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Both my Diamond and my Pearl games have non-chained shinies, but I'm less concerned about hatching shiny Pokémon than I am with hatching those that have really good IVs. I'm guessing I wouldn't need my SID for that, then?
When I first started I only had Platinum. Eventually I got an AR. It only helps with checking what frame I'm on because I use Fast hatch during that part. Necessary?, no.