Are the shiny Pokemon in the Ruby and Sapphire Battle Tower predetermined or are they full odds?

Question

I'm currently doing the glitch that allows you to catch other trainers' Pokemon, but I'm wondering if I have to grind through a lot of battles to find a shiny, or if they are predetermined. Also, are the odds different for Lv 50 vs Lv 100 or are they the same?

Answer 1

No, they are not predetermined. They are random just like any other shiny in the game.

Are the shinies in the BT random, and the same odds as regular shinies? I didnt really spend much time in the RS battle tower and I never saw a shiny in the Emerald Battle Frontier.

In short, yes. The reason shinies can appear in the BT is because the game references your ID and SID combo when generating them. This is normally how wild encounters are determined to be shiny or not so odds are the same (1 in 8192).

Source

This links to a shiny post on reddit of someone who caught a Shiny Dodrio from the Battle Tower Lati@s Glitch. They give directions in the pinned comment.

Hope I could help!

Comments

Dang, well that's sad. Now I'm wondering if I have the grit to still attempt to shiny hunt using this method or if I should just call it quits. Thanks tho!

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Reminder if you do decide to hunt: the shiny has to be in the second or third slot of the trainer's party. If it's the first, it will get overwritten by the Lati.