The entire Pokemon series is a completionist's dream – with the whole concept being to, y'know, catch 'em all, there's always plenty to do for those dedicated enough to fill out their entire Pokedex. But what if you wanted to take things a step further?
Well, that's exactly what content creator 40 Cakes is doing in Pokemon Emerald. Since January 1, 2023, they've had a bot running 24 hours a day in an attempt to complete a Professor Oak's Living Shiny Dex challenge. A mouthful of a name, but it essentially means that before each gym badge, they must find every single possible shiny Pokemon (rare, alternate color palette Pokemon), with the goal of owning one of everything in sparkly form. They can't catch just one shiny Poochyena, for example, because they need to own both a Poochyena and its evolution, Mightyena. If it's possible to obtain something before a badge, it's got to be collected at that point.
