everyone has shiny everything, even shiny event pokemon, like wtf? I haven’t played since X and Y, I got back in a few weeks ago with Violet on Switch 2 and it just doesn’t feel right

>>57974997 (OP)
havent played since xy yet you have the dexitchud racism image of Masuda’s? curiuos

>>57974997 (OP)
I like special outbreaks.
I like special raids.
But they really need do more repetition quests.
I want my berry farm back.

>>57974997 (OP)
They could star introducing rarer variants of shinies but that is entering Gacha Skin territory.

>>57974997 (OP)
Typically, human beings value things that are rare, but this is Pokemon. The value it has is down to the individual.

But personally I agree that a shiny (or ten obtained from a Community Day is less valuable or special to me than say, the random, unexpected shiny encounter during a mainline playthrough

>>57974997 (OP)
Shines barely had value by Gen 4

>>57975648
They never had value except maybe gen 5?
>gen 2 Iv related so can be bred for with ease especially if using the gen 1 mimic trick on ditto by transferring back the guaranteed shiny gyrados for a free shiny ditto
>gen 3 & 4 RNG free shiny Pokemon when you like
>gen 5 idk never had a need or interest to go back to it
>gen 6 onwards shiny charms and all sorts of gimmicks to increase shiny odds like radar, chain fishing, dex nax

>>57974997 (OP)
Yes, but not because shinies are more easily available. I just hate the push for online-based FOMO in a JRPG that should be offline single player first and foremost.
>but mythicals have always been a thing
I didn't like it back then either.