Hi, i've been playing Heartgold for about 4 days (I think my play time is roughly 20 hours) and have already encountered and captured 3 shiny pokemon (4 including the red Gyarados). I have only ever seen one shiny pokemon in the 10 years preceeding this.
My questions is: Have I been INSANELY lucky, or has some other factor caused me to find so many shiny pokemon?
Thanks.
You've just been lucky. Barring chaining, RNG abuse, and cheating/hacking, there isn't any way to influence your chances. You should be happy that you're so lucky.
Can event pokemon be shinies? i.e. The Arceus event or the 10ANIV Mew that will come out in the near future?
Also, when is shininess for the 3 Beasts determined? Is there an efficient way to get them shiny?
Now, bear in mind that I haven't kept up with Event Pokémon research in the past few months, when I say this, but I don't think there has been significant advances in this area. Unless the event is programmed to be shiny (e.g. Pichachu colored Pichu, Ruby/Sapphire Zigzagoon, etc.), it cannot be shiny. Now, this isn't to say that all Pokémon that are loosely considered event Pokémon cannot be shiny. Member's Card Darkrai, Oak's Letter Shaymin, Ranger Manaphy, and the like can all be shiny. People like to call these event Pokémon because something other than a single game cart is required to receive these Pokémon (downloading the item, trading from the Ranger game to DPPt/HGSS), but they aren't truly event Pokémon. So, technically, no, it is not possible for event Pokémon to be shiny unless it was meant to be that way.
To your second question: The shininess is determined when they are released. Now, you could save right before they are released and soft-reset until they are shiny, but that, depending on your luck, could take months. If you're willing to take the time to figure out how to RNG abuse (it's
not a fun process, and frankly, at least for me, isn't worth it), you can guarantee their shininess.
Question.
I've already gotten 1 master ball from prof. Elm and my question is. Is there another master ball in the game and how can I get it?
It's not that I find to hard to catch Legendaries, I've already caught Entei and Lugia with a dusk ball but had to catch Raikou with the master, but it's just because I think a master ball is the right ball to use for Mewtwo.
Yes, but it will be very difficult. You'd have to participate in Lucky Number Show in the Goldenrod Radio Tower and get a number matching your ID number perfectly. Alternatively, you can ask in the
Quick Trade Thread in the Trade Corner. Most people would be happy to trade you one for very little. Just keep in mind that many people will either clone their Master Balls, or will have used an AR to hack them into their game, so if you're against cloning and/or hacking you may not want to ask there.
