Soft reset for shinies at what point?

Question

Hi. I am starting a game on Diamond & wanted to try that "soft resetting for shinies" thing, and I was wondering if you could tell me what point it should be reset?

There is a point where you look in the professor's briefcase & see his 3 Pokemon... now if I happened to do the resetting at that point and found a shiny, would those be the same 3 that I'd have to choose from later on, once the professor decides to allow me to keep one? I'd hate to go through all that trouble and then find out that you don't get the exact same Pokemon as what you see at the lake. I have a game going in Pearl right now but its been a month or so since I began so I do not remember how it goes.

I know the odds are WAY stacked against my finding a shiny starter, but I figured I'd give it a try at least.

Answer 1

Well, I haven't played the game in a long time (i.e., 2007), but the only good place to start would be to save in Twinleaf Town, if you can. If you are able to save when your rival is following you to the lake, save there as well.

A good thing to note is to breed a starter Pokemon (trade it from somewhere, Platinum, GTS, or you can trade it from Diamond) and breed it with Ditto or any other Pokemon that meets the breeding standards of the starter. Then, see when the egg is saying 'It will hatch soon!' and keep on - let's say every ten steps - save the game and when the egg hatches to become normal (or shiny if you really are lucky) you can just soft reset from that point. Good idea, I think.

When you get your shiny in Pearl, keep playing in Diamond until you have the ability to trade, and then trade over the shiny, release your old starter and continue with the game with your new starter!

Hope I helped! :)
Source: My thoughts. :3

Comments

Thanks so much for your help!