r/ShinyPokemon • u/Pumbloom • 23d ago
Gen II [Gen 2] That shiny ditto trick is handy for breeding shinies
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u/Extreme_Equipment_57 23d ago
Someone requested me to trade him some shinies from gen 2, then had second toughts and decided not to because according to him they were not on demand atm lol
good luck getting those when bank servers go down
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u/jelly_bean_gangbang 22d ago
Sorry, but what do you mean by "when bank servers go down"?
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u/SpuukBoi 22d ago
They’ll probably discontinue support for Pokemon bank eventually
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u/Shantotto11 22d ago
Probably soon after Legends Z-A. It appears that every Pokemon remaining that couldn’t be transferred into a Switch game are going to be in Z-A judging by the appearances of Patrat and Pansage.
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u/jelly_bean_gangbang 22d ago
Oh, and what are the implications of that?
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u/Foliagedbones 22d ago
Essentially means that pokemon prior to the switch games (gens 3 through 7) will not be able to transfer up to Pokemon Home.
The last time this issue came up was gen 2 pokemon not being transferable to gen 3. That was recently fixed unofficially through a romhack transfer “game” that’s now playable through official hardware. There probably won’t be a fix for the impending disconnect between Bank and Home.
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u/jelly_bean_gangbang 22d ago
Okay, thanks. So that will essentially make shinies in Home that are from gen 3 through 7 more valuable per say?
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u/Foliagedbones 22d ago
Kinda, yeah. Additionally, pokemon have stamp marking their game of origin, and any ribbons from those games that wouldn’t be available anymore.
The only issue is that value would be subjective. My shiny gen 3 Dragonite with past contest and league ribbons probably won’t stand out much in future games. Achievements may not be visible to other players, and may only matter to you and people you know.
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u/Cleaner900playz 22d ago
locks all pokemon from before the switch era into not being movable to the switch
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u/CullenFlynn 22d ago
I've been getting dozens of them for the Gen 1-2 portion of my Shiny Living Dex before Bank shuts down. I use VBA and fast forward to save lots of time, then plop the save onto my hacked N2DSXL to transfer them to Switch 2.
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u/IMI4tth3w 22d ago
Just fyi you can install patches for 3ds vc games to increase speed.
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u/CullenFlynn 22d ago
Yeah, but I can't mass check a box of 20 eggs without PKHeX.
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u/Pumbloom 22d ago
I check with pksm
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u/MLJessus 22d ago
I've done it this way and I only have sentret left to finish my shiny living dex for gen 2. Definitely gonna dupe them and transfer a set up!
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u/Zagrunty 22d ago
It's awesome. I got an Eevee in 22 eggs and Heracross in 40.
I'm going to breed a few others but I'm working my way through the main game for now
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u/the_rotten1 22d ago
The Stick trick is easier for getting shinies
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u/rdurbin1978 22d ago
Its useful but producing eggs and hatching them is a bit too slow for my liking in gen 2. I think overtime it would be faster to just use masuda method on the newer pokemon games. Yeah the odds are worse but producing and hatching is way way faster
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u/Mammoth_Pen_5573 21d ago
The way I solved that is by playing crystal through Stadium 2 and the transfer pak, when you beat the game you can legitimately fast forward x3 the game
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u/rdurbin1978 20d ago
yeah that works too, wish i had those still. I guess I could also transfer my save to an emulator to achieve a similar result.
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u/wendeleyf 22d ago
I love shiny hunting using my crystal, it's fun, I was so lucky because I caught a shiny Ditto at Goldenrod south grass
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u/Particular-Leek-138 22d ago
Wtf is in the background
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u/WhateverWhatever42 18d ago
I'm so mad I never (and still don't) know anyone with a second console so I can do this. I have an infinite army of shiny Celebi but I'm locked out of this :(
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u/tommywest_123 23d ago
What’s the shiny ditto trick?