>>46934694Some interesting shit i've learned in the least few months while palying through gens 3-4:
- In gen 4, using Cute Charm to encounter pokemon of a specific gender works by forcing a random encounter's personality value to be one of 25 pre-determined values, one for each nature. As such, it's almost impossible get a shiny pokemon of a specific gender by using Cute Charm, because you're only going to be encountering pokemon with those specific values, and your odds of finding a shiny drop to 1/24576 (only being able to find a shiny when Cute Charm fails to activate). However, if you give yourself a specific trainer ID and secret ID, you can guarantee that 1-8 of those specific values is a match for generating a shiny, meaning your odds of finding a shiny skyrocket to as high as 21.34%, provided you use a pokemon with cute charm and the right gender as your lead in the party.
- In gen 3, if you evolve a Nincada at level 25 and then have it learn Swords Dance right after it evolves, you can get a Shedinja that knows Swords Dance as well. This is the only way to ever get a Swords Dance Shedinja.
- In Pokemon Box (the Gamecube game), you can recieve eggs containing pokemon with unusual moves learned as milestones for filling up the storage, including a Zigzagoon with Extremespeed and a Skitty with Pay Day. The final reward is a Pichu that knows Surf, and this is the only way to get a Surfing Pikachu in gen 3. However, since pokemon cannot be traded forward into Gen 4 if they know a Hidden Move, this pokemon can't be traded up withing deleting it's novelty move.
- Pokemon Box also includes a built-in emulator for Ruby and Sapphire (although not FR/LG/E despite being compatible with the storage system) that can be accessed via linking a copy of Ruby or Sapphire with the GBA/GC link cable. And since the Gameboy Player isn't compatible with the Wii, this is the only way to play a handheld pokemon title on the Wii.
