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I get too attached to restart :tymp:, the times i do start over i usually try to back up the savefiles if possible.
So like if i wanna do a nuzlocke or shiny hunt starters etc i want my original run saved somewhere safe <3
Shiny hunting is the perfect side activity when doing something else that requires low attention for us dopamine deprived souls :')
I recently got a shiny chikorita in pkm gold, super Lucky at 312 resets! I'm going for shiny espeon next so I can get my bogos binted B)