How to Hatch a Shiny Pokémon
Introduction
Shiny Pokémon have long been curious rarities that we may have heard about, but usually never had the luck to see ourselves. With the the PokéRadar, introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, it became possible to capture shiny versions of a limited number of Pokémon, but even this left us wanting more. With this guide we can finally have a shiny version of nearly any Pokémon.
Prerequisites
1. RNG Reporter (Note to Mac Users: This software works under Windows and Linux. There is not a Macintosh version at this time.)
2. Your ID and SID for the game where you wish to hatch shinies. Your SID, or Secret ID, is not visible by normal means, but can be easily retrieved if you have a caught (non-chained) shiny and then by doing a bit of math or using the "IVs to PID" feature in RNG Reporter. Additionally, you can deduce your SID if you have between four and eight chained shinies using the "Chain to SID" feature of RNG Reporter.
3. The Happiness Checker (#6) Pokétch Application, which is given by a woman in the Eterna City PokéCenter.
4. The Coin Flip (#15) Pokétch Application. This application is found in the Valor Resort area, south of the woman who lost her key. Use Rock Climb, and go down to the house on the ledge. The man in the house gives the application.
5. Two compatible parents for breeding. An Everstone will NOT be helpful or necessary. Do not equip an Everstone.
Step 1
You will want to prepare by doing the following:
1. Have a party of five Pokémon.
2. Have compatible parents at the ready but NOT in the daycare.
3. Be standing near or on a place where Pokémon of level 50 or higher may be captured.
4. Have the Pokétch application showing the app before the Happiness Checker application. This is important, as if you go through this with the Happiness Checker showing you will not get the expected results.
5. Save your game.
Step 2
Reset your game, making a note of your DS date and time at the moment you hit A while on the "Continue" screen. You do NOT need to know this down to the second, only to the minute, so it should not be extremely difficult. The continue screen is shown above so there is no confusion.
Step 3
Catch a wild Pokémon of at least level 50.
Step 4
Using RNG Reporter, find your initial seed by clicking "DPPt Seed Finder".
Select the "Find Initial Seed by Stats" tab and then enter all of the required information.
Please note all fields in yellow on the following screens must be entered. Those not marked in yellow can be left blank, or at the default.
Fill in the date and time of your DS clock at the time you pressed "A" on the continue screen. Remember for the step above that Hours needs to be 0-23. That's a 24-hour clock. Make sure you've done that part correctly or the results below will NOT be close to what you are looking for.
Enter in the stats, nature, species, and characteristic of the Pokémon you captured in Step 3. When all of this information has been entered click the "Find" button.
Once you see an initial seed, and have clicked on it in the grid to select it, click 'OK' to populate the initial seed field in the main RNG Reporter window. Depending on how long you linger on the continue screen, you could have a higher value for the delay. This is OK.
If no results are returned then you have not entered the correct nature, stats, or DS time.
Step 5
Now that you have a starting seed, select your method in RNG Reporter and select "DPPt Egg PID (Normal)" in the "Method" drop down box.
NOTE: You may notice that there an option for "DPP Egg PID (International)" under the item that you are selecting. If you are breeding Pokémon of games that are in two different languages (such as a US Ditto with a Japanese Skitty) you should select this option. One foolproof way to test if two Pokémon are considered international is to attempt to breed them while the appropriate parent is holding an Everstone. If the Everstone does not work then you have international parents.
Enter your ID and SID and check the "Shiny Only" box.
Click "Generate" to display a list of shiny eggs.
If you do not see any natures that you are interested in or there are too many taps required to reach them please reset and go back through the previous steps.
Step 6
Once you have decided on your spread the number of times to exercise the Pokétch Applications will need to be determined. This is quite easy. Right click the nature in the listing and select "Calculate Pokétch Taps."
Make a note of the number of taps and coin flips before proceeding to the next step.
Step 7
At this point you should begin tapping both applications as many times as you were told to do so. A tap on the happiness checker is a double click that makes the Pokémon jump. It is recommended that you do the Happiness Checker Application taps first, as you will want to flip away from this Application when you are done to avoid automatically tripping it. Once you have completed this task advance to the next step.
It is important to remember to switch away from the Happiness Checker before proceeding to the next step!
Step 8
Proceed directly to the PC inside of the daycare. Don't worry if you have to fly to Solaceon, as this will not affect the IRNG. Gather the parents you are going to use, and finally place them into the daycare. Ride your bike until the daycare man is holding an egg.
Save the game, if you plan to soft reset for good IVs.
Collect and hatch to verify your shiny.
Introduction
Shiny Pokémon have long been curious rarities that we may have heard about, but usually never had the luck to see ourselves. With the the PokéRadar, introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, it became possible to capture shiny versions of a limited number of Pokémon, but even this left us wanting more. With this guide we can finally have a shiny version of nearly any Pokémon.
Prerequisites
1. RNG Reporter (Note to Mac Users: This software works under Windows and Linux. There is not a Macintosh version at this time.)
2. Your ID and SID for the game where you wish to hatch shinies. Your SID, or Secret ID, is not visible by normal means, but can be easily retrieved if you have a caught (non-chained) shiny and then by doing a bit of math or using the "IVs to PID" feature in RNG Reporter. Additionally, you can deduce your SID if you have between four and eight chained shinies using the "Chain to SID" feature of RNG Reporter.
3. The Happiness Checker (#6) Pokétch Application, which is given by a woman in the Eterna City PokéCenter.
4. The Coin Flip (#15) Pokétch Application. This application is found in the Valor Resort area, south of the woman who lost her key. Use Rock Climb, and go down to the house on the ledge. The man in the house gives the application.
5. Two compatible parents for breeding. An Everstone will NOT be helpful or necessary. Do not equip an Everstone.
Step 1
You will want to prepare by doing the following:
1. Have a party of five Pokémon.
2. Have compatible parents at the ready but NOT in the daycare.
3. Be standing near or on a place where Pokémon of level 50 or higher may be captured.
4. Have the Pokétch application showing the app before the Happiness Checker application. This is important, as if you go through this with the Happiness Checker showing you will not get the expected results.
5. Save your game.
Step 2
Reset your game, making a note of your DS date and time at the moment you hit A while on the "Continue" screen. You do NOT need to know this down to the second, only to the minute, so it should not be extremely difficult. The continue screen is shown above so there is no confusion.
Step 3
Catch a wild Pokémon of at least level 50.
Step 4
Using RNG Reporter, find your initial seed by clicking "DPPt Seed Finder".
Select the "Find Initial Seed by Stats" tab and then enter all of the required information.
Please note all fields in yellow on the following screens must be entered. Those not marked in yellow can be left blank, or at the default.
Fill in the date and time of your DS clock at the time you pressed "A" on the continue screen. Remember for the step above that Hours needs to be 0-23. That's a 24-hour clock. Make sure you've done that part correctly or the results below will NOT be close to what you are looking for.
Enter in the stats, nature, species, and characteristic of the Pokémon you captured in Step 3. When all of this information has been entered click the "Find" button.
Once you see an initial seed, and have clicked on it in the grid to select it, click 'OK' to populate the initial seed field in the main RNG Reporter window. Depending on how long you linger on the continue screen, you could have a higher value for the delay. This is OK.
If no results are returned then you have not entered the correct nature, stats, or DS time.
Step 5
Now that you have a starting seed, select your method in RNG Reporter and select "DPPt Egg PID (Normal)" in the "Method" drop down box.
NOTE: You may notice that there an option for "DPP Egg PID (International)" under the item that you are selecting. If you are breeding Pokémon of games that are in two different languages (such as a US Ditto with a Japanese Skitty) you should select this option. One foolproof way to test if two Pokémon are considered international is to attempt to breed them while the appropriate parent is holding an Everstone. If the Everstone does not work then you have international parents.
Enter your ID and SID and check the "Shiny Only" box.
Click "Generate" to display a list of shiny eggs.
If you do not see any natures that you are interested in or there are too many taps required to reach them please reset and go back through the previous steps.
Step 6
Once you have decided on your spread the number of times to exercise the Pokétch Applications will need to be determined. This is quite easy. Right click the nature in the listing and select "Calculate Pokétch Taps."
Make a note of the number of taps and coin flips before proceeding to the next step.
Step 7
At this point you should begin tapping both applications as many times as you were told to do so. A tap on the happiness checker is a double click that makes the Pokémon jump. It is recommended that you do the Happiness Checker Application taps first, as you will want to flip away from this Application when you are done to avoid automatically tripping it. Once you have completed this task advance to the next step.
It is important to remember to switch away from the Happiness Checker before proceeding to the next step!
Step 8
Proceed directly to the PC inside of the daycare. Don't worry if you have to fly to Solaceon, as this will not affect the IRNG. Gather the parents you are going to use, and finally place them into the daycare. Ride your bike until the daycare man is holding an egg.
Save the game, if you plan to soft reset for good IVs.
Collect and hatch to verify your shiny.
