Im so jealous of the people who played pokemon go during the noibat community event, bc i was stuck at work and the event lasted what? 2 hours?? I wanted a shiny noibat 😭😭😭
Goodness I’m behind on posting my shinies. Here’s everyone I’ve gotten since the last post haha
(Not pictured: the hoppip I got while looking for the skiddo, because I’m being mean to him and also the image cap; the second noibat I got while looking for houndour, because I forgot to get a pic of it [it was the second one can you really blame me] and also the image cap)
Hello trainers! Wow, there were so many Noibat in this picture! I wasn't expecting to hunt shiny Noibat today but I was in the area looking for some weird stakes in the ground that supposedly lead to cursed Pokémon when I found these guys and couldn't resist! With so many Noibat around, I knew there had to be a shiny among them. And I knew, from previous hunts, that the shiny would be green! I seem to be on a green kick lately so why not?
There were a lot of flying and bug Pokémon around so I tried to think strategically about how I wanted to make my sandwich. Since Noibat is both a flying and dragon type Pokémon, I decided to go with a Dragon type luring sandwich.
We may have already covered this sandwich in a previous hunt but just in case you don't have the recipe - here it is!
Recipe to Attract Dragon Types
1 serving of pickles
1 serving of cucumbers
3 servings of avocado
Any combination of 2 Herba Mystica except Sweet & Sour, Double Sweet, or Double Sour
You can see the sandwich above. I shudder to think of what a sandwich with only pickles, cucumbers, avocado and some seasoning tastes like, but that's why I have all of my interns eat the sandwiches for me.
This hunt was particularly difficult because of the sheer amount of Noibat in the area. I picked the perfect sandwich and ended up attracting way more Noibat than were even in the Outbreak to begin with. Noibat are also curious little creatures who will swoop down to investigate anything that they fixate on, so standing in one spot too long meant an unintended battle with an unfortunate Noibat.
When I finally did find one, it was nearly at the end of the hunt! I thought for certain that with so many Noibat we would find one sooner, and maybe even two - but in the end we were at the final countdown for sandwich effectiveness when I spotted shiny Noibat out of the corner of my eye!
Some part of me still wanted to find an extra because I always share extra shinies with my wife, so I tried really hard to get the Noibat in a premier ball (her personal favorite). As you can see, I struggled here somewhat because premier balls don't have the best catch rate (they are swanky, though)! Persistence pays off though and finally Noibat settled into its new home.
Success! All of that effort paid off! Shiny Noibat is so adorable, I feel like the green really compliments its bright yellow eyes! More pictures to come soon! Are you having fun on your own shiny adventures? Let me know in the comments. Until next time, stay shiny! ✨