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I looked in the search section for awhile, and saw nothing about this idea so I decided to suggest it.

In the main series game there's a secret chaining method called "Chain Fishing". The idea is simple, the more pokemon you catch in a row, the increase of the shiny rate. Sound easy right? Well the game makes it harder by adding ways for the chain to break. Didn't get a bite? The chain is broken. Did you move to a different spot to fish? The chain is broken. Did the pokemon get away? Broken. You can use pokemon with suction cups, or sticky hold to increase the chance of finding a pokemon to make this method easier since those two abilies increase the odds of getting bites.

You could add chain fishing to pokemon as it in the main series, where as long as you stay in the beach and fish, the odds of finding shinies increase as you catch more pokemon, this could stack with the shiny bait as well. This brings up the question of, what happens if you run out of energy?

My solution to this problem is to add a type of "chain bait" that makes chain fishing easier as you have bait. It could be something like, if you have the "chain bait" equipped when finding a pokemon, you can have a short "grace period" where leaving the beach is allowed. Let's say it's long enough to buy some energy, or get a quick drink from your kitchen. With this bait method it'd also have a small reference to the main series with the previously mentioned sticky hold, and suction cup abilities. Leah could require pokemon like inkay or octillery who have that ability for the "chain bait". This also could add a risk variant of chain fishing with the previously mentioned shiny bait. To avoid shinies being too easy, you could main chains break if you stop using the "chain bait", switch baits, or run out of "chain bait" forcing people to get more with the "grace period".

For people who fish for items, the chain bait could also have a secondary effect where items don't spawn, or items won't break the chain, but could use the bait up or something.

Ideas suggested by Taavi:

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I love the idea but I'm not happy with the method you're suggesting this be implemented.
The bait idea.

here are some of my ideas that might work:

IDEA 1

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I was thinking after a person catches a set amount of every specie available in the beach they can trade them for a new rod. This will be a permanent rod.
The amount can depend on rarity.
lets say:
50 commons of every specie
25 medium
10 rare
5 specials

the new rod will be able to make a chain.
Everyday a person will be allotted a random poke of random rarity
The rod will only be able to fish up that pokemon that day.

since you can only catch a specific pokemon the chain will work
if you change the page. or fail to fish the poke.
the chain breaks.

every consecutive chain increases shiny chance with a max of 5 chain (not to make shinies too easy)

catching a lot of lower rarity shinies increases the chance of getting a higher rarity shiny. like shadow radar

IDEA 2

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Every Day you can choose to give leah 50 pokes (can be of different specie) of a single rarity.
And she will give you access to a special spot on the beach and a special rod (not permanent).
You can chain a pokemon of said rarity with the rod. (if you give 50 commons you get a chance at a common shiny and so on.)
Chain can be broken if:
Reset occurs (at reset you also return the rod back to Leah and lose permission to enter the area until you pay her again.)
you fail to fish the poke
exit the page

there will be a separate spot for beach exclusive shinies that occasionally Leah might take you to.

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The idea of the bait was meant to be more of a solution to energy preventing longer chains. I do think those two ideas are better solutions. I can add those ideas to the main post if you'd like.

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Sure you can add them to the main post if youd like.
Imo the energy part of the chains will make them more fun. They'll ensure that not everytime you fish you get a shiny.
Make things more luck based you know.

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