Let's talk Shinies (Pokemon)

[Wardenclyffe]

The only shiny I've seen in the wild was the first Pidove I ran into playing Black and White. But because it was the FIRST I'd seen, I assumed that the shiny color was it's normal color and then I killed it. I have a shiny Feraligatr I got from a friend as a Totodile, as well as a shiny Charmander that I gave to a friend