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Alpha Kitten
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Joined July 2012
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Alpha Kitten
:edit: I fixed the text after I woke up. :edit:
I yesterday, I was hard resetting my ds for almost 13 hours in hope of getting a shiny Groudon. However, I read somewhere that it only works with soft resetting.

I just want to know whether or not I wasted a whole day and night.

I had been resetting about 832 times that night.

also, if you have any advice for me. please share them.
mm201
osu! Alumni
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Joined August 2008
mm201
It makes no difference but hard powering off/on can wear out your system faster.

I've soft reset successfully for lots of shinies over the years. They are, in order:
Porygon (FR), Dratini (FR), Abra (FR), Drifloon (Pearl), Sceptile (Sapphire), Palkia (Pearl), Dialga (Diamond), Rotom (Pearl), Totodile (SS), Ho-oh (HG), Tepig (Black)
Alpha Kitten
229 posts
Joined July 2012
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Alpha Kitten

mm201 wrote:

It makes no difference but hard powering off/on can wear out your system faster.

I've soft reset successfully for lots of shinies over the years. They are, in order:
Porygon (FR), Dratini (FR), Abra (FR), Drifloon (Pearl), Sceptile (Sapphire), Palkia (Pearl), Dialga (Diamond), Rotom (Pearl), Totodile (SS), Ho-oh (HG), Tepig (Black)
Thanks!

So far I have battled groudon 2093 times..
warwolfz
198 posts
Joined February 2013
warwolfz
Gyarados was an easy one 8-)
Alpha Kitten
229 posts
Joined July 2012
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Alpha Kitten

warwolfz wrote:

Gyarados was an easy one 8-)
You mean the one you got in gen 2? ;)
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru
Which game are you doing it on? If it's not Emerald then you should get your shiny eventually but it'll take a while - 1 in 8K chance, after all (mm's really dedicated, see). The reason I ask is because Emerald's RNG is fucked up so if you're doing it there then you need to vary your timing or else your efforts will be futile.
Alpha Kitten
229 posts
Joined July 2012
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Alpha Kitten
Pokemon Ruby
2738 sr and 36 hours.
mm201
osu! Alumni
4,495 posts
Joined August 2008
mm201
Does your Ruby version's battery still work? If not, it degrades to act like Emerald. Also on Ruby/Sapphire/FR/LG, you should take a few steps and resave your game every couple dozen SRs.
Alpha Kitten
229 posts
Joined July 2012
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Alpha Kitten

mm201 wrote:

Does your Ruby version's battery still work? If not, it degrades to act like Emerald. Also on Ruby/Sapphire/FR/LG, you should take a few steps and resave your game every couple dozen SRs.

Ekaru wrote:

Which game are you doing it on? If it's not Emerald then you should get your shiny eventually but it'll take a while - 1 in 8K chance, after all (mm's really dedicated, see). The reason I ask is because Emerald's RNG is fucked up so if you're doing it there then you need to vary your timing or else your efforts will be futile.
The battery has run dry indeed. So what you're saying I can't find the shiny unless I do something different?


edit: after a little more research I found out that you can'ts oft reset for a shiny pokemon if your battery has run dry. GG wp summer break ^^
mm201
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mm201
You could try replacing the battery. It's difficult since the battery is soldered to the cartridge. I did it and can provide more details if you need.

Otherwise you should use a different game like Soul Silver.
Alpha Kitten
229 posts
Joined July 2012
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Alpha Kitten

mm201 wrote:

You could try replacing the battery. It's difficult since the battery is soldered to the cartridge. I did it and can provide more details if you need.

Otherwise you should use a different game like Soul Silver.
I could but then again, I've already wasted 5 days on this tit POKéMON.


I admit defeat after 4307 soft resets.
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