Pokémon Bank news finally got me to finish the Gen 5 part of the challenge. I also pulled out a bunch of chat about Lugia because I think it's going to be its own story when it finally shines...

Update: added the Lugia story. Haven't actually caught it yet so that'll be a fun update

Uhhhhhhh less than 2 hours after posting it, I got it??? 23,571 encounters, ending a 160+ hour hunt single-cart. I am never doing another 1/8192 shiny again 😆