I've only found that useful on HGSS and anyone planning to use this method should remember they need enough time to do it, so it can't be used if you have a target delay really close to your calibrated delay.
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I've only found that useful on HGSS and anyone planning to use this method should remember they need enough time to do it, so it can't be used if you have a target delay really close to your calibrated delay.
I was having your exact problem when playing Soul Silver on ROMs.
As a suggestion for your problem. If you scroll down and back up again on the Continue screen (so the screen goes down to the second 3 options), this also changes your delay from odd to even, and you won't have to change your year.
As a suggestion for your problem. If you scroll down and back up again on the Continue screen (so the screen goes down to the second 3 options), this also changes your delay from odd to even, and you won't have to change your year.
I just do the date changing to make it easier, sometimes I forget to scroll down, so the date change thing is just easier for me.
But how do I hit an odd calibrated delay when I keep getting even target delays with the AR, and when I change the year by one, my calibrated delays become even and my target delays become odd?
I guess my question is, can I hit any delay (odd or even) with the AR?
But how do I hit an odd calibrated delay when I keep getting even target delays with the AR, and when I change the year by one, my calibrated delays become even and my target delays become odd?
I guess my question is, can I hit any delay (odd or even) with the AR?
I'm going to repeat what I wrote a page earlier since you may not have read it.
They don't have to match. Your calibrated delay can be odd and your target can be even. This isn't a problem. And, I don't see why you couldn't hit either, you just need to change the year to hit the opposite.
So how do I do this?
My delay on 2010 is 484 and target is 639.
But my delay is 485 and target is 639 on 2011?
AR complicates things a bit though. That's why I'd go for the normal one.
I guess he (Ragnar) really needs the scroll-up-down trick.
When you mentioned 485, does the DS Date have the same date as what you placed in RNG Reporter? 2011?
Your calibrated delay doesn't change with the years. It stays the same.
It only depends on your Game Cartridge if you can only hit even or odd delays. This only changes if you have a 3rd Gen Pokemon Game inserted on your DS / DS Lite.
Am I right?
I know that.
What I'm saying is, every time I calibrate my delay with the AR on a different year, it changes from odd to even. Normally it doesn't do that, but it does with the AR.
I captured a Groundon in 2010. I put those stats in RNGReporter (even 2010).
So then I try it again on a different year. I capture Groudon in 2011. Then I put those stats in RNGReporter (I put 2011 because I caught it on that year).
So even if I capture Groudon with the date 2011 on my DS, I don't put 2011 for the year I captured it on RNGReporter? I leave it at 2010?
The calibrated part is just a length of time. It stays constant. The target delay changes between even and odd if you have a game inserted or there's a couple of other things.
@Ragnor
It doesn't normally do that, no. But it doesn't really matter. You can still find your delay. Use a timer to find it, don't bother with the catching.
So for HGSS, the Calibrated Delay stays constant for 480, right? And I think 600 for DPPt. I just use the scroll-down-up trick on the menu to change my delays from odd to even, if I would want to hit a seed having an even delay. Only thing that it requires is time, around 17+ seconds for me, that's why I try to find an odd delay most of the time.
Ok so, if I calibrate on the year 2010, then my AR's delay is 484 (I put the year 2010 in RNGReporter right here).
If I calibrate on the year 2011, my AR's delay is 485 (it should still be 484, but RNGReporter tells me it's 485, and I'm putting year 2011 on RNGReporter because that's the year I calibrated the DS on).
So, what do I do? How do I know what my real calibrated delay is if it keeps changing when it's not supposed to?
If I calibrate on the year 2011, my AR's delay is 485 (it should still be 484, but RNGReporter tells me it's 485, and I'm putting year 2011 on RNGReporter because that's the year I calibrated the DS on).
So, what do I do? How do I know what my real calibrated delay is if it keeps changing when it's not supposed to?
Whatever yours is personally. It varies by game or DS or something. It's a little different for everyone but they seem to be close.
@ragnor
Use 484. If you miss your delay, adjust accordingly.
I believe you also need to change the year on RNG Reporter, except that if you have AR to see it's IV's. Since you already said that you have AR, you don't need to put the stats and characteristics. Just try with IV's.
I myself do not calibrate for my initial seed anymore. I just use 480 on Calibrated Delay, and 14 on Calibrated second. That's for HGSS.
Why not try it without using an AR, then using an AR to compare results?
Musica, I did that without the AR and had no problems before. With the AR, I do.
Bleh, I'm still in the same spot I was two hours ago.
All I'm trying to do is catch legendaries with different Pokeballs that normally are hard to catch (like Ho-oh and the Luxury Ball). I'm using the AR because I have the 100% catch rate code.
I just don't know what year I'm supposed to catch it on, because RNGReporter keeps telling me that my calibrated delay keeps changing when the year changes. When it's on an even year (2010), it says I have an even delay (484). But when it's on an odd year (2011), it says I have an odd delay (485).
So, my question is, can I hit any delay with an AR? OR, do I have to change the year since I am using AR to capture Pokes?
Bleh, I'm still in the same spot I was two hours ago.
All I'm trying to do is catch legendaries with different Pokeballs that normally are hard to catch (like Ho-oh and the Luxury Ball). I'm using the AR because I have the 100% catch rate code.
I just don't know what year I'm supposed to catch it on, because RNGReporter keeps telling me that my calibrated delay keeps changing when the year changes. When it's on an even year (2010), it says I have an even delay (484). But when it's on an odd year (2011), it says I have an odd delay (485).
So, my question is, can I hit any delay with an AR? OR, do I have to change the year since I am using AR to capture Pokes?
I'm sure it doesn't, I don't see how codes would affect that sort of thing.
Whenever I calibrate with the AR on 2010, my delay is always even (usually 484 or 486 or something). But when I change the year to an odd year, it tells me that my delay is odd like 485 or 487.
That is not supposed to happen. Only your target delay is supposed to change from odd to even. Not calibrated delay.
Maybe I can just try RNGing on 2010 with the AR and hope I hit my seed or something, because I don't know what to do at this point. I'm sure someone like Christian doesn't capture a shiny Groudon with a Dive Ball, because I certainly couldn't do it without an AR.
Yes, I believe so too that calibrated delays do not change. Then you should stick to 2010, find a seed with a delay you're comfortable with. I usually go for 700+ ones, but meh that's just me. Though, if you want to capture a Legend with a ball you wanted, try False Swipe + Hypnosis and hope for it to be captured, instead of using AR for the 100% Catch rate.
Well I'm going to try RNGing on year 2011 and just assume that my calibrated delay with the AR is still 484 instead of 485.
I still don't know if you can hit any delay with an AR yet though.
Musica, you must have missed my post on the last page. I've been using False Swipe + Spore for hours now, and I just can't capture this Ho-oh with a Luxury Ball no matter what I do. So I'm just calibrating my delay with an AR but it's inconsistent because of the year change. It's always even on 2010, and when I change it to decrease my target delay, my calibrated AR delay also changes, which I don't think is supposed to happen.
I still don't know if you can hit any delay with an AR yet though.
Musica, you must have missed my post on the last page. I've been using False Swipe + Spore for hours now, and I just can't capture this Ho-oh with a Luxury Ball no matter what I do. So I'm just calibrating my delay with an AR but it's inconsistent because of the year change. It's always even on 2010, and when I change it to decrease my target delay, my calibrated AR delay also changes, which I don't think is supposed to happen.
Lol, the frustration. I sure wasn't able to read that. It's kind of weird that your calibrated delay changes when using AR. I haven't heard any problem like that though. Why not skip the Initial Calibration Phase? Would you mind trying my constant calibrated delay of 480 and calibrated second on 14? I always also put wanted second on 50. I do know that decreasing/increasing years by 1 also increases/decreases your target delay by 1. Try sticking on your initial calibration delay that's even and try find a seed that would also give an even delay. Don't mind the AR giving off weird delays and go skip initial calibration.
Meh, I'll just keep ignoring the AR thing.
It's just frustrating because I know that I'll want to come back later and try this AR thing and still not know what to do, because I'll never capture Ho-oh in a Luxury Ball even with False Swipe and Spore.
I still wasn't anywhere near my seed this time. I just did a few tests with the AR on both 2010 and 2011, and neither times I was close to my seed.
I guess I'll just pass it up for now. It just gets boring capturing everything in a Dusk/Master/Fast ball all the time.
Edit1: I think the reason it's frustrating is because Ho-oh has so little PP that it gives me so little time to capture it. I guess I'll try something else or just keep trying to RNG Ho-oh and catch it with a Luxury Ball. I'll get it somehow. I mean, it can't be impossible. If I caught a Timid hexflawless Rayquaza at full health with a Repeat ball when he was sleeping, I'm sure I can get this thing.
It's just frustrating because I know that I'll want to come back later and try this AR thing and still not know what to do, because I'll never capture Ho-oh in a Luxury Ball even with False Swipe and Spore.
I still wasn't anywhere near my seed this time. I just did a few tests with the AR on both 2010 and 2011, and neither times I was close to my seed.
I guess I'll just pass it up for now. It just gets boring capturing everything in a Dusk/Master/Fast ball all the time.
Edit1: I think the reason it's frustrating is because Ho-oh has so little PP that it gives me so little time to capture it. I guess I'll try something else or just keep trying to RNG Ho-oh and catch it with a Luxury Ball. I'll get it somehow. I mean, it can't be impossible. If I caught a Timid hexflawless Rayquaza at full health with a Repeat ball when he was sleeping, I'm sure I can get this thing.
