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What version of pokefinder are you using? I would need to see the changelogs to see if the search method was updated from the version you are using or if it is just some graphical update that omits those results. When I use gen3 PID to IVs, it shows up in 4.2.1. When I use the regular search function in the latest pokefinder 4.2.1, it does not show up. However, in 4.2.0, the changelog says "Fix issue where IVs to PID was incorrect for XD/Colo" so I guess that this is a correct spread. I don't know why the search results are omitted then. Only other way to fact check this is to do frame and seed manipulation in dolphin, but idk how to do that tbh. Eligor's tool doesn't show this spread either. Can't even generate it with the seed "6D0AA645" in pokefinder in the gamecube rng tab. RNG reporter generates it fine.

Perfect 31 IVs Butterfree. XDcheck & Pokefinder do not popup with this spread. When setting XDcheck to "other" (japanese name), you can get this spread, but this is normally how gift/pokespot pokemon would generate as they are less restricted when RNGing. Does this mean that some spreads are valid in the "other" tab in XDcheck or is this something I would have to manually check to be legal? picture of butterfree in XD tab in XDcheck picture of butterfree in "other" tab in XDcheck 0012 - Butterfree - 3B9D0D94218D.pk7

I found out what anti-shiny and nl pass (nature lock pass) means! That was another term that eluded me. found it here: Looping RNG calls and nature/gender locking topic https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/past-gen-rng-research.61090/page-33 expounds on shadow locking a bit more https://github.com/Admiral-Fish/PokeFinder/issues/105

Gotcha. I'll keep that in mind when I'm playing colosseum. I couldn't find the trainer feature that was mentioned somewhere that auto generated a pid for the starter eevee. Is it a plugin? Your explanation on shadow locks was pretty good. Reading it back now after a few more articles and smogon research threads, the "repeating loops" makes a lot more sense now. XD has some really complicated rng. So if I have this correct, I think the pokefinder tabs were grouped between non shadow locks and shadow locks because of the way nature lock passing (NL Pass) and anti-shiny spreads works in XD

What does shadow locked mean?

Figured out how to use XDcheck. Turns out pokefinder is just as good now. I realized why my genned eevee wasn't showing up legal. It depends on the OT ID/SID. I appended "input('Press ENTER to exit')" to the end of the python script found here (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/TuxSH/PkmGCTools/colosseum_starters_legit_checker.py) so it doesn't just close the console right away. I heard there was a feature to auto-generate an ID/SID in pkhex given the PID, but I couldn't figure out how/where to get that so I ended up using this script instead. For clarification, eevee is synonymous to umbrion when using the script. Ty rinnegan and your post from 2017. This stumped me for a bit.

Thank you.

Read more carefully through this. It appears that shadow pokemon can definitely NOT be shiny. and pkhex checks for this https://github.com/kwsch/PKHeX/commit/5fc15dc9c8619a4348511a222da410330a8aa945

I've read from another source that pokefinder may not give an obtainable IV/Nature/PID spread when generated. Do I have to use xdxheck/xdpokemon (https://web.archive.org/web/20180128112937/http://www.geocities.jp/ginzaru_xd/) or are pokefinder 4.2.0+ and PKHex accurate enough to detect legal spreads. Also, what pokemon are shiny locked in this game? I'm reading conflicting answers. Has anyone attempted to RNG a supposed shiny-locked pokemon with a known seed/frame in dolphin? I'm guessing "shadow locked" either means that a pokemon's rng is locked the first time it is loaded in OR it means that it is shiny-locked because it rerolls the PID when snagged OR it means both of those things? Also found another useful guide: https://github.com/TuxSH/PkmGCTools/wiki/A-guide-on-how-to-make-legal-Colosseum-or-XD-Pokémon Most reddit guides have deprecated links. TLDR: What is the current consensus for shiny-locked pokes and on how to check legal IV/PID/Nature spreads in XD I am halfway through XD. I'm playing it again because I never beat it as a kid. Even as an adult, I still got lost because I skipped through dialogue that tells me where to go next. This game has TERRIBLE direction! And I love it! Someone needs to make a fan game or rom hack of battle bingo. That sh!t is fun.

Certain rare caviats to MetLevel. There could be specific branches that have unique moves based on the level of the pokemon at that time. That is a possibility, but I have yet to find any circumstance yet of this happening. ie. pokemon learns a move at a certain level in one game and has some sort of impossible moveset because it would have to have been a lower level level in a later generation and a higher level in a previous generation. Plus, there is the issue of certain pokemon having to be metlevel 50 and below for gen3 pokemon to have 8 battle memory ribbon. Also the gen1+2 pokemon having a met level of 70 pre-transfer to get the footprint ribbon. Haven't found a case yet, but that is a possibility.

ah, I forgot about capsules and patches. I thought it worked like bottle caps where it was temporary, but I was wrong. They also work with breeding too.

Tauros never evolves to recalculate its ability in gen7 when traded through pal park. idk if there are any ability modifications from poketransfer, poketransporter, or bank that would fix this. Anyone know why this is the case? 0128 - Tauros - 58640A69E77C.pk7

There is a better way. Use this instead for gen 3: .PID=$rand then use until close to 0 =Legal=false .PID=$rand .EncryptionConstant=*PID export, then for shiny, use .PID=$shiny then use until 0 =Legal=false .PID=$rand .PID=$shiny .EncryptionConstant=*PID

I was able to use a an alternating combination of =Legal=false .PID=$shiny .EncryptionConstant=*PID & =Legal=false .PID=$rand .EncryptionConstant=*PID to accomplish my goal

That was it! ty ty. ".EncryptionConstant=*PID" for anyone wondering.