How is TSV calculated in Gen 4?

[RenegadeRaven]

Lately, I've been shiny hunting distortion world Giratina in Pokémon Platinum, but it's been taking forever. Now I'm wondering if it can even shine for me, so I started looking into TSV for Gen 4 but can only find stuff for Gen 6 and 7. So how is TSV calculated in Gen 4? Because what I've found is TID xor SID = TSV, but when I put my IDs in it gives me 0.

Edited July 1, 2018 by Regnum

[Delta Blast Burn]

I'm about 90% positive platinum giritina is shiny locked.

[RenegadeRaven]

  On 7/1/2018 at 1:22 AM, Delta Blast Burn said:

I'm about 90% positive platinum giritina is shiny locked.

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Shiny locks weren't introduced until Gen 5 with Victini, Reshiram and Zekrom being shiny locked

[Delta Blast Burn]

Oh yeah,

My bad.

You can always use rng reporter. It's available the site's downloads section.

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If you choose to use it; you want method 1

Edited July 1, 2018 by Delta Blast Burn

[RenegadeRaven]

  On 7/1/2018 at 1:30 AM, Delta Blast Burn said:

Oh yeah,

My bad.

You can always use rng reporter. It's available the site's downloads section

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Like this?:

Edited July 1, 2018 by Regnum

[Delta Blast Burn]

You want method 1 for all gen 3 and 4 stationary and gift pokemon.

Edited July 1, 2018 by Delta Blast Burn

[RenegadeRaven]

  On 7/1/2018 at 1:35 AM, Delta Blast Burn said:

You want method 1.

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So like this?:

[Delta Blast Burn]

Llooks good. Now you can either enter spread in pkhex/pokegen, or rng for it

[RenegadeRaven]

  On 7/1/2018 at 1:40 AM, Delta Blast Burn said:

Llooks good. Now you can either enter spread in pkhex/pokegen, or rng for it

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So RNGReporter is saying that Shiny Giratina is possible with my IDs?

Edited July 1, 2018 by Regnum

[Delta Blast Burn]

Any Pokemon with any PID can be shiny given the correct TID/SID combination.

 

The only exception I know of is magearna. But that is because there is no shimy sprite programed into the ROM

Edited July 1, 2018 by Delta Blast Burn

[Delta Blast Burn]

If you went the RNG route here is a somewhat old yet still valid guide.

Click me

[RenegadeRaven]

  On 7/1/2018 at 1:35 AM, Delta Blast Burn said:

You want method 1 for all gen 3 and 4 stationary and gift pokemon.

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That guide you gave me says that Giratina is Method J

[Delta Blast Burn]

My apologies I haven't RNG'd in ages.

[Delta Blast Burn]

If you can you should move this thread to This forum

if not ask a mod and they should be able to

Edited July 1, 2018 by Delta Blast Burn