Hi i wondering if anyone could help with rng in 4th generation games. i have managed to understand rng in 3rd generation and learnt how to in 5th generation but i'm really struggling with 4th generation. I have read countless articles but i find it bewildering. I would like to rng my wondercard Jirachi and Mew on my Diamond & Platinum carts to start(supposedly easy?) . I have done the calibration bit on my fat ds and my average seconds are 14 and delay 626-650 but i'm stumped now and not sure how to proceed i've got the latest rng reporter and i've read rng guide on smogon site. For example since it says odd frames are easier i'll go for 690302C3 FRAME 43 (31/13/31/31/31/31) i input this into seed to time and put in 1st jan 2011 and the first time comes up at 03.45.59 with delay 696. What do i do now as my average delays were 625-650 how do i increase delay, if i can increase it? And if i get my delay higher is it then trial and error until i hit a delay of 696? And then flip pages to get frame 43 and when do i do coin flips after i have taken the mew or jirachi or before
any help greatly appreciated and i can give anyone some free flawless pokemon from 5th generation as i can do rng in that generation. thanks x
They are relatively easy, but can be rather difficult due to not being able to check your delay without having the frame advanced by the NPCs. As if I remember correctly, there is no mart that lacks moving NPC's.
Indeed odd frames are easier to go for.
If you understand what a delay is, you can understand how to abuse them. A delay is a timer that runs in the background that has a speed of 60 times per second. So abuse the delay you are going to need a timer. There are plenty floating around here. Pikatimer, Eon timer, etc.
Coin flips are a method of seed verification. If there are moving NPCs, it will mess it up. So if you find any in the area you are in, don't even bother.