Hello all! Thankfully, I managed to end my 2 long hunts within a few days of each other. I'm very happy to finally have this shiny, and on the first phase, too!
I plan on taking a small break from this quest before starting Entei. I want to do Latios and Latias on Southern Island in Emerald. Once I get one/both of those, I'll start the process of getting ready to hunt Entei! There are a few things I'll need to do:
1. I need to homebrew my New 3DS XL so I can backup my save file—this will allow me to restore my save backup and hunt Entei on this same file in case I phase on Raikou. I will also be able finally back up my DS save files, which will be nice!
2. I'll need to prepare some Love/Level Balls for Entei since I'd like to catch it in one of those. That process will take some time to complete.
3. I'll need to prepare a Mamoswine to knock out Entei and Raikou during the hunt. Then, I will need to prepare a few Pokémon to catch the shiny, once I find it.
That's about it! There will be a lot of prep, but it shouldn't be too awful, and will be well worth the trouble! Thank you all for watching and good luck on your hunts!