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Powers of 2, I get it. That would explain why I'm always seeing so many familiar numbers for Shiny odds. But like I said, that Pokémon could still potentially be Shiny if it fell within the range of 0 and 7, right? In fact, it should be visible in PKHeX if it's truly Shiny, as seen in some screenshots here. Thing is... it's still be 8192 or 4096 odds, which is still very high. Maybe I should try to do that on the 3DS games. Also sorry for the confusion, I didn't mean to. I just like understanding how things work.

So they're only visual, interesting. And yes I read about that, I was just a bit confused. Apparently it will take many more tries to get a true Shiny Pokémon from what I've heard. Luckily enough, PKHeX seems to be able to display whether it is truly Shiny or not. At least it'd take less tries than a normal Shiny hunt (?). Like I said, my goal is to get all legitimate Pokémon with "a helping hand" in a what-if scenario where I happened to be able to have the patience to SR the game for days, attend every single Wi-Fi event etc. Example: Increasing Shiny rate, injecting Event Pokémon, completely unmodified besides met date. I see, so that'd required a modified Switch, so to speak. Well that's a shame. But I appreciate the help nonetheless, you've helped me a lot.

Thanks a lot for your assistance, that clears out many questions. That's neat. In that case Gen 4 is taken care of with the Relocator. I will need to edit every date for anything Gen 5+ nevertheless That's rather unfortunate. I've seen some guides, written by you no less, about ROM Hacking with a HeX editor about increased Shiny Chances, both DS and 3DS games. Would this make it less problematic? What do I have to put in there if you don't mind me asking? All saves use the same name (Example: John). If I tried to trade a Pumpkaboo from Y to Omega Ruby back and forth, when would I need to fill that field? I think I've managed to understand most of it, so that's fine. Though now that you mention it, I remember it being possible to trade Gen 8 Pokémon from USUM to Sw/Sh by doing some modifications. I want to inject Gen 8 Pokémon like HOME Zeraora, but I don't have a Switch with CFW, unfortunately. I've also heard there are sysbots which you can feed .pk8 files, and then they'll generate the desired Pokémon to trade with you on Sw/Sh.

Hi, this is my first post as mostly a lurker without an account, so if this the incorrect forum to post, I apologize in advance. Now then, I have a few doubts in regards to some small project I'm planning on doing very soon. It's mostly playing all the games from Gen 4 all the way to 8 (or Home for those that cannot be moved to SwSh). The process would be something like this: Pokémon Platinum/HGSS (ROMs) > Pokémon White (Cartridge) > Pokémon Black 2 (ROM) (though I'd transfer all the Pokémon to Gen 6 with the White cartridge) > Pokémon Y/X (Digital) > Pokémon ORAS (Digital) > Pokémon Sun/Moon (Digital) > Pokémon USUM (Digital) > Home through Pokémon Bank. I have PKHeX, PKSM and Checkpoint to my disposal. Still, I'm a bit puzzled about certain aspects of the whole process, so any help will be highly appreciated. Having said that, my questions are as follows: I'm planning on injecting all possible Events that may interest me. I was wondering if I should inject the Wondercards into their respective slots, or simply inject the desired Pokémon into my PC Boxes straight from the Mystery Gift Database. Also, my goal is strictly legality to avoid getting obliterated by HOME or Pokémon Bank. However, since all Pokémon transferred from Gen 4 to 5 retain the date of the transfer, technically speaking, a Shiny Suicune (GAMESTP) obtained on 31/01/2011 (I'm using DD/MM/YYYY to avoid confusion) that happened to be transferred today (January 2nd 2022) to Pokémon White, would have its met date be the most recent one, right? I'm noticing I may have to make some changes for Gen 5-7 met dates however. Moreover, I'd like to create my own Shiny collection by catching them all, using cheats that make it easier to find Shinies (increasing odds?). All I've found so far by using usrcheat.dat on Twilight Menu++, are "Wild Shiny Encounter" codes that make all Pokémon Shiny. What I'm concerned about is if this cheat works in a different way that would make the Pokémon any less legal than, a simple code that increases the odds on HGSS to 255, for example. I'd be worried if some of those cheats made some Shiny-Locked Pokémon actually Shiny on Gen 5+. What would be the best way of transferring Pokémon from Gen 4 to 5? My only option right now consists in opening two PKHeX tabs with a HGSS save and a White one (both from ROMs), and moving them to White. I'm merely curious whether the PKHeX method fully replicates how a legit transfer from Gen 4 to 5 would change the Pokémon's information, and then from Gen 5 to 6 using the same method. Something tells me I should mass-remove all items when transferring Pokémon from one game to another, right? I think I've managed to understand how to simulate a trade to evolve Pokémon that only evolve through, well, trading. You are supposed to change their species. I assume this change doesn't persist once you move it back to the desired save? Otherwise I'd be left with an Alakazam whose species is...Empoleon. I'm stupid, don't mind that. How's the process for Gen 6 any different, though?