Huh.. someone read my thread. :)
Anyway, Id/Sid abuse has some oddness that not present with any other kind. Go ahead and manually adjust the seconds after you hit the right delay.
Edit: sorry, I missed a little. You should adjust the target to account for the seconds you're off. Calibrated second is largely meaningless and illogical but adjusting it will throw off your calibration.
Thank you very much! Took me a while before I realized I was constantly hitting odd delays when trying for an even one, then I adjusted my year by one and now I've got the ID/SID combo I aimed for. Gotta love those flawless modest/calm spreads.
Next question. Is it possible to abuse my starter in HGSS, and if it's possible is there a guide for that floating around somewhere? Haven't managed to find anything so far.