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Catching shinies

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wupun

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What i really want to know is if there is anyway of improving your chance of finding a shiny pokemon. This would really help me in trying to catch more shiny pokemon that i like.
 
The only game that allowed you to improve your chances of obtaining shinies was Gold/Silver/Crystal. If you bred a shiny Pokémon, there would be a 1 in 64 chance of getting a shiny baby. However, in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen, there is no way at all of improving your chances of finding a shiny, there will always be a 1 in 8,192 chance of finding a shiny Pokémon, so there isn't a whole lot that you can do, outside of keep trying and being patient.
 
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wupun

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Oh well, i suppose i'll have to find them the traditional way then. Search for hours on end and probably not find one in the end anyway. Shame!
 
ya that really stinks cuz i have never ever ever seen one i wish that breeding thing worked on yellow two but grrr
 
Surf said:
There aren't shinies in yellow...o_O

Well, technically there are shinies in the R/B/Y games, they just don't appear shiny in R/B/Y, and you can't tell that they are shiny unless you trade them to G/S/C, or figure out their Deter Values. :) There would be no way to tell if a wild Pokémon in R/B/Y is shiny though.
 
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Altair

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I believe that if you search long enough, the chances of finding a shining pokemon increase. There's no way to prove this, but my brother found a shiny Unown after three hours of searching, and I found a shiny Corphish after just two.
 

TrainerIruka

Glaceon fan
Bluestar13 said:
I believe that if you search long enough, the chances of finding a shining pokemon increase. There's no way to prove this, but my brother found a shiny Unown after three hours of searching, and I found a shiny Corphish after just two.


Do you mean by just doing it straight without saving and turning off the game or what?

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Altair

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Yes, I mean by searching for three straight hours. I know, it's an arduous task, but what can you do?
 
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TrainerIruka

Glaceon fan
Interesting, I think I'll give it a try. I usually just do it for half an hour or an hour then turn off the game from boredom. Thank you.

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Altair

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No problem. That's what I used to do, but eventually I learned to be patient. Good luck with the shiny hunting, because it doesn't always work. But I hope you find one, or that's a long three hours down the drain...
 

Neopolis

Battle Pyramid Champion
I personally think that is just stupid... I found 2 of my shinies just after starting my game up, and 2 after less then an hour. And if you theory is correct, just keeping your game on for long enough will give a 99.9% chance of having a shiny o.o
 
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