Quote Originally Posted by Shadow Wolf View Post
OK, so I heard that apparently, the chances of shiny in the friend safari are increased. However for the chances to increase, you must visit the friend safari of someone who is online (so not only hidden natures, but shiny increase too). However, this theory is still under testing so I was wondering if any of you guys wanted to try it out. I'll be online tonight and tomorrow after midday.

EDIT: OK, so I'm beginning to suspect that the rumors might be true. I just caught a shiny Quilladin after barely 15-20 wild encounters in Emerald_Gen.3's friend safari.
I dunno if the person has to be online. I've gotten two shinys in different safaris where the person was offline. Also, it seems that two pokemon safaris will also yield shinys. Just not ones with the hidden abilities.