I think there are two factors to this:
1 - Actual techniques to improve the chance of encountering a shiny (Poke Radar, etc.). Even just soft-resetting an encounter to hope it rolls shiny is still a technique!
2 - Global trading means it's easier to find people who have (or who acquired) a shiny
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