LilyX

Do you mind posting your safe file? I have an easier time experimenting than theorizing in my head

Hope you have fun with your new shiny friend :D

Alright, then just log in and click on 'wait for request'

Alright, what's your Online Username? So I can request the trade. Also you can go online with the game rn, I'm ready

Level 30 is no problem. Will be ready in a few minutes then

@kaidoAlrighty, I bred one. It's not perfect, but I think you'll be happy about how it turned out. It's freshly hatched, so still LV5 - do you mind training it up, or are you currently in a spot where you need it but can't train it?

I don't need anything special in return

No worries. Actually I gotta eat now, so it will take a bit until it's ready. I'll just message you here once it's done.

Okay, will take me a few minutes. I'll leave the EV training to you probably, but I can breed the IVs how you want them. Are you sure you want your Metagross to be strong in Attack and Defense though? Attack and Speed is usually better.

Which level are your Pokemon currently? (So I don't give you an overleveled one)

You can't breed Type:Null sadly. Which Steel type are you looking for, any preferences?

I think pressing F12 soft resets. But you can also just close the game an re-open it, but that takes longer. Either way you'll start from your last saving point. Turning it off and on again is technically not a soft reset, but by saying soft reset I just wanted to make sure that you know that you don't have to start a new game file every time. Meaning if Type:Null is shiny or not is not determined at the start of the game, but every time you encounter it.

If you wanna soft reset your game to try and get a shiny type:null you have to save before you encounter the type:null. My question is where exactly you saved.

ofc that's not quite how probability works, but on average yea. may I ask where you saved? you can get a save in pretty late, considerably speeding up your resets.

Okay, pls don't judge me for this question, I'm aware that it might sound dumb - I just seriously don't know much about this: Is it possible to get this to play on a Wii console? I know it is possible with RPG Maker 2000/2003 games, but from what I've read, it's not possible with this. So I just wanted to make sure before I give up.

Okay, which pokemon moves first is usually determined by two things: 1) its speed compared to the opposing pokemon and 2) the priority of its move. there are "priority brackets" ranging from +5 (Helping Hand) to -7 (Trick Room). most moves have 0. if a Pokemon uses a move with higher priority than the opponent's attack, then it will go first, no matter the speed of both Pokemon. Quick Claw and Custap Berry don't change the priority bracket you act in, but just move you up in the priority bracket you're already in. Earthquake, Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin all have a priority of 0, so all that matters here is speed. Now what confused me is that Custap Berry activates before Quick Claw. Quick Claw should activate first, no matter what the speed of the Pokemon is. Are you sure that's the order they got activated in? But yea, to make it short: Donphan is naturally faster than Bastiodon. Both Quick Claw and Custap have the same effect, so they basically chancel each other out here and the speed of the pokemon matters again as if there weren't any items. Edit: I also found a source for the stuff I wrote, so you don't have to blindly trust: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Priority

https://pokemon-reborn.fandom.com/wiki/Larvitar_Special_Encounter This should answer your question.

Yea, no worries, shouldn't have any consequences. I just wanted to mention it, in case you consider it "cheating" and only want legitimate Shinies.

This doesn't sound like a legitimate shiny. Considering Silvally / Type:Null can't breed. I know the Type:Null you catch comes with 31 IVs guaranteed in three stats, but the other stats are random. So this just seems like too much of a coincidence. But well, it's possible, just very unlikely - especially considering the source (Wonder Trade).

Okay, these are different scenarios. - Sonic Boom always does exactly 20 hp damage (unless playing with rainbow field effect). This damage is not affected by the Pokemon's stats. As such, EVs and IVs and natures don't matter. -> If Sonic Boom did indeed do 18 damage, then a) there's something wrong with the move or b) you misremember. Try to replicate it and if it happens again, you can report it as error. - Other attacks like the Charge Beam which don't inflict fixed damage, inflict damage in a certain range. There are 16 damage rolls whenever a Pokemon uses one of those attacks, all of them being equally likely. Example: If a LV 40 Minun attacks a LV 40 Joltik with Charge Beam (and if there EVs are 0 - don't worry about this part), then these are the possible damage amounts: (16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 19). As you can see, the damage ranges from 16 - 19, with 18 being the most common. (https://calc.pokemonshowdown.com/ this is the tool I used to calculate the damage) - Lasty, I don't quite have enough information on the Poochyena / Igglybuff situation, but I know that Bite is NEVER able to 2hko Igglybuff if the Igglybuff is one level higher than the Poochyena. Maybe the Igglybuff's stats had been dropped before the Bite?

Despite the increased odds I still find them to be special. I still remember hunting for certain shinies like Treecko, and the nice feeling when they finally showed up - which was like 2.5 years ago. So yea, not that rare, but still always a pleasure to find them.

Yes, I mean downloading the entire game from the download page. You don't have to do anything with your safe files, the new game will accept them as long as you don't move them.

Have you tried downloading the game again? And "how stuck" are you - can you open the menu? (Also just to make sure: You're not just trying to walk left and are overlooking the chair in your way?)

Works for me... Was the crash a one-time-thing or does it keep happening? Are you playing on the newest version of Reborn? Either way I'd suggest to re-download the game, since it doesn't seem to be a safe file issue.

Maybe you mentioned it and I missed it: Which version are you on? 18.2?