I did a little bit of EV training this go around, but from what I can tell it's pretty much required at higher difficulties?
Follow up from my previous post. The sheer joy of hatching this after so many attempts made it all worth it. Thank you to all who gave me tips to help make it easier!
Not only did I do all of the hatching to get the Masuda Ditto, AND then all of the hatching to get up to a perfect IV Riolu... I've hatched hundreds of eggs trying to get the Shiny Riolu. The grind is real.
I just wanted to share with y'all and get some support on my mission to get a shiny Lucario before I face the Elite 4 on difficult.