Over 9,000 Superkowz
07-20-2009, 09:05 PM
This might not be as good as some other guides... But at least I tried, right? :D
Mmkay, well it's ovbious that shiny Pokemon are rare. You have a 1/8192 chance of finding one in the wild... So why chain? Chaining brings down the ratio of finding a shiny. For example, if you have a chain of 8, then your chance at finding a shiny is now 1/1024. The ratio of finding a shiny will stop going down once your chain reaches 40, which means your chance of finding a shiny will be 1/204.8. That's a significant deacrease, isn't it? Now I'll tell you how to chain. First you need a PokeRadar, which I believe you get from Proffesor Rowan after you get the National Pokedex. Talk do Dawn or Lucas to see how it works. To chain, you will need a few things.
1. A Pokeradar
2. Lots of Max/Super Repels (Super Repel saves money)
3. 1-3 High level Pokemon with lots of PP
4. 1-2 Pokemon around the level of the shiny you're attempting to catch (Scyther is reccomended for false swipe, a Pokemon that can use Thunder Wave or Stun Spore is good too. I use Raichu.)
5. Pokeballs
Once you have these items, use a repel and go into a patch of grass. REMEMBER TO HAVE REPEL ON AT ALL TIMES!!! The patch should be at least this big.
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0 - Grass
X - You
Once you're standing at that spot on the grass, use your PokeRadar (registering it helps). There are 3 kinds of grass that will shake.
1. Normal shaking grass (contains common Pokemon)
2. Flashing grass (may contain rarer Pokemon)
3. Shiny and sparkly grass (sparkles with 4 stars, contains shiny Pokemon)
Once you go into a patch of grass and use your PokeRadar, go into a patch of grass that shook. If you catch/defeat the Pokemon in that patch, you will start a chain. WATCH CLOSELY AFTER A BATTLE!!! Patches of grass will shake immediately after a battle. Do not go into one that is not in one of the safe patches, shown in the diagram below, or you'll break your chain.
Below was originally not monospaced and characters were added for the font familiar with the UI. This is now optimized for all styles. Also, the second to last line also had a preceding space removed. (FW 7/20)
####_####
#_______#
#_______#
#_______#
____X____
#_______#
#_______#
#_______#
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_- Unsafe Patch
# - Safe Patch
X - You
So basically, the outer patches (excluding the ones in the row/column you're in) are safe to go in. Now you'll want to keep chaining until you get your chain to 40. Once you're at 40, just keep resetting the PokeRadar (by walking 50 steps), being extra careful not to go into any patches, until you find a shiny. Here are some tips you can use while chaining.
1. Don't look away from the screen, you might miss a shiny!
2. Pokemon with the Static ability attract Electric types and Pokemon holding a Magnet attract Steel types if they're at the top of your party.
3. Don't walk directly up after resetting your PokeRadar. The trainer sprite obscures your view of the patch behind you.
4. Reset your Radar in the middle of the grass.
5. Don't turn off your DS or run from a battle. It will break your chain!
Removed due to forum rules violation. (FW 7/20)
Also, here's a link to Psypoke's chaining guide. It is better than mine. :D
http://www.psypokes.com/lab/shiny.php
Good luck catching shinies!
Mmkay, well it's ovbious that shiny Pokemon are rare. You have a 1/8192 chance of finding one in the wild... So why chain? Chaining brings down the ratio of finding a shiny. For example, if you have a chain of 8, then your chance at finding a shiny is now 1/1024. The ratio of finding a shiny will stop going down once your chain reaches 40, which means your chance of finding a shiny will be 1/204.8. That's a significant deacrease, isn't it? Now I'll tell you how to chain. First you need a PokeRadar, which I believe you get from Proffesor Rowan after you get the National Pokedex. Talk do Dawn or Lucas to see how it works. To chain, you will need a few things.
1. A Pokeradar
2. Lots of Max/Super Repels (Super Repel saves money)
3. 1-3 High level Pokemon with lots of PP
4. 1-2 Pokemon around the level of the shiny you're attempting to catch (Scyther is reccomended for false swipe, a Pokemon that can use Thunder Wave or Stun Spore is good too. I use Raichu.)
5. Pokeballs
Once you have these items, use a repel and go into a patch of grass. REMEMBER TO HAVE REPEL ON AT ALL TIMES!!! The patch should be at least this big.
Altered for better display (FW 7/20)
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
0000X0000
000000000
000000000
000000000
000000000
0 - Grass
X - You
Once you're standing at that spot on the grass, use your PokeRadar (registering it helps). There are 3 kinds of grass that will shake.
1. Normal shaking grass (contains common Pokemon)
2. Flashing grass (may contain rarer Pokemon)
3. Shiny and sparkly grass (sparkles with 4 stars, contains shiny Pokemon)
Once you go into a patch of grass and use your PokeRadar, go into a patch of grass that shook. If you catch/defeat the Pokemon in that patch, you will start a chain. WATCH CLOSELY AFTER A BATTLE!!! Patches of grass will shake immediately after a battle. Do not go into one that is not in one of the safe patches, shown in the diagram below, or you'll break your chain.
Below was originally not monospaced and characters were added for the font familiar with the UI. This is now optimized for all styles. Also, the second to last line also had a preceding space removed. (FW 7/20)
####_####
#_______#
#_______#
#_______#
____X____
#_______#
#_______#
#_______#
####_####
_- Unsafe Patch
# - Safe Patch
X - You
So basically, the outer patches (excluding the ones in the row/column you're in) are safe to go in. Now you'll want to keep chaining until you get your chain to 40. Once you're at 40, just keep resetting the PokeRadar (by walking 50 steps), being extra careful not to go into any patches, until you find a shiny. Here are some tips you can use while chaining.
1. Don't look away from the screen, you might miss a shiny!
2. Pokemon with the Static ability attract Electric types and Pokemon holding a Magnet attract Steel types if they're at the top of your party.
3. Don't walk directly up after resetting your PokeRadar. The trainer sprite obscures your view of the patch behind you.
4. Reset your Radar in the middle of the grass.
5. Don't turn off your DS or run from a battle. It will break your chain!
Removed due to forum rules violation. (FW 7/20)
Also, here's a link to Psypoke's chaining guide. It is better than mine. :D
http://www.psypokes.com/lab/shiny.php
Good luck catching shinies!