

So you are very lucky if you can get a foreign Pokémon on these games. Masuda method is also in these games, but you cannot trade online with these games anymore. If it is shiny and it happens to run from you, it’s perfectly fine it stays shiny. Encounter it if it isn’t a shiny just do a soft reset and release it back into the wild.

If you’re trying to soft reset for a roaming legendary like Raikou make sure to save BEFORE releasing the roamer into the wild.

The gift Arceus only lets you choose one egg, so choose your target wisely. You do need a gift Arceus from Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum in your copy of HeartGold/SoulSilver. Mortar(keep a full party so you can soft reset after beating the trainer), gift Dratini from the Dragon’s Den (keep a full party for the fight before receiving this gift as well), and all of the legendary Pokémon, including Dialga Palkia, And Giratina from Sinjoh ruins.Ī shiny hunter named Sonikks managed to get shiny Dialga, shiny Palkia, and shiny Giratina from soft resetting the gift egg from Sinjoh Ruins. after beating the game, Game Corner Pokémon, the gift Eevee from Bill in Goldenrod City, the Sudowoodo blocking your path, the Snorlax blocking your path, fossil Pokémon, the gift Tyrogue from Mt. Other soft reset hunts are the Kanto starters after getting all 16 gym badges, the Hoenn starters from Steven Stone in Silph Co. I’ve actually gotten all three shiny starters this way! It’s a very easy full odds hunt to do. So you can cycle through each starter and if none are shiny you can just do a soft reset and check again. The game rolls if it’s shiny before you pick a starter instead of after picking it.

This is because you can see if a starter is shiny BEFORE selecting it. These are the easiest games to soft reset for a shiny starter on. To soft reset in these games you need to hold down L, R, Start, and Select at the same time. Hold down L, R, Start, and Select at the same time. The event notched-eared Pichu that appears in Ilex Forest also cannot be shiny. Shuckie the Shuckle from Cianwood City and Kenya the Spearow from the gate between Goldenrod City and Route 35 cannot be shiny. Pokémon can still be shiny before you’re able to catch them. You don’t get Pokéballs until after you return to the lab after Silver has stolen the starter stronger than yours. There is a big chunk in the beginning of the game before you get any Pokéballs. Your shiny odds with Masuda Method are 1 in 1,638
