Me, playing my old copy of Platinum: Hmm, It'd be nice to catch a shiny really early in the game like that shiny Patrat I caught many years ago, but it probably won't happen.
Me, mere minutes later: That Starly looks od- ajdsoijfodishg that's a shiny Starly!
Well, I guess I have a level four shiny Starly with Brave as a nature now.