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4th Gen Diamond / Pearl Q&A Thread

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yes, its random, i think the chances are 1/8192, but thats off the top of my head. you do have a better chance of finding one if u chain it using Pokeradar.
 
Those are shinies, and yes, they are determined entirely by luck- there's a 1/8192 chance of finding one in the wild, or by breeding. There's a certain technique called Chaining which makes it possible to hunt for shinies, but I dunno how to do it. There should be a guide somewhere on this site.
 
NoodleInMyPants said:
What is Soft-reset? And how does it work to get Shiny Pokémon?
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Soft-resetting is when you save just before an egg hatches or when standing in front of a legendary pokemo. You can just soft reset to try again at it over and over.
 
~*HazaBaraFatale*~ said:
Soft-resetting is when you save just before an egg hatches or when standing in front of a legendary pokemo. You can just soft reset to try again at it over and over.
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Actually, whether or not an egg is Shiny is determined as soon as you get it, so you have to save in front of the old man before picking it up.

And soft resetting is just that: resetting your game without turning the system off, done by pressing L+R+Select+Start.
 
Pokemon_Fan14 said:
How do you make your Pokemon shiny?
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You can't 'make' your Pokemon shiny. If it's not a shiny when you catch/get/hatch it, it will stay non-shiny. Shiny Pokemon are determined by specific IVs, which are given to a Pokemon when you hatch/catch it.
 
Fiery`Arcanine said:
Shiny Pokemon are determined by specific IVs, which are given to a Pokemon when you hatch/catch it.
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What? No, whether a Pokemon is Shiny is a completely independent and random event.
 
I think Fiery`Arcanine is talking about the verisons Gold, Silver, and Crystal. In the Generation II Games, wild Pokemon would be shiny if their Individual Values [IVs] were better than average. That was the last game that the Pokemon's shininess was determined by Individual Values. Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald all had shiny Pokemon randomly generated.

Now, there is a method to increase the chances up to about a 1/200 chance, I believe. It is called PokeRadar chaining, in which the device of the PokeRadar is used to make a chain of the same species of Pokemon. For example if you are chaining Bidoof, it would require you to encounter so many Bidoofs in a row. If you ran into a Starly, your chain would be broken and you have to start all over. You can read about this chaining method in the Diamond and Pearl FAQ.

I think I've strayed the topic at hand a little. In short, you cannot make a Pokemon shiny. You have to encounter it as a shiny Pokemon. If you encountered, lets say your Bidoof, as a normal colored Pokemon, there is no way to turn it into a shiny Pokemon. If you want a shiny legendary, you should keep soft-resetting for one.

Latias and those runaway Pokemon are hard to get, since those Pokemon's shininess is determined at the start of the game. Egg Pokemon's shininess is determined the first time you receive the egg.

In case you're wondering...
Each time you encounter a Pokemon, it has a 1/8192 chance of being shiny. Trainers can go through their whole gaming career without seeing a shiny Pokemon, because it's that rare.
 
Raikazu said:
I think Fiery`Arcanine is talking about the verisons Gold, Silver, and Crystal. In the Generation II Games, wild Pokemon would be shiny if their Individual Values [IVs] were better than average. That was the last game that the Pokemon's shininess was determined by Individual Values. Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald all had shiny Pokemon randomly generated.

Now, there is a method to increase the chances up to about a 1/200 chance, I believe. It is called PokeRadar chaining, in which the device of the PokeRadar is used to make a chain of the same species of Pokemon. For example if you are chaining Bidoof, it would require you to encounter so many Bidoofs in a row. If you ran into a Starly, your chain would be broken and you have to start all over. You can read about this chaining method in the Diamond and Pearl FAQ.

I think I've strayed the topic at hand a little. In short, you cannot make a Pokemon shiny. You have to encounter it as a shiny Pokemon. If you encountered, lets say your Bidoof, as a normal colored Pokemon, there is no way to turn it into a shiny Pokemon. If you want a shiny legendary, you should keep soft-resetting for one.

Latias and those runaway Pokemon are hard to get, since those Pokemon's shininess is determined at the start of the game. Egg Pokemon's shininess is determined the first time you receive the egg.

In case you're wondering...
Each time you encounter a Pokemon, it has a 1/8192 chance of being shiny. Trainers can go through their whole gaming career without seeing a shiny Pokemon, because it's that rare.
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Actually you can soft reset for egg shinyness just like for a legendary. It takes some time though but is one of the easier methods.
 
I HAVE A QUESTION.....
I HAVE AN EEVEE LEVEL 5 (FROM BEBE IN HEARTHOME CITY) AND I DECIDED TO PUT IT IN THE DAYCARE AFTER A FEW MINUTES I FORGOTTEN IT AND AFTER A FEW DAYS WHEN I LOOKED ON THE POKETCH I SAW MY EEVE TURN IN TO LEVEL 47....SO DO YOU THINK ITS EV HAS BEEN USED OR SOMETHING? :D.............
 
Dialga812 said:
I HAVE A QUESTION.....
I HAVE AN EEVEE LEVEL 5 (FROM BEBE IN HEARTHOME CITY) AND I DECIDED TO PUT IT IN THE DAYCARE AFTER A FEW MINUTES I FORGOTTEN IT AND AFTER A FEW DAYS WHEN I LOOKED ON THE POKETCH I SAW MY EEVE TURN IN TO LEVEL 47....SO DO YOU THINK ITS EV HAS BEEN USED OR SOMETHING? :D.............
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I don't think I understand... o.O

The amount of steps you take while a Pokemon is in the Daycare affects the amount of levels it gains. Because you left it in there for a couple days and probably took many steps around Sinnoh during that time, it gained lots of levels :)
 
Becky_x said:
I don't think I understand... o.O

The amount of steps you take while a Pokemon is in the Daycare affects the amount of levels it gains. Because you left it in there for a couple days and probably took many steps around Sinnoh during that time, it gained lots of levels :)
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OHHH :D......
BUT MY OTHER QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPEN TO THE EV THING COZ I WANTED TO EV TRAIN IT AND NOW ITS LEVEL 47 SO HAPPEN TO IT -_-?
 
It isn't EV trained then. Obviously, it never entered a battle where it gained experience points. You can start EV training right now and the same results will be seen after it hits level 100, if that's what you're wondering.
 
THANK YOU... THATS EXACTLY WHAT IM LOOKING FOR..... BUT NOW SHE TURNED INTO UMBREON SOO DO YOU THINK I CAN STILL EV TRAIN IT? :D.........
 
AHHHH..........
WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU PUT THOSE EV BERRIES THAT CAN MINIMIZE YOUR EV THING COZ MY UMBREON HAS MAXED OUT AND I WANT IT TO BE STRONG IN SP ATTCK ...
 
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