I think it would be faster to breed with a forien pokemon then soft reset unless it is a legend, but if you want your first starter to be shiny then... you might be there a while.
oh and contrary to what thatgr said, since the chances are ~1/4000 - ~1/1000 you can consider the chances the average
also nomally 2000 times would be lucky since you have a 1/4096 chance
oh and contrary to what thatgr said, since the chances are ~1/4000 - ~1/1000 you can consider the chances the average
also nomally 2000 times would be lucky since you have a 1/4096 chance