I'm doing that to try to approximate where I'll land. The starting PID frame is 38 according to RNG Reporter. Why I'm getting an extra ~200 advancements is the problem/question.
Like I said, you probably aren't. When you walk, I bet the PID you're hitting isn't the 600 or whatever you said, but really 50~60
Post your seed + what you got when you hit your seed
Edit: This is about wandering NPCs that move the PID frame on their own
I've noticed if I hit a certain seed, the NPCs move randomly and advance the frame, but they'll always move in that same random pattern. I haven't tested this for more than 1~2 seconds, but when I RNG stuff with an NPC that shifts my PID, this is an example of what I saw
- If i missed my seed due to timer0, the NPC faced <--, then looked down after about 1.00 seconds, and then moved forward 1.00 seconds later
- If i hit my seed, the NPC faced down when I started my game, and it moved almost immediately down, so even when I spammed to open the menu, it was still able to move.
Has any research been done into this to say it's true, or has anyone else noticed the same thing? I'm not sure if it would be possible to manipulate these random advancements one day, but it is nice since I don't have to waste time chattering if the NPC behaves differently on my desired seed. If it does behave in an exact same random pattern depending on a certain seed forever, then it would be possible to manipulate the PID while still walking to advance the frame (for non frame 1 seeds), although it would be very difficult. But this would let people RNG more things in the wild for specific pokeballs if it's true.