The ability patch works the same way as the ability capsule - it just changes the ability. While hyper training clearly states that the stat has been modified, and mints don't change the face nature of a Pokemon (and only change the stat effects), both ability-changing objects won't leave any notable identifier.
Awesome, thank you for letting me know the difference between the Ability Patch/Capsule and HT/Mints. Definitely gonna keep all that in mind!
I like options 3 and 4 the most - I feel that having the number and name on the same line looks better, as well as having the font a big bigger if it's separated from the rest of the text.
Thanks for responding, it helps!
My guess is that it's either for neatness in trade threads, or just in case a special version of Foul Play is ever made. I can't think of any other reasons!
And then there’s me wishing Foul Play didn’t exist at all so having 31 flawless in everything was the normal, haha.
Steelix211 is correct on both accounts. Some people do it beacuse they think it looks cleaner, others as future-proofing in case SpAtk Foul Play comes to ruin all the fun. I do it beacuse of both reasons. Honestly however, it's just a matter of preference - nothing wrong with just doing whatever you want.
Cool, thanks for responding! Makes sense to me; I just have a personal preference for all 6 IVs being flawless, haha.
SSR is an initialism of "Save State Restoration" (or Super Soft Reset as Buckert has jokingly called it), IE, abusing save states to keep using the same egg generation over and over. This is a Gen 7 exclusive method however, but I go into more depth on this method on my trade thread here. I've been told that my explanation is a little wordy there, but I haven't had the time to do any rewriting and it still gets the point across.
Awesome, I’ll definitely check out your write-up on it! I’m at work right now but how is it different from the Time Machine method from Gen 6? I seem to remember being able to use save states to keep the same IV spread on eggs back then.
It's almost the same as the Gen 6 Time Machine method (albeit with the extra step of creating a save state) in that you know what the next egg will be, but Egg RNG for Gen 6 is determined when the previous egg is rejected/accepted. In Gen 7, if you have the Shiny Charm, all Egg RNG is pre-set. You can swap parents, fight the E4, go take a nap for 10 hours, and every single future egg will always be exactly the same and not just the first one. You don't have to save after accepting each egg, and don't have to hatch them individually.
Can’t speak for the rest of it, but in regards to the Sandshrew knowing Vital Throw, it could be from this event Sandshrew in Gen 3 (which doesn’t have listed moves on the Bulbapedia page):
I can trade you a Dratini tonight.
