ok so I just caught my first shiny pokemon!!! It was a lv.30 (friend safari) Phantump quiet nature. I seriously think the ratio is much better I the friend safari.
how do I tell its perfect iv's
Is it a good idea to try to breed the shinies using the masuda method? Because that's what I'm doing, and I'm just wondering if it still works and what the odds are. The female is from my game and the male is japanese.
Masuda Method still works the same from what I know. Not sure if you mean that you're using shiny parents also (if so, it wont make a difference unfortunately). But I guess you mean MM to obtain shinies.
Oh but Shiny parents do matter. Shinies are based on IVs. Destiny Knot passes down IVs. Shiny parents + Destiny knot = more likely shiny children.
Oh but Shiny parents do matter. Shinies are based on IVs. Destiny Knot passes down IVs. Shiny parents + Destiny knot = more likely shiny children.
Is it a good idea to try to breed the shinies using the masuda method? Because that's what I'm doing, and I'm just wondering if it still works and what the odds are. The female is from my game and the male is japanese.
Shinies haven't been based on IVs since Gold, Silver and Crystal. Shiny parents nowadays have no effect on the shininess of their offspring (unless they're also from a different language game).
Shinies are not based on IVs, they're determined by secret ID's. Shiny parents don't affect the shininess of offspring.
On reflection, I don't think the Masuda method works anymore. My reasoning being that the Shiny chance has been lowered to 1/1000. The Masuda method would make it possible for you to encounter 1/1026 or so compared to the 1/8026. This would lead people to believe it's working the same as ever because they aren't aware that the shiny chance is 1/1000.