Trying to Help xtr3m3, and I Need Help Myself!
...for some reason I can't RNG wild pokemon. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but here's what I'm doing:
1) Searched an IV seed under Method 5 (Standard Seed); Wild pokemon; Any
2) Got the seed
3) C/p it into the initial window; changed it to Method 5 PIDRNG; Wild Pokemon
4) Checked off the shiny box
5) Advanced my frame by chatting
6) Sweet Scent
7) No shiny, no correct IVs/frame, nothing.
Did I miss something? There's no NPCs on my screen ... I initially tested it in the 2F of Celestial tower where no one moved and I got nothing there either.
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I'm guessing I have to calibrate several times and find my other Timer0 since I don't remember what it was? If it matters the seed I'm using has no key presses either.
It sounds like you're doing everything correctly... But the fact that the IVs are wrong definitely points to 3 possibilities I can think of:
1. Something is wrong somewhere in what you've entered into the Time Finder... though, it sounds like you've done everything correctly.
2. You might've entered the wrong date/time into your DS - check the year on the calendar, etc.
3. You're not hitting your seed - a.k.a. either you're hitting a seed for a different timer0, or a different second.
I'm thinking it's the latter (#3) - I'm pretty sure you've calibrated for your legendaries. For example: if I want to hit a seed at 10:30:21, I have to click "A" to load the game at 10:30:20... So, there was a 1-second discrepancy. On some spreads, however, there was actually a 2-second delay. And of course, my timer0 liked to vary from time to time (dependent on when you click "A" to load the game - try to be consistent).
The resolution?: I suggest you try searching your DS parameters again if this keeps happening. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes - just try to hit your seed - don't worry about advancing the PIDRNG frame - it's pointless if you've got the wrong seed (which you can tell by having the wrong IVs). Attempt to hit your seed... Then, Sweet Scent and catch whatever pops up immediately after you load your game. Check its stats, characteristic trait, nature, etc., and load it into this (optional) calculator:
http://metalkid.info/Pokemon/Calculators/IV.aspx
Or use whatever you've been using to check the IVs...
[Metalkid's the most useful calculator I've found for entering the stats at multiple levels. You can use about 3-5 Rare Candies (or however many you'd like), and after each Rare Candy, copy all of the stats into the rows on the calculator (this is self-explanatory)... Once complete, click "Calculate," and it'll give you an accurate estimate of your caught Pokemon's IVs.]
Use this info for the DS Parameter search - it should reveal the problem; discrepancy in the new parameter details - see what differs from the current parameters you're using.
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Now, hopefully someone can resolve my new issue: HELP!
I'm trying to breed for perfect IVs and Shinyness. But I can't figure out how to check my seed! The fact that some of the IVs are inherited makes the DS Parameter Search obsolete. And since I pick-up the Egg ASAP after the game loads, Sweet Scenting a nearby Pokemon doesn't really help - I mean, isn't the game reseeded? It would explain why, when I tried to Sweet Scent a Pokemon immediately after picking up the Egg, the Sweet Scented Pokemon's IVs failed the DS Parameter Search (0 results emerged) - this happened a couple of times. What should I do to calibrate, then? I'm obviously NOT hitting my seed, as the IVs are not what they should be... but I can't figure out what I'm really hitting...