[KamenRiderOOO]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

I have a spare sandstorm you can have if you want?

...What do you request in return?

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by KamenRiderOOO

...What do you request in return?

Absolutely nothing.

[KamenRiderOOO]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Absolutely nothing.

...give me a minute to get online

[PkmnMstr]

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Originally Posted by Klonoahedgehog

My brother just gave me a crazy theory.
"You do realize that you don't have to go through all this trouble right? Just get 5 eggs, hatch them and if they don't come out shiny just soft reset."

That's incorrect. Shininess, like stats, is determined when receiving the egg. Not when it hatches. Soft resets would just result in hatching the exact same 5 Pokémon over and over.

Your Secret ID number is tied to shininess. So while shininess is determined when you receive an egg, if you trade an egg containing a shiny to someone else, it may not hatch shiny since it'll receive their ID/Secret ID.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by KamenRiderOOO

...give me a minute to get online

I needed a protean Froakie too. Excellent

[KamenRiderOOO]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

I needed a protean Froakie too. Excellent

Thought you might as well get one of mine ^_^

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Klonoahedgehog

My brother just gave me a crazy theory.
"You do realize that you don't have to go through all this trouble right? Just get 5 eggs, hatch them and if they don't come out shiny just soft reset."

Nnope. It's the same reason why natur--

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Originally Posted by PkmnMstr

That's incorrect. Shininess, like stats, is determined when receiving the egg. Not when it hatches. Soft resets would just result in hatching the exact same 5 Pokémon over and over.

Your Secret ID number is tied to shininess. So while shininess is determined when you receive an egg, if you trade an egg containing a shiny to someone else, it may not hatch shiny since it'll receive their ID/Secret ID.

Oh. Nevermind then

Anyway, I'm bored. Anyone up for a DEATH BATTLE?

[Klonoahedgehog]

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Originally Posted by PkmnMstr

That's incorrect. Shininess, like stats, is determined when receiving the egg. Not when it hatches. Soft resets would just result in hatching the exact same 5 Pokémon over and over.

Your Secret ID number is tied to shininess. So while shininess is determined when you receive an egg, if you trade an egg containing a shiny to someone else, it may not hatch shiny since it'll receive their ID/Secret ID.

Is it weird that this gave me a small headache?

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Klonoahedgehog

Is it weird that this gave me a small headache?

Simply put, a Pokemon in an egg is determined when you receive the egg. It's nature, it's attacks, it's stats, and whether or not it's shiny are all set in stone.
Shininess is tied to a secret ID number (Not your Player ID).
So an egg, traded as an egg, to someone else, can hatch as shiny for them, but not for you, as determined by the secret ID.

[PkmnMstr]

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Originally Posted by Klonoahedgehog

Is it weird that this gave me a small headache?

No. It took me a bit of time to grasp at first too. This knowledge was key in using the RNG method to find shinies in 4th gen.

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Simply put, a Pokemon in an egg is determined when you receive the egg. It's nature, it's attacks, it's stats, and whether or not it's shiny are all set in stone.
Shininess is tied to a secret ID number (Not your Player ID).
So an egg, traded as an egg, to someone else, can hatch as shiny for them, but not for you, as determined by the secret ID.

Exactly this. Thanks for adding clarification.