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Because that "frame 1" is the frame the IVs are set. Your starting frame is for the PIDRNG where you determine the natures :)
So you should have an IV frame of 1 so that you don't need to advance the IV frame as well as the PIDRNG frame :)
1. Yeah there are, but if you're consistently pausing the game just as you enter it, you'll find your shifted starting frame.
2. Nope
3. Yes
4. You should set min/max to both be 1.
5. Nope, you should use IVs (standard seed). Then find a seed with the IVs you want, copy it into the main window...
Yeah I had a fake soul silver cart when I first started to learn RNG in gen 4. Nothing came out right. I couldn't calibrate properly, no ELM calls matched up anywhere + I couldn't soft reset or even play the game on my 3ds. I could go online and trade with it, but it was a fake and I couldn't...
Yeah ofc you can keep them :) Your starting frame will be somewhat shifted though, so ELM/Irwin Calls are your best best to determine your starting frame.
IMPORTANT:
I am dealing with a lot of stress at the moment and I'll be working everyday of the summer, so I have decided to take a break from trading for a while.
Can the mods (Agonist ) please close my thread for now? I may decide to reopen it in the future, but it's more likely that I will...
The weather will advance your frames variously, so unless you consistently press A the same everytime, you will get varied results..
Try again and see where you end up as you'll probably spend days doing so :( I RNGd my Bold shiny Thundurus in 2 hours, but I'm still trying for my shiny Timid HP...
Hahaha :D next time you might wanna lead with a sync, then copy your seed into the main window of RNG reporter, fill in all the relevant info (not IVs and natures), then press Calculate initial starting frame.