I'm still desperately looking for help
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Most Generation PRNG Help / Information
- Thread starter mingot
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Been trying to get Giratina in Torn World with flawless Iv's but same shitty it appears to have the same shitty IV's every time. Frame 579-12= 567 , 567-5(128 steps) = 562 , 566/2 = 281 journal flips ,28*10+1 = 283.. now I check to see if the delay was right and 608 delay should give me the coin flip sequence: H,H,T,T,T,T,H,T,H,T, I change the coin flip app straight to number 4 which is step counter, I walk exactly 128 steps and then I've counted very carefully when doing the flips of 28 times 10 and the 1 remaining afterwards, .. I talk to Giratina, capture it.. It is not even close to the IV's thats said to be there. After 6 times with same result I give up and shut down my ds... So anyone know what I am doing wrong??
First off, make sure the spread you're going for is Method J. If it's a Method One, then it's not going to work. Second, next time you go for it, catch it either way, and put the IVs in the program to find out what frame you did hit. Then plan accordingly from there. If you were 2 frames under, do another page flip.
@Butters: I'll help check your SID in a minute. Use my Diamond FC.
And can someone give me the link to the site where all of the really good wild Method J spreads are? I'm wanting to get some HP Dittos.
@Butters: I'll help check your SID in a minute. Use my Diamond FC.
And can someone give me the link to the site where all of the really good wild Method J spreads are? I'm wanting to get some HP Dittos.
If it's wrong, calculate the IVs, and look for what frame you hit.
Also, are you doing 128 steps EXACT?
So if it tells me to do x amount of coin flips, it's entirely wrong? And do I need to worry about frames still?
I don't know if it matters to any of you, but I'm attempting to SR a Drifblim at Valley Windworks, and I found a way that doesn't require you to sift through dates until you find one that's on a Friday. Basically, all you have to do is find a date that produces an acceptable delay/seconds combination. Then, set your game to a Thursday at 23:59 (or 58, if you want an extra minute to ensure you load your game quick enough). Load your game, and save somewhere (Floaroma Town works) and wait for the clock to turn over to 00:00 on Friday. Immediately go to Valley Windworks, and save your game in front of the Drifloon that should appear.
Now, you are free to set your DS date and time to whatever you'd like. As long as you do not leave Valley Windworks, and do not allow the clock to roll over to a new day, Drifloon will stay there, saved in front of you, to catch on any date you choose.
Now, you are free to set your DS date and time to whatever you'd like. As long as you do not leave Valley Windworks, and do not allow the clock to roll over to a new day, Drifloon will stay there, saved in front of you, to catch on any date you choose.
i've got a problem that i just cant figure out. i'm trying to get a zapdos and i landed on the right seed and then used the journal to advance my rgn. the frame i'm going for is 968 so i did subtracted 6 from that (zapdos's monster number and no roamers) so i had to advance it 962 times. 481 journal page flips later i catch zapdos and found out i got to frame 969. how is that possible? using the journal to advance the rgn shouldn't i have only landed on even numbers? what did i do wrong?
Not very easily, no. If you are doing a relatively low amount of journal flips you might be able to catch a high level monster and get the initial seed from that, though.
If you have a specific problem then ask about it, but please don't use this as the thread to request random people to AIM you and give you lessons. Thanks.I'm still desperately looking for help
Find what frame you DID get. Figure out how far off it was from your target. Adjust from there.
You don't need to do anything at all with delay or seconds. Find your initial seed per the instructions, locate a shiny frame you would like, and then use the directions to calculate happiness taps and coin flips. The egg instructions are very straightforward, but you seem to be mixing up different areas of instruction.
Perhaps you have another runner out?
Try releasing it immediately and seeing what frame it landed on.
i definitely dont have another runner out. i know i accidently flipped to the wrong page of the journal once though. there wasnt anthing on the page about beaten or caught pokemon but is it possible something there advanced my rgn by 1?
ok this keeps happening. i tried to do one less journal page and take one step inside oaks house to compensate but i end up two frames below my target. does taking a step where there are no wild pokemon not work indoors or is it dependent on how many pokemon are in my party? i really dont get why this wont work.
ok this keeps happening. i tried to do one less journal page and take one step inside oaks house to compensate but i end up two frames below my target. does taking a step where there are no wild pokemon not work indoors or is it dependent on how many pokemon are in my party? i really dont get why this wont work.
Kudos all, here to ask a few questions. Do not be surprised if the following generates any lulz or fail, I'm slightly new to this whole concept (even though that's no excuse).
Currently, in Platinum, I'm saved in front of Giratina. I've decided after days of SRing that I just want to RNG abuse the bastard so I can get a shiny one 8D. I hold absolutely no concern for the nature, stats, IVs and whatnot; I just want him to be shiny and legit.
I've been trying to complete the callibration phase, but apparently I need to capture a pokemon level 50+ and then enter its stats and whatnot and I can't because there aren't any level 50 Pokemon in the Rift World.
I can't just do it with Giratina and then reset back because there isn't any space in my party to capture it, look at its stats, enter them into RNG Reporter and whatnot.
So how do I do it? Is it possible, or am I screwed? Kthnx, sorry if that made no sense.
Currently, in Platinum, I'm saved in front of Giratina. I've decided after days of SRing that I just want to RNG abuse the bastard so I can get a shiny one 8D. I hold absolutely no concern for the nature, stats, IVs and whatnot; I just want him to be shiny and legit.
I've been trying to complete the callibration phase, but apparently I need to capture a pokemon level 50+ and then enter its stats and whatnot and I can't because there aren't any level 50 Pokemon in the Rift World.
I can't just do it with Giratina and then reset back because there isn't any space in my party to capture it, look at its stats, enter them into RNG Reporter and whatnot.
So how do I do it? Is it possible, or am I screwed? Kthnx, sorry if that made no sense.
Your sources are unreliable.
Alternatively, you can run away from Giratina and get the same effect.
Thanks for clarifying. I'll do thatttt, so I can finally finish the damned game -_-. Thanks again, guys :)
Yeah its unreliable. I just caught mine yesterday Torn World it stays 12 frames no matter if you leave and come back and in the turn back cave its 1 frame.
No, the spread's always set to a specific pokemon. What you need to do is take the seed and put it into the main page. Take whatever frame it appears on, and subtract 2. Go to that frame on Method 1 (the spread you found should be from Method J). Take the last 4 characters in that PID, and put them into Windows calculator's Hex setting, and change it to dec. Divide that by 656. That'll give you a number between 0-99, which you then need to use the post on the front page to see what slot that is. then just check and see if Starly shows up on that slot. If so, then it will be a starly. If not, it won't work on it.
do you mean frames there right?
anyway i still can't realize how exactly it works, i guess i need to try first xD
If you have 5 roaming Pokemon, then yes.[/quote]
does it matter if you take away the monster before or after the half
does it matter if you take away the monster before or after the half
I meant what I said.
The same spread can appear on multiple frames.
Different frames can be different monsters.
What?
before you divide it by 2 for the jounel flips
K, so I'm capturing Azelf, just need some clarification.
My spread is on frame 1432.
RNG Advances = 1432 - monster frame - Number of Wandering Pokémon
RNG Advances = 1432 - 1 - 1 = 1430
Since walking one step advances the RNG by 1 where there are no wild Pokemon, I could just run around Valor cave (noting when I turn of course to add more advances) instead of doing 715 journal flips?
My spread is on frame 1432.
RNG Advances = 1432 - monster frame - Number of Wandering Pokémon
RNG Advances = 1432 - 1 - 1 = 1430
Since walking one step advances the RNG by 1 where there are no wild Pokemon, I could just run around Valor cave (noting when I turn of course to add more advances) instead of doing 715 journal flips?
YES it matters. Follow the directions, please.
To illustrate:
(6 - 6) / 2 = 0
6 - 6 / 2 = 3
The directions have you come up with a final number before dividing by two, so do this.
Incorrect. Walking advances the RNG by 1 where are ARE wild Pokemon.
In fact, the RNG is called once per step to figure out if you are going to have a battle. In places where there are no wild pokemon this encounter check is not necesary so no RNG call is made on a per step basis.