Why do I do this to myself: A shiny hunting discussion

[DrumminBeard]

(Feb 7, 2019, 04:06 AM)TrickyBird Wrote: Doing IV training in X/Y, Horde Battling Murkrows. 10 minutes in, a shiny murkrow appears!  I catch it and continue, wishing to finish the stat I was training first, a few hordes later, then a Second! I wasn't even looking for shinies :D

Also, during the story of ORAS, the Kecleon that blocks your path later seen by the devon scope, was also shiny! Complete random encounter

I'm sure you meant well posting here, but surely your anecdotal instances of extreme luck in finding shinies when you weren't even looking for them can't be good for OP's morale.

FWIW: Happy hunting, though @BoyBoy313!!