Gaming Just wondering - Pokemon

[Trollology]

So guys for example I'm playing Pokemon Platinum and I'm right in front of Giratina and I save, then I go battle it, and it's not a Shiny Giratina. Can I just switch off the DS and back on like a million times until the chance comes when I find a shiny Giratina?
Or maybe it's like it's decided from the start of the game whether the Giratina you encounter later on will be shiny or not?
How does it work?
I know the question was not clear. Tell me if I need to elaborate more.
Stupid question too, I know, but still, it's never bad to learn..

 

[Stevetry]

is random turn it off and on you may get lucky

 

[Eon-Rider]

is random turn it off and on you may get lucky

wut?

To the OP, yes, you can simply reset your game over and over again until you encounter a shiny one. What people commonly do is "soft reset" where you please L, R, Select and Start at the same time.

 

[Trollology]

Ok. Does this soft-reset thing work on official retail games?

And thanks a lot both

 

[blueshockz]

If you want it fast you can turn on cheat to make it a shiny one..turning on/off or soft reset is cheating also..you must start at the beginning and get a shiny is legit...xD

 

[EvangelionEX]

If you want it fast you can turn on cheat to make it a shiny one..turning on/off or soft reset is cheating also..you must start at the beginning and get a shiny is legit...xD

I find the bolded part is complete bullcrap. How is turning on and off cheating?

 

[Lost Wisdom]

If you want it fast you can turn on cheat to make it a shiny one..turning on/off or soft reset is cheating also..you must start at the beginning and get a shiny is legit...xD

I find the bolded part is complete bullcrap. How is turning on and off cheating?

I think he was being sarcastic.

 

[Eon-Rider]

If you want it fast you can turn on cheat to make it a shiny one..turning on/off or soft reset is cheating also..you must start at the beginning and get a shiny is legit...xD

I find the bolded part is complete bullcrap. How is turning on and off cheating?

I think he was being sarcastic.

I really doubt that and yes, soft-resetting works on retail games.

 

[Trollology]

Okay. Thanks all

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[Trollology]

Oh another pokemon question.

I don't wanna start a new thread so I'll post it here:
If I use Pokesav do edit the names of some event Pokemon I obtained by a trade, will it be considered hacked/abnormal?
They have Japanese names (Japanese event done by the dude who traded them to me) .. so yeah.
If I rename them will they look 100% like I got them from a US event?
Thanks.

 

[EvangelionEX]

Oh another pokemon question.

I don't wanna start a new thread so I'll post it here:
If I use Pokesav do edit the names of some event Pokemon I obtained by a trade, will it be considered hacked/abnormal?
They have Japanese names (Japanese event done by the dude who traded them to me) .. so yeah.
If I rename them will they look 100% like I got them from a US event?
Thanks.

I don't think it's considered as hacked/abnormal because HECK, YOU ARE ONLY CHANGING THE NAME. Not the stats or anything.

 

[boktor666]

Oh another pokemon question.

I don't wanna start a new thread so I'll post it here:
If I use Pokesav do edit the names of some event Pokemon I obtained by a trade, will it be considered hacked/abnormal?
They have Japanese names (Japanese event done by the dude who traded them to me) .. so yeah.
If I rename them will they look 100% like I got them from a US event?
Thanks.

Yeh, this is considerd hacking yeh. With Pokesav, you can create those pokemon, but also give them abnormal moves/stats etc. so its not seen as legitimate.

 

[Trollology]

Oh another pokemon question.

I don't wanna start a new thread so I'll post it here:
If I use Pokesav do edit the names of some event Pokemon I obtained by a trade, will it be considered hacked/abnormal?
They have Japanese names (Japanese event done by the dude who traded them to me) .. so yeah.
If I rename them will they look 100% like I got them from a US event?
Thanks.

Yeh, this is considerd hacking yeh. With Pokesav, you can create those pokemon, but also give them abnormal moves/stats etc. so its not seen as legitimate.

Yeah I know that. But what I meant is:
Is there any difference between an American event Pokemon and the same one in Japanese if I just change the Japanese's name to English with Pokesav?
If no, then no one will no that I ever used Pokesav

 

[Rydian]

If I rename them will they look 100% like I got them from a US event?

No. There's more that goes into that, such as the trainer info and it's stats and region info.

 

[thhorde]

well, im preeeeeeeety sure that they are the same, but just to be sure...wat eevent pokemon are they?

 

[Trollology]

Shiny Entei, Raikou, and Suicune.
And Rydian: So changing the name would make the Pokemon look like a false one?

 

[evandixon]

Read:
http://projectpokemon.org/wiki/Shiny_pokemon

There is a 1/8192 chance for encountering a shiny Giratina.

 

[Rydian]

And Rydian: So changing the name would make the Pokemon look like a false one?

Yes, because the info wouldn't add up. You'd have to change the other info as well, and there's more that goes into a pokemon than you see on the stats screen (there's like 7/8 hidden values).

You could change them all to match, but it'd be less work to just get an english one when it comes out.

 

[BORTZ]

Ready to reset your game 8192 times?
Just AR that crap. So much easier.

 

[Rydian]

Since the AR set specific IVs with a matching PID, any AR'd shiny is easy for nintendo's systems to detect.