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Sheep June 6th, 2021 7:58 AM

Will you reset for a specific nature or shiny starter?
 
Any plans to try resetting for a starter with a good nature or shiny (assuming they're not shiny locked)? Or will you just chose your starter and immediately jump in?

pkmin3033 June 6th, 2021 8:12 AM

I'll reset if I get a starter with an objectively bad nature - I don't want a Piplup with -Sp Atk or -Spd, thank you very much - but for a specific nature or a shiny? Nooo.

colours June 6th, 2021 8:31 AM

i'll settle for second or even third best nature for the sake of a playthrough. uninterested in soft-resetting for shininess though. :\ depending on whether or not it's easy to complete the regional dex of bdsp, i might as well go for that, get shiny charm, get myself a foreign ditto and then start MMing, best case scenario.

ReKoil June 6th, 2021 1:07 PM

Not gonna bother. I pretty much always do my first playthrough of a game with whatever I happen to get.

Hermione Granger June 6th, 2021 2:42 PM

I know I'm not going to reset my game, I just roll with what I get.

Nick June 6th, 2021 10:11 PM

big fat no haha. but I will reset if my Chimchar is a female.

Fritz June 7th, 2021 2:24 PM

I'll hold out for a starter with a good enough nature before settling on it, as is usually the case when I pick a starter. Don't want to be starting the game with a Modest Turtwig.

I've never reset for a shiny starter, and never will. Would be way too time consuming, and I'd probably be able to beat the game about fifty times over in the time it would take to get a shiny starter (and that shiny starter would inevitably be a Modest Turtwig)

spottedfirestar June 7th, 2021 5:54 PM

I've never bothered to reset for a shiny, nor nature, but I have my diamond game has a piplup with terrible nature/stats, which sure is a struggle. So....if I get something poor for my turtwig I'll be resetting for a better nature <-<;;

Sheep June 8th, 2021 1:59 AM

No to shiny, but will probably do a few resets for a decent nature. Even if the main story in Pokémon games tend to be very easy, it'd still be a little sad to me to have a Piplup with a nature of....Impish for example (-sp. attack). Would prefer a +sp. attack or neutral nature. Otherwise it will eat away at me for a while! lol

bobandbill June 8th, 2021 9:16 AM

I'll probably just go with what I get tbh. That's what I usually do. Most thigns will suffice for ingame runs, let alone nature.

Palamon June 8th, 2021 8:08 PM

But what if the starters are shiny locked again?

In other words, I'm not going to, I don't care about natures or shiny hunting starters.

Raticate128 June 9th, 2021 12:30 PM

I think for BDSP I'm actually gonna try completely forgetting all that and just enjoy completing the game, exploring the region and working on the dex without caring about Natures, IVs, EVs and so on. So no soft resetting for me!

_pheebee June 10th, 2021 4:32 AM

Nah, I take Pokemon as they come.

And, after 4 generations(?) I'm still not really sure what natures do.

Iceshadow3317 June 10th, 2021 11:03 AM

I never reset my game just to get a nature or anything, so no. I just don't see a point. Especially if the games are as easy as the last few have been. Don't really need the best stats.

As for a shiny, I already have a shiny empoleon and I'd much rather just do the masuda method with increased chances. I could care less about full odd shiny.

Figure July 7th, 2021 8:58 PM

I reset at least until I get a nature that doesn't detract from speed or the Mons main damage stat because I always make my playthroughs harder.

Louise90 July 7th, 2021 9:35 PM

I may look for a shiny if you can

Commander Saturn July 14th, 2021 5:11 PM

My playthroughs are always quite casual, I seldom evolve my starter but sometimes I do soft reset for gentle nature. Good luck to all who will be resetting for a shiny starter!

shadowmoon522 July 15th, 2021 7:50 AM

i'm planning on banking the starter this time and if we don't end up having to wait a few months or til the end game to connect to home, i'll use a team of shiny pokemon that i've been putting off evolving

BoulderSmolder July 21st, 2021 12:47 PM

Resetting for a good nature takes some of the fun out of Nuzlocking for me. It's about working with what you got!

Game Duelist CJ July 21st, 2021 5:42 PM

I would like to reset for the right nature for my starter to get the best of its growth out.

Shrew August 1st, 2021 1:55 AM

I might reset for gender. I absolutely love shiny empoleon, but soft resetting isn't worth it. Random nature is always part of the fun, because it's a fun surprise to see how the personality isn't sometimes what you expect. :) It's a nice bonding experience with a new friend.

Mizumanta August 14th, 2021 7:31 PM

Probably just nature.
The starter shinies aren't much.

moon August 27th, 2021 9:35 PM

I might care somewhat about nature, at least about getting a nature that isn't completely counter-productive. But generally I never play competitively and any pokémon with any nature can be used decently in-game. So perhaps I'd do it just because it's easy, or because of flavor/RPing :3 But I won't try for a shiny, haha.

gimmepie August 29th, 2021 4:52 AM

Nah. I don't bother with any of that in a playthrough.

Empoleon671 August 29th, 2021 7:52 AM

since its my favorite gen and pokemon, will be trying for shiny piplup


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