Call it disinterest or call it laziness but the latest Pokemon Go Community Day Event featuring Cyndaquil was not very exciting. It also conflicted with a number of things I needed to do over the weekend as well. It may be because I forgot to put it on my calendar but by the time I realized that the event was live, there was barely enough time for me to get somewhere with a good probability to catch a shiny version of the featured Pokemon.
I immediately got into the car and drove to a nearby fast food place to eat and catch Pokemon. One the way, and before I forgot, I was able to evolve my best and only Cyndaquil I had in my bag into a Typhlosion with the exclusive move set of Blast Burn. Having checked that off the to do list, I sat and started to first do shiny checks on all of the Cyndaquils around me. There were up to three at a time but soon after, the spawns seemed to have slowed. Therefore, I used both a lure for the Poke Stop nearby and put on an incense item to broaden my chances.
Unfortunately, while eating I was unable to find a shiny with those nearby. Before getting into the car, I decided to walk around the area to see if any other spawns were nearby. Being unsuccessful, I got into the car and started driving back home with only 10 minutes left for the event to end. I had given up until I had to stop for a traffic light and saw four new Cyndaquils spawn. I quickly did shiny checks and after clicking the third one, I had found my one and only Shiny Cyndaquil! Not the best but at least I was able to get one to add to the collection!
Thanks!