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This method does not need Nintendo Online subscription. However, it will need a lot of patience. I prefer to only use this for a small amount of dates, but if you do not have a subscription, this is your only choice. I recommend using touch screen for this. 1. Make sure your device Wi-Fi is on 2. Make sure your Y-comm is set to Local Wireless (not Internet) (As you can see, NOT connected to Internet) 3. Enter a raid lobby (interact with your den), and Invite Others. Make sure the timer is there and counting down (as per the red box). 4. Now, Home on your Switch, and go to System Settings 5. Advance the day only by one, hit OK, then reenter the game 6. Now exit the raid lobby. For however many days you have left, you gotta redo steps 1-6 for each day. This method is pretty laborious, but if you're fast, you get down each day advancement to 5-6 seconds.

This method has been recently popularized by some youtubers. I will not link you to the video (in case bad instructions, etc etc), but here is the main gist of things. This method will needs a Nintendo Online subscription. I also recommend using the Touch Screen for this. There's a Casual Battles method, and a Ranked Battles method. Typically one uses Ranked Battles method, unless it's off-season. Casual Battles Method Ranked Battles Method What if: - You accidentally went from 30 Sep, 2020 to 01 Sep, 2020, does it matter? Any negative dates (from previous date) do not count as an advancement. Just go from 01 Sep, 2020 to 01 Oct, 2020, and carry on as per usual. Note: If you 30 Sep 2020 -> 01 Sep 2019 does not count as advancement (negative time flow, cause year went down, hence doesn't count as moving forward) However 01 Sep 2019 -> 01 Sep 2020 does count as advancement. (exactly 1 advancement)

This is probably the most complicated part for some. For doing "bulk advancement", we'll be using the "VS Method". (requires Nintendo Online) For doing a few individual advancements, or if you don't have Nintendo Online Subscriptions, we'll be using the "Invite Method" Here's the main gist of what will happen: 1. Using the present system date on your Switch, google what is the date that is "frames - 3" away from the system date [Example, for my case, I google "1091 days from December 28, 2019"] Alternatively, if Google keeps giving you the wrong date, modify the dates in this link to try get the end date. 2. Use the "VS Method" to bulk advance dates until you're 3 days/frames before intended target. At this point, Save only once 3. Use the "Invite Method" to advance through each day until 3 days passed. Confirm that this mon is shiny. You can invite your friends into the raid. If not shiny, you must have messed up. Using what I've taught you, find the seed to figure out which frame the shiny frame is at. If you're too worried (or if you messed up beyond redemption), use ^ + B + X on the title screen to restore to the previous save, you should be back before any advancement. (hence why I specified to only save once earlier) [This does not work if you hosted a raid online] If this mon IS shiny, reset the game (but do not save). Once resetted, you should be at the point that is after the bulk advancements (3 frames before) Example: After the 3 day advancement (without saving) mine was indeed shiny. 4. Only if shiny: Now save again. Keep using "Invite Method" and advance 3 frames, check the species. Doing this, the shiny slot stays, while we are able to effectively SR the species. Do not save anywhere between the 3 frames. 3 Frames is the minimum distance it has to be, in order to be able to SR. Once less than 3 frames, the species is fixed. Examples: Some shinies I managed to SR, because I saved 3 frames away 5. Once you find what you want, save again before doing the raid, ONLY IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SR THE SPECIES IF YOU SAVE HERE. Example: I saved at the Gmax-Kingler, cause I managed to SR for it, and this was my intended target all along The next few pages will enlighten you on what the "VS Method" and "Invite Method" are. PS: If you don't have a Nintendo Online subcription, I recommend anything below 500 frames. Use "Invite Method" purely for advancement.

Now that the RNG Seed is known, the Shiny Frame can be determined. 1. Load up Display Raids of the plugin on PKHeX 2. Load up Raid Calculator. 3. Now input the found RNG Seed, and set shiny to Yes (Any Type). Lastly, hit Search Den, Species and IVs can be ignored for now. We just want to know where is the shiny frame. 4. Shiny Frame found! In my case, it is 1094 frames away. If you intend to SR species (I intend to), I need to advance my game till 3 frames away. Typically, I advise you to restart (from wanted light) if your frame is larger than 1000. Alternatively, if you have a backed up save, you can know your shiny frame by simply loading up Display Raids (to bring up the Raid List) for that save, and going to the Den ID: