I Caught Every Shiny Legendary Pokemon from Kanto

In today's video, I'm going to soft reset my game thousands of times until the Pokemon changes colour :)
I've never mentioned it on the channel before, but I've been a huge Pokemon fan ever since I can remember. My first memories of existence almost always include a gameboy in my hands running Pokemon Sapphire. However, the recent generations of Pokemon games never really scratched that itch for me. So 3 years ago I went back to gen 3 and tried my first ever shiny hunt to relive the games from my childhood. And I've been hooked ever since! Today I thought I'd share that with you all by catching every shiny legend and mythical from Kanto, I really hope you enjoy!
The first hunt started on April 4th and the last one was completed on April 17th. So this took MUCH less time than expected!
(also don't worry the mic is just temporary, still away from home on a different setup)
hunt all the time on Twitch so feel free to drop a follow!
/ gungn1r_
Sonikks' Mewtwo Video (really cool catch strategy!)
• Shiny Mewtwo in Pokemo...
Layout art by CeciliaFae:
/ ceciliafae

[@TheNinjaButters]

8000 encounters for all the kanto legends with their gen 3 odds is the most disgustingly lucky thing ive seen

[@achmydsims6914]

Yeah "legit"

[@dustind5941]

It’s not legit.

[@katzufn4179]

@@dustind5941 if he was faking this why wouldn't he make the odds believable lol

[@katzufn4179]

@vastorogis I mean it is possible to get them all on the first try technically

[@Artzzie]

@vastorogis how mad can u be XDXDDXXD

[@Xoo31]

terraria guy on pokemon :)

[@MattTerraria_]

He also plays a lot of Pokemon

[@rohyne]

“+ DISRESPECT” - your pfp, probably

[@BatttleBun]

Wait this Pokétuber plays terraria?

[@Milkshakes-Den]

You have no idea how happy this makes me! 😁

[@huchkeebaaska3346]

I play all

[@samiel8711]

For every guy like you, there's one guy like my friend, who took 21000+ resets to get shiny Lugia.

[@unoriginalname771]

Your friend is persistent

[@nyancat8828]

Lugia was my first hunt! I adore that shiny so much :)

[@Arthur-cc2qe]

I’ve been hunting in ice path for over 40,000 resets it’s been like a year and a half

[@Arthur-cc2qe]

I just want a swinub😭

[@MIBxSpartan]

Got shiny Lugia in SoulSilver a few months ago. Took around 3000 resets if I had to guess.

[@Dokedog1]

As someone who has never caught a single shiny pokemon, this is crazy

[@Fumofuz]

I haven't catch any either... I was lucky AND unlucky at the same time, once... While starting a run on Emerald, I got the uncatchable shiny Poochyena in the tutorial. Never seen another shiny since... Though, I haven't player a Pokémon game in ages... XD

[@maCHAMP_]

In my first playthrough of emerald, I found a shiny pelipper and didn't know what a shiny was and wondered why it was green and thought it was to do with gender so I killed it 😢It took me so long to find out what a shiny was I might have killed more idk😅

[@essurio]

I have hundreds, but it's still crazy. :D

[@kittyshippercavegirl]

I've had 2 legitimate shinies in my entire life. a krikitune and a toadscruel

[@BennyLin718]

My god brother had a shiny scizor n I had nothing 😢

[@padthai754]

This is the reason why he’s been shiny hunting the past 400 Terraria videos. I get it now.

[@jackkane9679]

His life work is completed

[@alienxotic5028]

Holy shit i had no idea this was gungir until now LMAO

[@hg-ij8lm]

Terraria, pokémon and Dark Souls This channel has all the good stuff

[@Cearus1786]

Just for reference. Yes you can sit in one place hunting for hours. My first shiny hunt was in platinum Eterna forest. And after 15,508 encounter nearly 72 hours of being there I found 1 shiny. Never deterred me from the hunt just made that shiny all the more special.

[@BellSH]

as another referance, I've been hunting Fennekin in gen 6 since May 2022 (on and off), and it has been a lot more then 72 hours. it can be long, but damn, it's so worth it

[@Cearus1786]

@@BellSH Exactly. But good luck man. And how many resets you at?

[@SomeSprites]

@@BellSH Good luck on your hunt! I've been hunting Oshawott since 2020 and I finally got it this year in March, 35620 total resets for it and lemme tell you, finally finding my little boy felt so darn good

[@BellSH]

@@Cearus1786 I'm not entirely sure, stopped counting in like early 2023 because it just destroyed my motivation on slower days, i had hit 12k by then though

[@BellSH]

@@SomeSprites oh yeah, these longer hunts feel like heaven to complete, getting there is just pretty rough at times

[@washyourhands]

Pokemon and Terraria are just about all I care about in gaming these days, and this sparks joy. Congrats on the shinies man!

[@SpiderJAAM]

Gungnir's luck is making the lotery companies sweat. 💀

[@DreamiiAmi]

After following your stuff for years, watching you take up Shiny Hunting sparked joy in me as someone who's been shiny hunting since they were a kid. Here's to many more encounters for you! :D

[@nathansharpe6065]

I found shiny Deoxys after over 30,000 SRs immediately after clicking on your video. you sir have earned a lifetime subscriber, congrats on the sick shinies

[@ivanauori]

i found it too with a cheat code 😂😂

[@melt26bb89]

My absolute favorite sequence of shiny hunts was my full odds Gen 7 Cresselia, appropriately named Blue Moon. Took over 13,000 resets, over 2 weeks. Immediately after I got the shiny charm to reduce the grind and found a shiny Mewtwo in 7 resets, not even 2 days later.

[@TheMarkusBoy]

7 resets?? Damn

[@SilharaTheChosen]

I remember as a kid I understood the concept of resetting for a shiny but not really how low 1/8192 is and after a day of resetting my sapphire for a shiny Torchic I gave up and cried.

[@BellSH]

you should hunt the true legendary, psyduck

[@EitoDesu_]

agreed.

[@thealmightyduck335]

"Of course named Ella, after the salmon" took me a sec to get that haha

[@1987nightrap]

I was just looking this up to find a video, did not expect it to be a gungnir video. This is Premium content

[@owonapikins]

Under not just 8k but 4k for all of these is insane. Congrats!

[@jesurunbartley852]

Honestly, beating the E4 for the confetti effect and to showcase was a very nice touch at the end

[@Laffey0]

glad to see one of my fav youtuber enjoy multiple of my favorite games

[@HunterM430]

Id love to see this for each generation man, i know that would be very very long and tedious but itd be cool :)

[@lifehasdied6410]

I feel bad for the people who only watch his Terraria content, they're just there for that game not here for Gungnir. He can make any game entertaining so they're missing out

[@legoshi6531]

I dont really comment but man I love this channel, I have a lot of good memories from watching the old Rogue Calamity runs 😭

[@zanjaycuares7261]

Dang, i was confused for a sec that it said "Gungnir" 😂❤ love the vid

[@UltraAlter1]

I love these types of videos he's so fun to listen to :

[@washyourhands]

I love a terraria player gearing and setting up strategies and expecting the worst of RNG only for pokemon to actually be nice 😂

[@michaelbeardi6178]

Gungnir playing Pokémon?! My interests are colliding

[@assumption937]

wsg big dawg, good video gungnir!

[@rohitsawant4212]

The goat terraria professional is also a pokemon master

[@CMH_Hunts]

Never expected this from Terraria Guy. But I like it!

[@piratebear3126]

As a kid I made my way to Faraway Island and got me the Mew since I never got one in Gens 1 or 2. It’s admittedly a hacked shiny, but I still bring him along each generation for the last 20 years. Even picked up the special mark for him for beating the Mewtwo in Violet.

[@Daebreak2006]

My favourite Terraria KZbinr playing my favourite franchise, am I dreaming?

[@Lando_Calzonian_MK8]

You should check out his twitch streams lol, he does a bunch of shiny hunting

[@Nate_0820]

“That fast” 26hr mark Props to your patience

[@ahMyLo]

That is insanely fast for a shiny hunt. It took me nearly 3 years to get shiny Rayquaza.

[@LiamSalva761]

​@@ahMyLowoah dude what 3 years

[@alexivonspeed]

for a 1/8,000 shiny, 26 hours is insanely fast. my shiny gen 2 eevee took 137 hours and 16,000+ encounters

[@lure2722]

finally gungnir uploaded again

[@oz3357]

That shiny squirtle reset hurt.

[@Gungnir_]

It hurt bad, and then it hurt even worse once I realized it was female. I had to do another 12k resets, but I got it again and somehow it was also female. So that trauma has been resolved now LOL.

[@oz3357]

@@Gungnir_ Crazy luck on that, and, congrats on reclaiming it! I still have yet to reclaim mine. I gave up a handful of encounters a few years ago, I got a shiny Weedle three steps into Viridian Forest. I went for it again but swapped to Bulbasaur instead, getting that in just over 100 encounters. So I guess it made up for the now Beedrill. Though, I haven’t had the greatest luck since.

[@mtm15daman94]

Hey Gungnir its great to see the expansion into other forms of content, i wish you the best in not getting fucked by the youtube algorithm

[@theonedude9876]

I was wondering what happened to my shiny luck… I guess you took it to get all these, good job

[@generationxpvp]

Blessed to not have that Dallas Vs. Registeel luck, but damn what a grind!

[@partyhatkid9940]

What a great video! If you have any tips on how you got the old sea map, I would love to see the resources!

[@Gungnir_]

I searched up "How to get Mew in Pokemon Emerald." The video was by Marcanine (you didn't hear it from me). There are a few different ways to do it, but this was the easiest for me. Also if you like to hunt on physical cartridges like myself, you'll need a GB Operator or a similar device to get your save file and rom onto your computer.

[@GamingSpheals1235]

pls do this for every region and continue this as a series. great video btw!

[@kirbodin]

Zapdos belongs in an Ultra ball man. Good vid tho

[@Gungnir_]

It was definitely between the two. But since the red on shiny Zapdos is the central change in my eyes, I wanted to tie that in with the ball. So luxury was the only choice for me :)

[@MoonLord860]

What game is this?

[@Dikear]

ligma

[@MoonLord860]

@@Dikear ligma BALLZ

[@TariqSWOLEn]

Actually in gen 1 it is actually easier to catch the legendary birds wjtb a great ball. Go figure.

[@CJ-sq2jj]

Didn't expect this but nice ;^)

[@SuperSavage-yo2tb]

I love Pokémon been playing it for 30 years shunts are amazing great video u made u look easy my luck is bad 😂

[@jaredsearl4032]

More shiny hunting please, I love this stuff

[@Gungnir_]

I almost certainly will! I've been really happy with the reception to this video so far. Working on the next hunt right now :)

[@jaredsearl4032]

@@Gungnir_ Heck yeah, I know all too well well the allure of shiny hunting, I’m up to gen 6 of my shiny living dex and it’s been a grind, but I can’t stop now. Glad to add another creator to my list of channels to watch for those sweet shiny reactions.

[@amirulffirdaus]

I still remember my first shiny, it was a female pidgey in pokemon fire red. I didn’t know that shiny pokemon is a thing back then and got really excited when I caught it. During family gathering I would bring my blue gameboy advance sp and brag about the shiny pidgey to my cousins 😂 This video kinda relives those moments for me for whatever reason it is and I want to say thank you for that. Subscribed!

[@gtvenom11420]

You’re a legend bro!! 😂

[@Why-Do-You-Care.]

14:11 my literal favorite pokemon, now i know where to get it other than pokemon go. Thanks!

[@alirezataghavi5459]

i legit thought i was hallucinating when i saw a pokemon video from your channel . . . i didn't expect this one bit. not bad tho i will take this video and enjoy it

[@leonardo4401]

Video made my day

[@zenithgaming7493]

Gen 3 odds just moved aside the moment you walked into the room

[@SuBSiN]

Great video! Watched it all. This was all done on original hardware or an emulator? That luck is insane

[@Gungnir_]

Glad you enjoyed it! This was on original hardware recorded with a DS capture card. And yeah I'm due for a REALLY long hunt haha

[@SuBSiN]

@@Gungnir_ I checked out your channel and as a big Terraria and Pokemon guy, I'm surprised I've never heard of ya! Got a new sub here!

[@dragons1348]

i’m hunting mew rn, any tips to help keep focused on the hunt? i often find myself distracted which leads to me to stop hunting.

[@Cedxfy]

I watched your channel a while back but haven’t watched terraria in a while, im super excited for a pokemon video

[@jdlenl]

lmao beans is the perfect name for a mew. and amber, nice reference

[@Gungnir_]

Was wondering if somebody would pick that up haha

[@Only_Kino]

Love the scripting. So comical! Well done

[@user-xr6cs6xb8m]

He expanded a lifetime's worth of luck, we might never see him again

[@p0ryg0nz]

You've inspired me to shiny hunt Celebi in Crystal VC

[@Gungnir_]

I've been eyeing up that hunt for a while now as well, best of luck!

[@MasterBaty]

Oh my god, another one of my favorite ways to play games :D

[@MoonLord860]

What game is this?

[@MasterBaty]

@@MoonLord860Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green I believe.

[@MoonLord860]

@@MasterBaty Thank you you'er the best

[@MasterBaty]

@@MoonLord860 No problem dawg.

[@KiraCelestic]

for those curious about emerald’s broken rng, basically emerald’s rng seed never resets, so you will always get the same exact pokemon if you have 2 encounters on the same frame. this can actually be used for manipulating shinies or perfect iv pokemon.

[@JackitK]

10:45 When you have a 300 IQ play to explain, but your luck strat says...

[@NewSchattenRayquaza]

bro should have hit the casino that day

[@ironicallypineapple]

Watching this while doing encounters in HG :o) I got a shiny Cyndaquil yesterday which was my first ever full odds 1/8192

[@Jeryuken]

Watching this while im shiny hunting for Treecko and Rayquaza! Greetings from Germany

[@Gungnir_]

Good luck on the hunts, those are some excellent targets!

[@odeegrotsniffer4166]

This is awesome!

[@yusufefe7718]

Myyy maaaann terraria + pokemon is peak dawg

[@bostonnate4024]

Best Xmas ever was me and my brother getting gameboy colors with Pokémon gold and silver. Gen 2 is my favorite by far

[@Teiphel_]

that mew looks really good

[@krnecroSEN]

I like the little bit of non terraria vids, best terraria poketuber

[@otomachiunagi4208]

My most proud hunt was Shiny Jirachi. The odds are better at a little over 1/7000, but each Jirachi is basically a digital clone of each other (as in, they all have a set PID/TID). It's pretty tedious since you can only get it in Ruby/Sapphire from the Colosseum bonus disc, and you basically have to restart the game and do the tutorial so each reset is around 10 minutes or so. Suffice to say, it only took me around 1.7k resets across the two instances I had where I grinded for it. Brutal shiny hunt, but worth it and I would recommend it for those who want a long-term hunt. It took me around 2 years of on and off hunting.

[@user-zp8nl4cf1t]

Eyy that's the first Pokemon game I ever played and remember I had to use a hack to get that damn feebas😑😆

[@MemeJuiceVids]

I got lucky enough to catch a shiny nidoran while hunting for a lucky egg in the safari zone

[@tyrekodebiyi8949]

Now beat Kaizo Ironmon, shinies only.

[@akiraarkangel7286]

Bro should've put on "Fastest time Catching everysingle Shiny Legendary in Kanto - Guinness world record"

[@Ajdin_1103]

I'm glad you do Playyhrou's of my favourite games ❤

[@beepboop6179]

I caught my Articuno in gen 4 and didn't realise it was shiny for a longgggg time

[@Thug_Nose]

11:02 - 11:10 that was hilarious 😂

[@xbix_]

*Me doing 12913 resets for the Johto starters and still geting nothing* This Guy:

[@FrostBluey]

your luck is outrageous! i am currently hunting for an Oshawott in pokemon black and im currently at 9132 resets, i aint too lucky :'))

[@Gungnir_]

I hope that Oshasott shines soon for you, great choice!

[@dodowhisperer2114]

Bro's got dream luck

[@bknighty28]

Imagine these same odds but every encounter takes 1-5 minutes. Runescape is a hell of a game. I'm gonna get into shiny hunthing though.

[@DaffyBulb]

If this is your shiny luck on a regular basis, PM7 should really consider having you be a part of his "Catching every (insert region) Pokemon in 24 hours" challenges.

[@luccagiovannini251]

Doing the same for platinum. Up to now, only manage to get giratina. Hunting Dialga currently. Already spent 30+ on dialga

[@gods_devourer8614]

I hunted shiny Rayquaza in pokemon ultra moon, and that took me like 6 months. If you didn't know, that gen has twice the odds od getting a shiny, at 1/4096.

[@hervinquintanilla5112]

I remember I captured a shiny articuno on my 1st try, and I didn't even know it was shiny until about 2 months later.

[@doyouwnasmkadubi8703]

All the odds being 25% of the normal ratio just stinks of boosted stats.

[@Flare38888]

Imagine if someone did this, then looked at an old save file, and realized that you accidentally first try got all of the shiny ones that are hard to spot on your old file.

[@dabasil]

Now I know there's another community that's as persistent as Trackmania Speedrun team

[@legionx4046]

I see what you did in the thumbnail 😂

[@Djuncle]

Imagine if Mews Metronome used Explosion or Self Destruct

[@xgnik5334]

I feel like the games should assure us before the battle even begins by playing a slightly altered theme. Something to prick up our ears before widening our eyes.

[@DIABLO-DOFUS]

Mewtwo was like i didn't sign up for this shit i give up 😅

[@somaricraftbros6283]

Ooo pokemon video? Very cool

[@hibbs1712]

As somebody that has 10k+ eggs hatched for 17 competitively bred shinies in Gen 6; My single shiny full odds Rhyhorn I caught while hunting for a lucky egg in FireRed means so much to me too. It’s a level 100 Rhydon now and is featured on my gen 3 sand team. It’s imperfect, with a MODEST nature. I love it all the same though. I EVed it for max Atk and SpA and taught it Tbolt :). Also hunting for the shiny legends in gen 3, starting with the moltres !!

[@Gungnir_]

I love a good random shiny encounter. And a successful Safari Zone capture to boot, that must have been an incredible experience!Best of luck with the Legends!

[@glenmcgillivray4707]

statistics on things like this are funny. 1 in 8192 means you pass the 50% chance to have encountered a shiny at 6000 runs, and a full 8200 offers a 63% chance to encounter one. while still remembering every single roll is independent of every other, so you are never guaranteed to meet one next encounter even if the math says you should have in 99% of cases. so it's much like rolling a dice looking for a six. it may have been half a million dice rolls without seeing a six, but the next roll remains just as likely to roll a six as the first one was.

[@francii_namie461]

damn you and your goddamn luck. cheers man

[@cebradley90]

Are the earlier generations available on the switch? Or hdmi output on an old gameboy system?

[@Gungnir_]

Unfortunately you can't access any old generation Pokemon games on the switch at the moment. This video was recorded using a capture card I had modded directly into my DS. Alternatively you can also play them on a GameCube if you have the Gameboy player attachment and an HDMI converter.

[@bthomas9488]

Yo its been a while since I've watched your streams how you been?

[@antonioramos522]

the guys is shiny hunting and goes flabbergasted he encounters a shiny..."WHAT SHINY X??!!!??!"

[@sparkyhiggsbury4021]

I remember my brother went through around 16k attempts to get a shiny Rayquaza, then proceeded to get a full odds shiny Heatran on his first attempt... He wasn't even hunting the Heatran, that was just a bonus.

[@BunkJunkinsJR]

i much preferred doing runaways for Zapdos! i got it so quickly back in the day that it inspired me to complete the bird trio - which i swept up pretty quickly too. alongside my modest shiny Mewtwo, i’m happy with my gen 3 shiny Kanto legendaries :))

[@BunkJunkinsJR]

oh and i’m over 45,000 for Groudon in Ruby at the moment!

[@gui4816]

This is one of the most insane challenges I've seen. How old is this save file?