After 25,968 encounters (133 hours and 15 minutes) playing 3 consoles at once, Pokemon #1 Uber Fan Abenzio (age 15) has finally found the elusive Shiny Ponyta.
Cool-O-Rama has the video clip: http://www.coolorama.com/featured-articles/toys-these-days-collectible-battling-mice-and-pokemon/ (the second clip, the fun starts at 40 seconds). Before you lay into the guy, may I ask when was the last time you were that enthusiastic, hmm? By the way, this confirms my belief that Pokemon is like digital crack.
still. Wish I had the patience to actually hunt for shinies in game. I usually just breed them with the Masuada method (two pokes from two different countries have a higher rate of breeding a shiny)