Yeah, it's me again with the same sandstorm problem...
Stubborn me decided to try hitting the frame without Chatot calls because some of the Seeds I found had a really close by SSF because of the sand, literally 2 frames away in some cases. Of course, this all failed because I could never hit the right frame, so I figured, maybe I should do the Chatot thing after all.
And well, they are just weird. I immediately open the menu, then close by pressing B and mash A to get into battle. The list so far
Hardy -> 401, 403 (hit this one three times)
Careful -> 405 (once)
Bashful -> 383, 409 (twice)
Gentle -> 417, 433 (three times)
Mild -> 425 (once, slowish)
So, with that list, it's obvious that my SSF is somewhere around 400ish. Since I hit 417, 433 three times, I figured I'd try that one. My target is 449, so I advance 32 frames.
But then, I get this
Jolly -> 393, 440, 565
Adamant -> 445, 492, 545
Mild -> 553
Docile -> 542
Assuming the first two are the last numbers, why do I suddenly end up with a higher frame? Is it because when I press X when done with Chatot flipping, it takes longer for the game to go back to the overworld as opposed to going out the standard menu?
I'm thinking that might be the case, but I haven't tested it yet.
Edit -> To test my theory, I advanced 32 frames, then pressed B three times instead of X. I get Rash -> 629. WTH! o_O
The only other explanation I can think of for this is that the sand advances even if you're in the regular menu (you can still see the sandstorm going on in the background). Maybe I should find my SSF for when I press X to leave all the menu's...
Unless of course my actual SSF is MUCH MUCH higher, but that makes no sense. With a starting frame of 50ish and approx 4 seconds, it makes total sense you reach a SSF of 300+. Add 2 seconds for going and out the menu and you get 400 and maybe 500ish for using X. So where does the +100 come from?
Edit2 -> I come with new data.
I started checking my frame by pressing X in one of my Pokemon's menu, without advancing. I found a LOT of possible matches, but I think I found a possible trend.
Gentle -> 390, 391, 493, 522, 529, 550, 557 (twice)
Jolly -> 380, 438, 475, 509, 517, 520, 600 (twice)
Hardy -> 469, 505, 604 (once)
Quirky -> 414, 489, 599 (twice)
I'm guessing that my SSF is somewhere between 489 and 509, using this method. Now, finding more frames this way is all and well, but as my target frame is 449 for this seed, there's really no point continuing. I have other seeds that have a target somewhere in the 550s, so I'm thinking of doing the same method and trying to find my SSF for that seed.
Edit3 -> YES. I GOT IT. =D After finding my new SSF and adding some advances, I tried it and boom, shiny Braviary. =D
Now, the annoying part is that, this is an unsynchable nature, so if I want to get shiny Adamant and Careful, I'm gonna have to redo the same process all over again with a different seed. =X At least I know what works now.