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4th Gen My theory on shinies...

wmoor0826

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    I have a theory on shiny pokemon... The first time i got gold and silver, I didn't know anything about shinies, the only one I had was gyarados. Like the three pokemon games before gold and silver, I named my character Wes, but when I started a new game on gold, I named my character Cloud (i like ff7) and as soon as I got to the area under the daycare I found a shiny ditto, so in silver I changed the name to Cloud and Found two shinies, an Onix and a Teddiursa, In R/S/E I named my character Wes in Emerald and never once saw a shiny, In Ruby I named my character Ash, and started with a shiny Torchic and caught 3 shinies, zubat, seedot, and rayquaza. lol way off-topic, and in Pearl, I named my Character Space and found two shinies, Elekid, and Absol. Long story short, I think the chance of you finding a shiny is determined on your name.
     
    uh no I think you just got lucky
     
    The Real AAA said:
    uh no I think you just got lucky
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    But how come I didn't "get lucky" ANY of the other times? And when I change my name, I catch them, also the mirage island event is based on your name, y couldn't this be?
     
    maybe later. It's 12 where i live and i have summer school tommorow.
     
    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.
     
    And you're both fixing to get in trouble if you don't shut up and get back to the topic. This kind of asinine juvenile argument isn't permitted... anywhere. <.<
     
    And you're both fixing to get in trouble if you don't shut up and get back to the topic. This kind of asinine juvenile argument isn't permitted... anywhere. <.<
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    Sorry, I'll have to stop this asinine behaviour.

    Thank you for telling me off Ichidna.

    And yes back to the topic, I think your theory could be defined quite true, or to the contrary. 8D
     
    Why don't you just look it up, instead of speculating? In fact, here you go.

    Lmayonaise said:
    Thank you for telling me off Ichidna.
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    Anytime, XD. And it's not "Ichidna." Try reading more carefully. <.<;
     
    o.o What theory? just dumb luck? I remember one time, I named my character what I always name him "Danny" and on crystal, the first wild Pokemon I encountered was a Shiny Sentret... I wasn't exactly happy about that... I turned off my system about ready to throw it at someone.

    Shiny Pokemon, or Alternate Color as Gamefreak calls them. They will always have the slim chance of finding them, even if your name is BOB, ASH, DIAMOND, PEARL or any other name you can think of, you will always have the same chances of finding a shiny.
     
    I'm sorry... but this is the weirdest thread I have ever seen...

    1. its not tru
    2. its not tru
    3. its just luck
    4. its not tru
     
    ShadowTails said:
    the first wild Pokemon I encountered was a Shiny Sentret... I wasn't exactly happy about that... I turned off my system about ready to throw it at someone.
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    Why would you be unhappy? The first Pokemon you encounter being shiny seems hilariously fortunate to me. :P
     
    garra_of_the_desert said:
    I am sorry, but you are talking out of your ass! I don't mean that in a mean way, but it is just plain luck!
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    How am I not supposed to be offended? Also, the shiny pokemon 1/1892 chance, isn't that just an estimate?
     
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