Catman25 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 The Shiny Staraptor [spoiler=About the Club]The point of this was to make a club about shiny pokemon. And since I wanted to use an alliteration, I chose Staraptor as our mascot. xD Here we discuss pokemon in general, but more specifically shiny pokemon. We may also occasionally hold contests such as splicing contests. [spoiler=Join Form]Not really a form, just post saying you want in, and if you play the games, tell us what shinies you've acquired (if any). [spoiler=Members]- Catman- +Ab.stract- .Jingles - Kuri - JG. - LeoMence- Madsen- King. - Jord200- sirbobbert- SleepingKirby- 'Artisan [spoiler= Catman/Dark's Beginner Guide to Catching a Shiny Pokemon][spoiler=Chaining Mehthod]I didn't just copypasta this from serebii or anything. But that being said, some of the information I have learned from other sites and I am paraphrasing and adding to it. Materials needed:- Pokemon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum- A Pokeradar- A large number of Repels (Max preferred)- A large amount of Pokeballs (whatever kind works best)- A pokemon with high PP moves (preferably high level)- Patience Optional Materials:- PokeRadar Poketch App (not sure what it is called, but I think you get it at Pal Park. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) - A pokemon that can inflict status conditions- A Black Flute or Cleanse Tag- A pokemon with Mean Look, or Block- A pokemon w/the "Static" or "Steel Pull" abilities for chaining Elec. or Stl. Pokemon.- A pokemon w/the Synchronize ability for natures. To start off, if you don't know what a shiny pokemon is, I suggest you look it up or something. A standard wild pokemon will have about 1/+8000 chance of being a shiny. So yes, they are very rare. But by a method called "chaining" they can be acquired much easier. First off, after you beat the Elite Four in D/P/Pt, and acquire the PokeRadar, you can start chaining. Stock up on the suggested supplies, and get a Pokemon with high PP attacks, enough to defeat 40 wild pokemon. Starting Off Choose the desired pokemon that you want a shiny of. Find out where you can catch the pokemon and go to that route. *Note you can only chain Pokemon found in wild grass, no caves/buildings/water. Next, find the biggest patch of grass in the desired route. I suggest you preselect the pokeradar, so you can easily activate it with the "y" button. Now activate your Max Repel, and Black Flute (if you have one). Now walk into the middle of the grass and press the 'y' button (make sure your Poketch is on the Pokeradar App). You will see grass shake. You may also see grass shake and shine white. In my experiences I always tried to avoid the white shining ones. But that's up to you. So walk in one of the shaking patches. A pokemon will appear, just like a normal battle. It may or may not be the pokemon you are looking for (it won't be shiny yet). If it is the pokemon you want, defeat it in battle. Catching it also works but is very inefficient. If you defeat it in battle, it'll go back to the route like it normally does. Now look at your Poketch. It will have an icon of the pokemon you defeated, with a number 1 next to it. That is your current chaining streak. Also right after you defeat a pokemon, the pokeradar will automatically activate without you pressing 'y.' Now this part is important, once you start your streak, the grass will shake again. This time, go to the farthest piece of grass from you (still trying to avoid the white shining patches). But, you must try to avoid the edges and corners. Take a look at the picture: Say you're on this route and chaining. Try to avoid the edges and corners, i.e. try to stay within the red square, still trying to go into the farthest piece of grass. Then when you go into another piece of grass, if it is the same pokemon as the one you're chaining, defeat it, and your streak will increase to '2.' If it is a different pokemon, then your chain will disappear and you will have to reset the radar. Also if you some how encounter a random wild pokemon without walking into a shaking piece of grass, your chain will disappear. That's why a black flute is recommended in addition to your repels. Resetting the radarIf you lose your chain, or if you don't encounter the pokemon you want to chain, you will have to reset the radar. So, just run around for 50 steps avoiding the shaking patches, then press 'y' again. Also (this is important, you'll have to do this a lot), if you're in the middle of chaining, but the shaking pieces of grass are really close to you, you might want to restart the radar (remember, you want to go in a piece of grass that are far away). You may want to do this a lot to get father pieces of grass. This will give you a better chance of continuing your streak. The magical number for the chain is 40. Once you reach a streak of 40 (it may take a while, but it can be done after 1, or multiple tries), it is advised that you don't go into the shaking grass anymore. Instead, just keep resetting the radar. The chance of a shiny has fallen to about 1/200, and won't get any better, so why risk losing your chain. So keep resetting as many times as you need, until you find the shiny patch. The Shiny PatchI've described two patches of grass so far. One that shakes, but doesn't shine, and one that shakes and shines white. If you happen to come across a patch that glows pinkish, it won't shake at all, then you've found a shiny pokemon. Proceed cautiously to the patch, and it will be a shiny pokemon. If you catch it or defeat it, you chain will continue as normal, and you can try to find more shinies. Once you hit 40, you may have to reset the radar many times, but be patient, and look out for the shiny patch. Tips and Tricks- If you decide you want to chain an electric or steel pokemon, a pokemon with the Static or Steel Pull abilities, you can increase the chance of encountering an Elec. or Stl. pokemon respectively if you put the pokemon in the first position in your party (fainted, or alive). This will increase your chances of maintaining your streak. - I also find that "swarm pokemon" are a lot easier to chain. Pokemon like Electrike that show up occasionally at Valley Windworks have a higher encounter rate than most other pokemon. To see what swarm pokemon appears, talk to the little girl in Sandgem (Barry's sis?). Dark Tips1.) Buy Super Repels instead of Max Repels. Max Repels give you only a mere 50 steps more, and cost a shitload more. They are a rip-off of the ultimate proportions. Be smart, be super, never max! 2.) If you are in a large enough area, try to go to the patch four "squares" away from you. 4444444444333333344322222344321Y1234432222234433333334444444444 Numbers denote distance away from you. Y is you. Try to enter squares denoted with a "4". Those are the most likely to increase your chain. If you are chaining in an area that does not have this grid, either go to another, larger area or risk it. 3.) DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, GO INTO A PATCH NEAR AN EDGE, A FENCE/WALL/TREE, OR AN NPC. DO NOT DO IT. 4.) If you would like to chain for a certain nature (for example, Modest), have a Modest Natu (or Abra, or anything with Synchronize) fainted at the front of your party. You will have a 50% chance to get that nature when you encounter your shiny. 5.) Do not, under any circumstances, enter the square directly behind you. One, it's a 1-away square. And two, you can't see if it shaked or not (unless you saw four patches shake elsewhere), meaning you could potentially break your chain. Always reset your radar in spaces you KNOW are safe. If you weren't paying attention, pick one of the four squares around you, and alternate between that and your original square for 50 paces. 6.) Enter the patch of grass that had the same denotation type as your originally. There are a bunch of denoation types: shake normally, shake with white sparkle, shake with orange sparkle, shake with two white sparkles, et cetera. Make sure you know what you should be looking for. The pink sparkle, of course, is your shiny. 7.) After you have a chain of 40, your chances of getting a shiny are about 1/200, or 1/50 resets. DO NOT TRY TO ADVANCE YOUR CHAIN FURTHER. Just keep resetting the radar until you find a shiny patch. You can get multiple shinies of the same Pokemon if you keep on resetting and keep on entering shiny patches, thus increasing the chance you will get at least one correct nature or gender or ability or good IVs. 8.) You will be resetting the radar a lot. If you are not up to this, don't bother chaining. DO NOT FAIL, YOUNG WARRIOR. If I have any more tips to add, I'll just talk to the Grandmaster Catman. Or something. [spoiler=Alternate Mehthods]Three Other Ways to Obtain Shinies by Dark 1.) Run around in the grass a lot. Eventually, after an average of 8192 encounters, you'll find a shiny. Have fun with this method! ^_____^ 2.) For standing Pokemon (Red Gyara*, most legends, Snorlax, et cetera), you can use the soft reset method. Basically, stand in front of the Pokemon you want to be shiny, and save your game. Now, hit A and talk to the Pokemon. ENTER BATTLE SEQUENCE. Is it shiny? No. If you are playing on the GBA, hit A + B + Start + Select. If you are playing on the DS, hit L + R + Start + Select. Both of these will trigger a soft reset, allowing you to "reset" your game without turning your console on and off. Now you can go for the shiny again. This does take awhile, so make sure to multitask while doing this. Have your volume high and your eyes somewhat on the screen, as when you get a shiny, not only will it be alternate in color, but also will make a sparkle sound. I usually watch YouTube videos (in a playlist, so my hands are free), or listen to pre-recorded school notes on my iPod. *Worst example ever. That Pokemon is shiny without needing to soft reset. <___< 2E.) There is an extra step, optional, for step two. This will get into Basic RNG. RNG is basically abusing the random number generator in the game. While there is a way to ALWAYS get a shiny using RNG, that is very complicated to explain. PM me if you want to learn, although it is pretty brutal if you are not dedicated. Basic RNG is a lot simpler, though. The RNG advances based on the time between the load screen of your game and the time you hit A on your standing Pokemon. If you fluctuate times (for example, five seconds, and on the next try, six seconds, et cetera), you are hitting different frames of the RNG. How the RNG works is, if you hit the same frame twice, the Pokemon will be exactly the same, in terms of nature, shininess, and IVs. If you are hitting different frames, you have less of a chance to repeat a frame (thus wasting a soft reset), and thus will get a shiny faster. If you are still confused, PM me/post here and I will attempt to explain it further. Basically, what you are trying to do is fluctuate the times between the load screen of the game (as soon as you turn the game on, like right after a soft reset), and hitting A on the Pokemon. 3.) The Masuda method. Breed two Pokemon of different regions. For example, breed a male, English Charmander (cheerio, mate) with a female, Japanese Charmander (konichiwa). I am not entirely sure of the chances of getting the shiny, but the produces Charmander egg(s) will have a higher chance of being shiny, more than the usual 1/8192. This is long and monotonous, but good if you want level 1 (or 5) shinies, or shinies with bred moves or IVs. [spoiler=Quest for the Shinies]Here we will keep a list of every shiny pokemon acquired by the club members. I will cross off the names of the shiny pokemon as we catch/acquire them. Note that acquiring them all is nearly as impossible as seeing two shinies in a row; it'll just be a fun sport. When you get a new shiny post, and I'll cross them off the list. I'll probably give you a rep too. ;D *Note all evolved forms of base shinies will also be crossed off. BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurCharmanderCharmeleonCharizardSquirtleWartortleBlastoiseCaterpieMetapodButterfreeWeedleKakunaBeedrillPidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotRattataRaticateSpearowFearowEkansArbokPikachuRaichuSandshrewSandslashNidoran♀NidorinaNidoqueenNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingClefairyClefableVulpixNinetalesJigglypuffWigglytuffZubatGolbatOddishGloomVileplumeParasParasectVenonatVenomothDiglettDugtrioMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeGrowlitheArcaninePoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathAbraKadabraAlakazamMachopMachokeMachampBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelTentacoolTentacruelGeodudeGravelerGolemPonytaRapidashSlowpokeSlowbroMagnemiteMagnetonFarfetch'dDoduoDodrioSeelDewgongGrimerMukShellderCloysterGastlyHaunterGengarOnixDrowzeeHypnoKrabbyKinglerVoltorbElectrodeExeggcuteExeggutorCuboneMarowakHitmonleeHitmonchanLickitungKoffingWeezingRhyhornRhydonChanseyTangelaKangaskhanHorseaSeadraGoldeenSeakingStaryuStarmieMr. MimeScytherJynxElectabuzzMagmarPinsirTaurosMagikarpGyaradosLaprasDittoEeveeVaporeonJolteonFlareonPorygonOmanyteOmastarKabutoKabutopsAerodactylSnorlaxArticunoZapdosMoltresDratiniDragonairDragoniteMewtwoMewChikoritaBayleefMeganiumCyndaquilQuilavaTyphlosionTotodileCroconawFeraligatrSentretFurretHoothootNoctowlLedybaLedianSpinarakAriadosCrobatChinchouLanturnPichuCleffaIgglybuffTogepiTogeticNatuXatuMareepFlaaffyAmpharosBellossomMarillAzumarillSudowoodoPolitoedHoppipSkiploomJumpluffAipomSunkernSunfloraYanmaWooperQuagsireEspeonUmbreonMurkrowSlowkingMisdreavusUnownWobbuffetGirafarigPinecoForretressDunsparceGligarSteelixSnubbullGranbullQwilfishScizorShuckleHeracrossSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringSlugmaMagcargoSwinubPiloswineCorsolaRemoraidOctilleryDelibirdMantineSkarmoryHoundourHoundoomKingdraPhanpyDonphanPorygon2StantlerSmeargleTyrogueHitmontopSmoochumElekidMagbyMiltankBlisseyRaikouEnteiSuicuneLarvitarPupitarTyranitarLugiaHo-ohCelebiTreeckoGrovyleSceptileTorchicCombuskenBlazikenMudkipMarshtompSwampertPoochyenaMightyenaZigzagoonLinooneWurmpleSilcoonBeautiflyCascoonDustoxLotadLombreLudicoloSeedotNuzleafShiftryTaillowSwellowWingullPelipperRaltsKirliaGardevoirSurskitMasquerainShroomishBreloomSlakothVigorothSlakingNincadaNinjaskShedinjaWhismurLoudredExploudMakuhitaHariyamaAzurillNosepassSkittyDelcattySableyeMawileAronLaironAggronMedititeMedichamElectrikeManectricPlusleMinunVolbeatIllumiseRoseliaGulpinSwalotCarvanhaSharpedoWailmerWailordNumelCameruptTorkoalSpoinkGrumpigSpindaTrapinchVibravaFlygonCacneaCacturneSwabluAltariaZangooseSeviperLunatoneSolrockBarboachWhiscashCorphishCrawdauntBaltoyClaydolLileepCradilyAnorithArmaldoFeebasMiloticCastformKecleonShuppetBanetteDuskullDusclopsTropiusChimechoAbsolWynautSnoruntGlalieSphealSealeoWalreinClamperlHuntailGorebyssRelicanthLuvdiscBagonShelgonSalamenceBeldumMetangMetagrossRegirockRegiceRegisteelLatiasLatiosKyogreGroudonRayquazaJirachiDeoxysTurtwigGrotleTorterraChimcharMonfernoInfernapePiplupPrinplupEmpoleonStarlyStaraviaStaraptorBidoofBibarelKricketotKricketuneShinxLuxioLuxrayBudewRoseradeCranidosRampardosShieldonBastiodonBurmyWormadamMothimCombeeVespiquenPachirisuBuizelFloatzelCherubiCherrimShellosGastrodonAmbipomDrifloonDrifblimBunearyLopunnyMismagiusHonchkrowGlameowPuruglyChinglingStunkySkuntankBronzorBronzongBonslyMime Jr.HappinyChatotSpiritombGibleGabiteGarchompMunchlaxRioluLucarioHippopotasHippowdonSkorupiDrapionCroagunkToxicroakCarnivineFinneonLumineonMantykeSnoverAbomasnowWeavileMagnezoneLickilickyRhyperiorTangrowthElectivireMagmortarTogekissYanmegaLeafeonGlaceonGliscorMamoswinePorygon-ZGalladeProbopassDusknoirFroslassRotomUxieMespritAzelfDialgaPalkiaHeatranRegigigasGiratinaCresseliaPhioneManaphyDarkraiShayminArceus [spoiler=Shiny Rotom Challenge by Dark]Okay, I'm giving out seven legitimate Shiny Rotom. Except they are cloned and have my OT. You can do one of seven tasks. Once someone does a task, it's gone. Only one task can be done, so you cannot receive two Rotom. 1.) Catch a shiny whose shiny form is colored blue. I decide what blue is.2.) Catch a shiny who was originally caught at Level 24.3.) Catch a shiny who was originally caught at Level 31.4.) Catch a shiny in DPPt outside of the main region. So, Resort Area or Stark Mountain or those places. Newmoon/Fullmoon/Iron Island are also fine.5.) Catch a shiny in HGSS in Johto. The first region you enter, of course.6.) Catch a shiny Pokemon that is originally in its last stage of evolution (explained below).7.) Get a chain (any chain) of 50 or higher. For number six, I am talking about any Pokemon in a two-stage or three-stage evolution. For example, Bagon does not count since it's Stage 0, and not evolved. Shelgon does not count since it's Stage 1, and still can be evolved further. Absol does not count since it does not have an evolution pattern. This requires some thinking, since you need to catch a fully-evolved shiny Pokemon. You can either post pictures of these shinies (make sure that the Pokemon's page reflects what the challenge is*), or bring them to me in a trade and I can verify they are legitimate. Number seven requires you to take a picture of your game screen. Emulators are allowed, but not preferred. You can easily hack a shiny on an emulator and make it look legit. In fact, it is legit. *If the challenge includes a level, make sure that the page you take a picture of says "Caught at level x". If the challenge includes a region, make sure that the page you take a picture of says "Met at place". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ab.stract Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 I want in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yeah sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Jingles Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 ill joinand ive found and caught one shiny whismur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Niiice. ;) Accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Bump, added my own guide to chaining, so if you have questions feel free to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuri Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 without your help I caught a shiny gyrados in soul silver ;D Anyways nice guide. Killed Caught a shiny gible once does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Jingles Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 does the pokeradar rasie your chances of finding a shiny pokemon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 without your help I caught a shiny gyrados in soul silver ;D Anyways nice guide. Killed Caught a shiny gible once does that count?The Gible doesn't count if you killed it. ;D I saw a shiny Abra once, but it Teleported. >_< And I'm assuming you're joining. does the pokeradar rasie your chances of finding a shiny pokemon?Well, yes, if you follow the whole chaining method. If you get the a streak of 40, it increases your chances to about 1 in 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Caught many shinies before, but tey were AR'ed xD Only legit one was a shiny Magnemite in one of the Gen III games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 I <3 shiny magnemite. I caught one too, except in gen 4. My Magnezone then became my favorite pokemon. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Ill Join and: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Welcome aboard. ^_^ Funny vid. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 I am catching Shinies :3 I am going to catch a Shiny Staravia for my competitive battling team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 =D Pre-evos of the club mascot are always awesome. But if you're going for shiny, I think Starly might be easier to chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 =D Pre-evos of the club mascot are always awesome. But if you're going for shiny, I think Starly might be easier to chain. True. :/. Now I have to chain a Ponyta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Shiny Ponyta is cool. Grey right? (I'm sorta a freak when it comes to shinies, hence this club). And I've been trying to chain Abra for the longest time, but I can never seem to find it in the first place, or maintain a chain. I somehow found a shiny at a streak of 4, but didn't realize it (shiny and normal look similar). I thought I'd through an ultra ball for lolz. Then it teleported, and cursed my chaining of Abra forever. ._. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madsen Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Joinage with my 6 Shiny Hoothoots. All of them in the GSC games and mostly in National Park. Only non event shiny's I ever found. They're epic with they're Gold coloring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Accepted. ^_^ And you caught 6? Is that even possible? You clone or something? ._. Or the shiny chances might be lower in gen 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Shiny Ponyta is cool. Grey right? (I'm sorta a freak when it comes to shinies, hence this club). And I've been trying to chain Abra for the longest time, but I can never seem to find it in the first place, or maintain a chain. I somehow found a shiny at a streak of 4, but didn't realize it (shiny and normal look similar). I thought I'd through an ultra ball for lolz. Then it teleported, and cursed my chaining of Abra forever. ._. lol. My ds is chargin atm but I will now try to chain me a Starly. To bad I don't have an Adamant Nature Pokemon with Synchronize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Starly's probably second easiest after Bidoof, since they're the only two pokemon on route 201. ;D Good luck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 I have a chain of 3 Starly :3. I had a chain of 2 Bidoof, but I messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 You never know, you could encounter a shiny at a streak of 4, (like effing shiny Abra D: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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