Also, Let's Go has the capture mechanic that it does because it was based on the mobile game (Pokémon GO) that did the rounds a couple years ago. I couldn't get into it myself because my phone is from the dawn of bloody time but the missus likes it. Generally, capture mechanics in the main series games are quite different, so chaining is really best for hunting shinies. Of which there are two types in Sword: the conventional shower of sparkly stars, and the much rarer shower of sparkly rectangles. You have a base chance of 1 in 65,536 of a given 'mon being the sparkly rectangle shiny. Completionists and shiny hunters are currently competing to see how hard they can beat their heads against nearby blunt surfaces. =]

If you don't mind my asking, are there any particular Pokémon you'd consider a favourite?

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"She's old, she's lame, she's barren too, // "She's not worth feed or hay, // "But I'll give her this," - he blew smoke at me - // "She was something in her day." -- Garnet Rogers, Small Victory

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