AbenzioSH's Shiny Ponyta Video
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About
AbenzioSH's "Shiny Ponyta" Video refers to a video of YouTuber AbenzioSH catching a Shiny Ponyta in Pokémon Leafgreen. As Shiny Pokémon are exceedingly rare in the video games, the YouTuber gets extremely excited. In the description of the video, he said he had been attempting to catch the Pokémon for 230 days. It became a viral hit and his reaction was turned into a copypasta.
Origin
On July 19th, 2010, YouTuber AbenzioSH posted a video in which he finally catches a Shiny Ponyta while listening to "No Reason" by Sum 41. In the description of the video, he mentioned that he had been working over 230 days to catch the exceedingly rare Pokémon. It gained over 1 million views before eventually being deleted.[1] It was reposted by user Viktor-Jan Vertessen on March 3rd, 2011 (shown below).
Spread
The video gained a reputation for being a humorous gaming-related freakout over the following decade. It was covered by CBS Boston in November of 2011.[2] It was covered by Cheezburger,[3] who called it a "classic" YouTube video. It was referenced in an episode Game Grumps during a playthrough of FireRed (shown below). AbenzioSH's reaction was also turned into a copypasta, which appeared in /r/copypasta[4] and Tumblr.[5]
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External References
[1] Way Back Machine – LIVE – Shiny Ponyta After 25968 Encounters!
[2] CBS Boston – Kid Freaks Out Over Video Game
[3] Cheezburger – That Feel When You Find a Shiny Ponyta
[4] Reddit – THERE IT IS THERE IT IS THERE IT IS
[5] Tumblr – roaminromans
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