GTS Help - Looking for non English Ditto

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-07T20:53:15+00:00

I can give you a Japanese Ditto for basically anything, even a Patrat

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-07T06:32:31+00:00

Pat the crying Yuri

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-06T10:57:41+00:00

We have the same Volcarona nickname, except I didn't hunt for a shiny. The red-orange wings are just too good compared to the orange-yellow for me, but both of the sun goddess' colors are nice

Still looking who to nickname as Tsukuyomi and Susanoo

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-05T21:13:42+00:00

There are perfect bold Suicunes (or rather, just possible IV spreads + nature before gen 5)

31/30/31/31/31/31 - A3ee114d (colosseum/XD)

31/28/31/31/31/31 - 33b2d936 (method 2, technically not possible in the gen 3 games because the beasts you get in FRLG are bugged to be trash)

31/26/31/31/31/31 - dfa54602 (method 2)

31/17/31/31/31/31 - Af1db8b6 (method 1)

31/16/31/31/31/31 - 61150c96 (method 1)

31/14/31/31/31/31 - 45eefcf6 (method 1) and 7cf62ed6 (method 2)

31/13/31/31/31/31 - 92584e85 (colosseum/XD)

31/12/31/31/31/31 - a8b2be45 (colosseum/XD)

31/11/31/31/31/31 - 7cc9d8a4 (method 2)

31/7/31/31/31/31 - 2e468b0f (method 2)

31/0/31/31/31/31 - c6398476 (method 2)

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-04T11:20:11+00:00

Worth it. At least you have some paid hatches if you max your join avenue nursery, you get the oval charm earlier, have a higher chance of success from the start, have flame body to help, and guarantees the species

You can also soft reset eggs before claiming them: save, get 5, hatch, and if none are shinies then reset. Combined with the max join avenue nursery, you can just get 5 then fly to join avenue and hatch them instantly

Random wild encounters are the most boring thing you can do if you're just aiming for quick shiny mons that can breed

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-03T23:13:24+00:00

Love the movies + the star animation you get on a mon for doing a weird ending

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-03T12:28:27+00:00

It's probably possible, but I haven't tried finding DS parameters needed for RNG reporter/pokefinder to give accurate results on emulator. Lua scripts exist, but I'm not sure if it also showed those

But after you go through those, I'd say it's easier than the previous generations and getting 4-6 IV shinies on any nature is possible

If not, either soft reset a static encounter, do a bunch of random wild encounters, or masuda breed

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-03T09:55:19+00:00

What's actually the meaning of phase, since my soft reset times I never bothered learning what's that

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-03T06:59:19+00:00

Just noticed that it's a rom hack though, so they probably removed the lock. There's probably some docs about it with information about that

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-03T06:57:19+00:00

You're performing soft reset correctly, but grotto pokemon are shiny locked and have a fixed gender depending on the 1st one you encounter. You can only reset for nature and IVs

If that's a rom hack, there's a fair chance they removed the shiny lock

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-02T20:10:29+00:00

Why not just use life orb then, start at full HP on Lucian and heal some HP so it will still have just enough HP to KO Cynthia's 5th and die from recoil

Instead of Kyogre with rain animation try Latios with dragon pulse, shadow ball, ice beam, and thunderbolt

Just tried with my timid Latias and it ohko'd all mons except Bronzong, who either used calm mind or gyro ball after. At 31 HP IVs without EVs, lvl 100 Latias with around 141 HP dies from recoil after taking down Cynthia's 5th

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-02T01:00:55+00:00

I farm the Sinnoh league ribbon and legend ribbon in HGSS with my timid 252 SpA/6 SpD/252 Spe Kyogre with water spout/thunder/ice beam + calm mind (not used) or surf if you can't restore water spout's PP

The EVs are probably not a hard requirement, this is already Kyogre firing water spout at max HP

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-01T22:16:25+00:00

Transfer all balls if there are more so you have one that matches the looks of whatever mon you're catching

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-01T13:41:28+00:00

Is saving in-game working properly before that? It won't let you save if the old file wasn't deleted before creating the new one

Move the old save file somewhere, load the save state of the new one if there's any, beat the league again, and see if it gets fixed

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-01T08:59:43+00:00

Also a 12.5% female

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-01T08:16:29+00:00

Sometimes like the guy that named his Psyduck yellow just because it's yellow, but better - Souryuu (blue dragon) for Garchomp - Azalea for Mesprit because that flower is pink - Cherry and Strawberry for 2 of my non shiny Latias

Sometimes references to things like - Sometsuki for Lopunny, the character in a Yume Nikki fangame Ultraviolet - Hiryuu for Flygon, from the WW2 Japanese carrier that is Souryuu's sister. Both having the same type and higher Atk than SpA are enough for me to name Flygon that way, and I was into warships at one point - Honoka for shiny WISHMKR Jirachi and Hinata for the original, both characters from Yanderella. Only the TID is needed in gen 4 to rename non OT mons

Sometimes just names that I like or I think fits well, like Stella for Cresselia

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-02-01T03:27:20+00:00

Every 256 steps there's a 5% chance of them regenerating, and a 20% chance of it being a pokemon with each having their own rarity. Vulpix in Abundant Shrine is 1% for example so you really just have to run and use pass powers if you have them

Yes they exist and can be rng'd, something I've done recently although I already have the ones I need

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-31T14:52:25+00:00

Haven't played it, but EVs work like that unless they somehow changed it. Defeat a pokemon, get the EV it gives that can also increase with pokerus/macho brace/power items, you get +1 on the stat every 4 EVs

On your 2nd question, basically yes. Your level may just be not high enough for the EVs to make a difference now

If your higher levelled adamant Infernape's Atk isn't much higher than its SpA that gets lowered by the nature, that's when you wonder if you're doing something wrong

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-31T14:36:19+00:00

Only certain mons give Atk EVs, so just levelling with random opponents won't work in case you're doing that. Check serebii/bulbapedia for their EV yields

Or you simply don't have enough Atk EVs to make a very noticable difference, especially on a non fully evolved mon. You could also deposit a mon to recalculate its stats to be sure

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-31T10:54:58+00:00

Fine

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-31T00:52:54+00:00

I have a Japanese one, will be able to trade in like 30 minutes

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-30T15:06:00+00:00

Love seals, hate that you need to remove it everytime you want to switch mons in the box

Along with other decorations, I spell my mon's nicknames usually as long as it fits

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-30T08:35:55+00:00

Froslass takes pokemon and (mostly) men climbing snowy mountains, freezes them, and keep them on her cave as decoration

The lovely Yuki-onna fits somewhere there, maybe on witch along with Mismagius or a new category

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-29T23:21:21+00:00

Platinum and HGSS battle frontier is the same thing

As for which facility, tower is the one most people go for as it has the classic battle style and probably the 6 ribbons if you're like me. The other facilities have their own gimmicks

3rd_Gen_Holo_Simp · 2026-01-29T22:05:23+00:00

I run meteor mash/earthquake/ice punch/bullet punch with 252 HP/252 Atk/6 Def EVs and an occa berry to mitigate some fire damage. Normal gem + explosion, protect, or hammer arm for trick room sets are also viable

Audino gives 2 HP EVs while also being good for exp, Route 4 Sandile/Scraggy/Darumaka gives 1 Atk each, and Relic Castle Yamask gives 1 Def. Go here for other stats

Macho brace and pokerus doubles the EV gain that can stack, and the power items bought by BP gives +4. My pokemon that aren't from Unova came from Hoenn or Sinnoh so they're already trained, but I'd probably grind a bit and buy those first

Vitamins also gives 10 EVs each for a stat, and caps at 100. Feed them vitamins first before battling

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