Japanese Longbowman
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- Jan 19, 2021
It's supposed to be that way to make a shiny rare and getting one special. However in recent games they've made it easier by reducing the rates for starters and legendaries. And after you finish the game you can complete the pokedex to get a shiny charm which halves the odds. And there are also mechanics to get them guaranteed after a certain number like chain fishing or mob farming.those are some really shitty odds.. Really glad I never got into the whole "shiny" or EV/IV thing with Pokemon.. would suck alot of fun outta the game EDIT: I tried to do the math, my calculator eventually zero'd out, which means the % of her not getting it on her 4096th try is so abysmally low, it's in a sense impossible?
There's also the breeding method where of you breed two Pokemon from different regions (i.e., obtained through trade), getting a shiny is actually very easy. Mumei is going to do this later in the game. Breeding also makes getting IVs easier and post game items makes EV training easy.
TLDR: Fox friend can get shinies easily if she does it in post game or uses methods to make it easy. She chooses the tough option likely because she probably had to do it the hard way in the original games back in the day.