How many times reading posts here has had me thinking the same thing. I even recall posting that sentiment twice.
You’re in good company here.
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It’s a numbers game.
How many Pokémon are you checking/catching a day compared to those that seem to get lots of 100% or shiny.
My catch per day is less these days compared to what it was when I had more time so it seems longer per 100%.
My Shiny catch rate has always sucked to the stage where I don’t give a stuff about Shiny Pokémon. That doesn’t mean I don’t collect and keep them, it just means I get them if I get them and I don’t get hung up trying to chase them. That’s why I don’t get involved in the Shiny thread these days.
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Depends on your play style I think. I used to play about three hours per day in a place that is crowded with spawns and Stops, and all I do is continuously walking and clicking on everything that appears to make sure I get as many Shiny as possible. I usually ignored Raids & Grunts unless there was something I really wanted. I also did a lot of Field Research tasks that award with encounters, which is probably the easiest way to obtain Hundos. I use this method for special events as well and have always netted big wins for GO Fest doing this. It does imply continuously walking for over 16 hours in 2 days, though.
Ever since I started playing less and less because of boredom, covid pandemic being over and Niantic’s repeated screw ups I’ve not been getting that many Hundos and Shiny Pokémon anymore, though.
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I am more of performance oriented player, who expects to team up with his Pokemon to win battles, so shiny might not be tempting for me in most cases, but sometimes those good IV Pokemon matters…
This is what I lack !!
As you all might had seen many screenshots of my area, which is completely blank, with exception of roads on the map. I submitted few nomination which could have been a Pokestop or Gym, as many of them with identical concept are as POIs in city area. But Niantic rejected all those nominations…
Hence I am up with the expectation of getting my own Pokestop.
Routes are still not here, so I can safely say goodbye to Zygarde.
Whatever good IV Legendary Pokemon which I had obtained, are via GBL only. But it was long time ago. If Niantic would have not nerfed the Legendary encounter rate, then I would also have obtained good Legendary Pokemon at my will, as I used to battle all of the 5 sets per day, when the rate was good…
Since Gyms are scarce for me, hence obtaining 50 coins is tough. I usually need to wait for 10 days for return of Pokemon from there. I can also not place many Pokemon in Gym, because of higher probability of simultaneous KOs, which will result in 50 coins only, but will cause me to spend more of my resources…
I will crawl slowly-slowly, which I am doing from the beginning, and hope someday I will manage to get resources enough for powering up my Pokemon.
I am still to power up many of my Pokemon, as I lack stardusts, and earning them is entirely dependent on GBL end of set rewards.
Niantic should seriously think about providing a route of play via GBL as well, as the time which one puts for playing that is not compensated by rewards which one gets, and even if we win 3 matches in a set, then also there is negligible chance to get the Pokemon which we desire.
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Ok, sort of random, but does everyone have that one Pokémon that just spawns ALL THE TIME. No matter the event, week, or anything, there is just that one Pokémon that seems to love your location. Mine is Yungoos.
Oh man, why are these Hoennian and Galarian Zigzagoon everywhere? Not their shinies though…
Others I very frequently see are Seedot with its evolves, Skitty, Lotad with its evolves, Snubbull, Starly & Staravia, Lillipup and Pikipek.
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I have 2 Shiny G Zigazoon and 1 Shing G Linoone 
No but really. I feel like with the most common spawns, you never get a shiny.
Bidoof, Pansear and Oddish !!
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How ironic, I got one now.
Getting there!
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What’s you guys’ opinion on Go Fest 2023? I am enjoying yeh spawns and stuff, but not enough shinys……
Spawns were good, many Pokemon seems very good for GBL, and Heracross is regional for me, rather than Pinsir; so finding one with excellent PvP IV was great…
No interest in having Shiny Pokemon, so I don’t know about the shiny rates…
These experiences are based on day-1 only, so let’s see what happens today !!
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Can’t give any feedback as I didn’t get to play either day. Life got in the way.
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I have sad news…
I will be leaving the GO Hub for the next two-ish years. I will be serving a mission in Paraquay, but it has been truly awesome getting to be here! I will miss this, but hope to return again someday! Thank you all for being so welcoming 
i hope to chat again 
Farewell,
Team Instinct forever! 
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It was great having you here, even if it was less than two months. Good luck on your mission and we’d love to see you make a return somewhere in the future!
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Even though I am a new forumer, the time I spent here with you was so much fun. Good luck and stay safe on your mission. You will be missed 
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I’m looking forward to your return.
Good luck on yo ur mission!
It’s really good to see the Forum has become more active again. 
(But I don’t have the time to keep up-to-date in every thread… so apologies from me if I miss something I could have responded to)
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