don't want to spoil this even more but there are ways to make this easier without soft resetting people do a thing I don't do which I believe is RNG abuse etc...Don't you have to restart your game over and over to find a good shiny spread, then beat the whole game, only for Latias to run around the map? Sounds a lot harder than cloning it, as you just clone once, then clone the original + the clone once, then clone those four, then clone those 8 and you're ready to trade back and still have some to re-distribute... seems fair... it takes about a day just to beat the game and get to latias...
Anyways, re-posting for a new page:
I want 10 copies of this back, but if you clone it, you can keep a copy and re-distribute it. Pretty good deal considering how hard it is it get a flawless Shiny latias.
[380] Shiny Latias
OT: Chev4 (06120) (Lv. 68)
Nature: Timid - Ability: Levitate
IVs: 31/12/31/31/31/31
Tradeable Stock :
Note: This is Chev4's Shiny Latias and this is re-distributable by everyone.
edit: sorry to cause problems or spoil your latias for you:/ either ways plenty of people can clone so good luck:)