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  1. codemonkey85
    Guys (and girls?), telos is right. The guy in Crystal only teaches Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt. The move relearner is Stadium 2 only.
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    You should have just said so! The PIDs do match with the IVs using that code. If you'll notice, the game pauses a bit longer than usual when you encounter a wild Pokémon... that is the game iterating through the PRNG to find the right PID.
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    A few things: 1. That is some seriously impressive work. Thank you, and kudos to you! I think I will use this information to work up a quick signature viewer (and maybe eventually editor) app just for fun. Sabresite will be happy to see this, as he wanted to add it to PokéMod as well. 2. If it's all right with you, I'd like to put this on the wiki. I don't have time to format it and stuff now, but if it's not done by the time I get home tonight, I'll put it up (with your permission). 3. FYI, everything in the DPPt save files is, as far as I know, written in little endian like you suggest. However, call me crazy, but it looks like your example of 03 (11000000) is in big endian format. 4. I am certainly going to be late for the BBQ I'm "getting ready" for. ;p
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    I wasn't really paying attention to the rest of the thread, so he asked how to make a Pokémon look like it was caught in Diamond or Pearl, and I answered him. I didn't mean to confuse the issue further. This would be the situation in which you would change the hometown to Sinnoh.
  5. codemonkey85
    Change the "Hometown" to be Sinnoh (Diamond) or Sinnoh (Pearl).
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    Well, it would change the spread by changing the seed, but it would have no effect on the relationship between the two (as far as I can tell). Which is why I agree that this relationship does not make a valid means of checking legitimacy. Like Syberia said, I think the only way to throw this relationship off other than hacking is to leave your DS on for a while (or claim the Pokémon just after midnight?). Although, that doesn't seem as sound a test as it did before, now that I think about it.
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    Ahh, sucks for me then, since I have an R4. Thanks for clearing that up.
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    Well, I didn't necessarily mean it like that, but even in a battle between the two, Arceus has its Bug and Dark Formes. What I really meant about Mewtwo not being the strongest is that the metagame has become more balanced overall. Mewtwo (and other Psychic types) used to dominate the gameplay, but in GSC they introduced Dark types (Psychic's foil) and Steel types (resistant to Psychic among other things), as well as some Pokémon geared specifically for taking down high power, low Defense Psychics (Heracross ftw). And before you point out that Heracross is part Fighting, I certainly had no problem destroying Mewtwo in Stadium 2, even after a Psychic attack (I played my own Pokémon against each other).
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    Is this the answer to my question? I'm not sure what "My Card" is. I'd really like to know, at any rate.
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    What you are looking at specifically is a block footer, which each save block has. Everything that we know about the save files is up on that page, and that is how the information we know of is laid out. It would stand to reason that you would find the information in the hex editor in the same manner and order. Try it yourself. Load up a Pokémon DS save file, run a search for the PID of a Pokémon you own (and know the PID of), and see where you find it. Sure does. Analysis --> File Compare. Then you can hit F3 I think to iterate through the differences. Bitfields are a bit tricky, but there's also the fact that you have to remember to save twice between saves so the small block is in the same position in both files. Otherwise it might be tough to make accurate comparisons. Plus, other things will be changing as you save, and we haven't identified them all. Also, thanks everyone for volunteering. Like I said, this helps the whole site, so it's pretty awesome that we have a group effort going here!
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    The only thing I've seen Milla Jovovich in was The Fifth Element, and she seemed a bit... small for the role of Samus. Of course, she was right next to Bruce Willis for a lot of it, so there's that. She definitely had some moves though. If I see Angelina Jolie in another action movie it will be too soon.
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    That's not what I meant. As in the example I posted, I simply meant you should start with a value you know, like your Trainer ID. You know what your Trainer ID is, so you search the file's hex for that number, and that's how you find where in the file that information is stored. Again, that is the goal here... to see how the information in the game is organized in the save file, so that we know where to look for it when we go to read it or edit it. By "flag" I mean a value indicating the status of something. For instance, whether or not you have defeated a certain trainer. I have no idea what the structure is, but I imagine it will be a value for "defeated" and a value for "undefeated", maybe as simple as either 1 or 0.
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    Well, we're trying to figure out what the numbers correspond to. That's why it's best to look for values you already know. See the example I edited into my previous post.
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    Pretty much exactly what you just said, telos. NeoDraven, I mention and link to what programs you need in the first post. EDIT: Here is an example of how to find something in the save file. Let's say you are looking for where the Trainer ID is stored. You know your Trainer ID is 12345. You would simply use HxD to open your save file, and search for an integer of 12345. You might find that number in a couple areas; if that is the case, try it with a different save file with a different TID. It's really just process of elimination. As far as comparing two files is concerned, you could save one file right before you battle a trainer and back it up, and then save another copy after you beat that trainer. Comparing the files in HxD will yield all of the changes, and you may be able to locate the flag for "this trainer defeated". That's a little tougher though, but that's essentially what needs to be done.
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    telos, if you would like to research save file structures, I suggest you start here. If you have any questions, post in that thread, or else PM me and I will try to explain it to you.
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    Hello everyone, So here's a thought. Let's assume that there will ever be a Metroid movie. Who would make the best actress to portray Samus Aran? For a starting point, please see this article. Definitely make your own suggestions if you have any! But keep in mind that this is not about who "the hottest actress" is, as a good Samus must also be able to kick butt and take names. (Otherwise I would just pick Scarlett Johansson and be done with it.) As for me, I have not made a final choice yet, but if Uma Thurman were younger I'd pick her probably.
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    I know you were just responding to me, but please also stay on topic. And we're not Pokésav.org anymore... just saying. Anyway, HG and SS will be bringing the franchise back to Johto. Not only were the Orange Islands not a part of Johto (or Kanto for that matter), but what could the anime possibly do with them? Ash already beat their league. And as for HG and SS themselves, the anime does not influence the games (except for Yellow). I am so sure of this that I am willing to make a bet I cannot possibly follow through on anyway! It's win-win.
  18. codemonkey85
    I'm pretty sure that's just for trash bytes; other than that Legality Checker should be all right for your purposes. I thought there was a list of generally which algorithms go with which Pokémon encounter types, but of course now I can't find it. EDIT: And nevermind, thank you Greencat.
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    I hate to keep this going, but I think the distinction between the terms "legality" and "legitimacy" is being lost here. You can check for legality, because there are still certain spreads that are impossible on a give date. But you cannot verify the legitimacy, since you do not know if the Wonder Card was downloaded or not. Or am I not understanding something?
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    Mewtwo's not the strongest Pokémon ever anymore though, and I think the original idea was that Mewtwo was already captured / defeated / whatever by Red. But who knows? As for the Daycare thing, I would expect not to see overworld sprites like in RSE and DPPt. But if they do have them, I'd be willing to bet Wailord will be shrunken down. I mean, look at the final evolutions of the starters in Amnity Square in Platinum... they were shrunken down, right?
  21. codemonkey85
    I would start my testing there, still.
  22. codemonkey85
    Maybe. Or maybe there will just be an underground in HG SS as well. Then again, maybe they'll do what FRLG did and use something else, like mushrooms. EDIT: Yeah, I was referring to Guested's post. Oops for clarity? Mewtwo, you post way too fast. ;P
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    I also try to do this, but most of the time I end up having to fall back on Ultra Balls. I also make a huge effort to catch happiness-based evolution Pokémon with Luxury Balls.
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    I hope you're right, because I recently restarted Platinum.
  25. codemonkey85
    And even if they didn't have a move relearner, you cold always trade it to DPPt and back. But I'm sure they will. I wonder if he'll still take Heart Scales...?
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