I have over 30 phanpys and cyndaquils in the games. In real life I collect coins. (I have a penny from 1930, all it has on the back are the words "ONE CENT")
RE: Your very first shiny!
My first shiny (not including the gyarados(sorry if I misspelled that)) was a magikarp in leafgreen, I didn't know what a shiny was then, so a few days later I started a new game...:( My second shiny was a fearow in firered... same thing as with leafgreen... My latest...