4th Gen My theory on shinies...

[Shiny Umbreon]

Why would you be unhappy? The first Pokemon you encounter being shiny seems hilariously fortunate to me. :P

He may mean by the time he didn't even have Pokéballs.

 

[Lubricus]

He may mean by the time he didn't even have Pokéballs.

that happened to me and i didn't have pokeballs i was so mad i almost threw my ds against the wall.

 

[Star★Seeker]

The magic of dumb luck, isn't it awsome?There is no connection between odds and names.If it were real maybe I'll jhave atleast 5 shinies, but I don't.Chao!

 

[Source2007]

i named my character cloud on silver, played for a ridiculously long time (pokemon was the thang back then) and never saw a shiny...

also you have damn good luck son.

 

[wmoor0826]

IDK, I think its true, because I never find shinies when I name my character Wes, sometimes I start games with wierd names and find a few shinies, but i usually start with my name, and never find them.

 

[Star★Seeker]

IDK, I think its true, because I never find shinies when I name my character Wes, sometimes I start games with wierd names and find a few shinies, but i usually start with my name, and never find them.

It's not okay.It's all luck, odds and numbers.Case closed.

 

[Source2007]

if it was by name that was true some japanese programmer would have figured it out a long time ago and it would be all over the internet and there would be a FAQ on how to get all shinies. i think the chance is 1/8192. heres a website:

https://www.psypokes.com/lab/shiny.php

 

[Ichida]

The chance of finding a shiny is always 1/8192 = 0.01220703125%. The only way to boost this chance is by chaining encounters with the PokeRadar, some method I won't even bother with, as I'm not interested in shinies, since they're usually the wrong nature.

Read the topic before you post, Source.

 

[AztecSunshine]

it might be true when i named my self sami i got a shiny gedude in emrald at the magma hq(or whatever it called) and in lg i named him sami agin what did i get another shiny geodude now i have 2 a male and a female all by me

 

[Ichida]

Again, it's all random chance. There's no maybe about it.

 

[Captain Fabio]

How am I not supposed to be offended? Also, the shiny pokemon 1/1892 chance, isn't that just an estimate?

I dunno, lol, you might have taken it the wrong way. Anyway, yes it is an estimate. But, it is around the ratio. That number wasn't plucked out of thin air.

 

[wmoor0826]

If they got the number from somewhere then, y couldnt they change it?

 

[Lil-Dill]

The chance of finding a shiny is always 1/8192 = 0.01220703125%. The only way to boost this chance is by chaining encounters with the PokeRadar, some method I won't even bother with, as I'm not interested in shinies, since they're usually the wrong nature.

I believe its true. Im sure thats also what it said in the S.H.C. I think u guys should discuss these things in the Shiny Hunters Club.