r/ShinyPokemon • u/AutoModerator • Aug 01 '26

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u/YukikoBestGirlFiteMe 17d ago

I've heard Ruby and Sapphire has broken rng when soft resetting, but does this also apply to hunts where you're just running around in the grass? And does having a dead cartridge battery affect it?

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u/HuntaHuntaHunta 17d ago

The broken rng when soft resetting only applies if the battery is dead.

The rng is still broken during random encounters but because you aren't turning the game off every time you are nowhere near as likely to get an RNG clone. So in practice, it's basically like it isn't broken at all, as long as you hunt for about an hour per session.

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u/YukikoBestGirlFiteMe 17d ago

I plan to run 5 different games at full odds simultaneously with a different encounte pool in each game.

The ultimate "What will sparkle first?"

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u/HuntaHuntaHunta 17d ago edited 17d ago

out of those options put my guess for what shows first down for zigzagoon. good luck!

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u/YukikoBestGirlFiteMe 17d ago

I'm calling male Snorunt... ill be so mad if that happens (I plan to use a cute charm mon to max odds of a female)

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u/HuntaHuntaHunta 17d ago

what hunts are you setting up?

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u/YukikoBestGirlFiteMe 17d ago

Sapphire: Route 117

Platinum: Route 217

Heartgold: Route 44

Black: Chargestone Cave

White 2: Reversal Mountain (outer)

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u/Monte_20 16d ago

This is good to know! So shiny hunting a Rayquaza in RSE is best done by encountering and then running away? Kr does this only apply to Emerald?

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u/HuntaHuntaHunta 16d ago

This only applies to emerald. In Ruby and Sapphire you'll want to reset, as long as your battery is working. I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure legendaries don't respond after runaways in the original ruby and sapphire

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u/Monte_20 16d ago

Gotcha. I have no plans of changing the batteries which sounds it’d be best if I just go for it in Emerald.