How to Shiny Hunt Rayquaza and Other Scripted Pokémon in Emerald!

This tutorial tells you how to hunt Rayquaza, Groudon, Kyogre, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Latios, Latias, Ho-oh, Lugia, Mew, Deoxys, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Sudowoodo, Kecleon, Voltorb, Electrode, Lileep, Anorith, Wynaut, Beldum, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile.
But not Castfrom.
I know I covered a lot of ideas in a brief amount of time, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask them!
Emerald RNG video:
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Spreadsheet (Note, I was trying to get RNG clones and still had some problems with doing so):
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I had so many problems making this video, I ended up having to cut about a minute out. My favorite minute. I took three scenes from the amazing spider-man, put my face over Peter's and Castform's over Gwen stacy's. It was great. It was tragic.

[@mahboi4830]

1:35 "The GROUDON flew away!"

[@shinycollector]

If it wants to fly, then let it fly

[@bigpat8060]

why this comment is BESTEST

[@oliveroliver7968]

Mah Boi i already have rayquaza in emrald .do i have to complete the game in order to get more legendarys

[@shinycollector]

Oliver Claikens ye

[@oliveroliver7968]

ShinyCollector98 thx so much that really helped me out

[@tonnytrubac87]

I really admire shiny hunters, like how are they so patient.

[@shinycollector]

Honestly I’m not a patient person, I don’t get it either

[@337s]

@@shinycollector I guess I just have alot of patience

[@alatreon7451]

I have gone for a few, but some I gave up on, some I got.

[@SinnohGreen]

Fear of acknowledging myself as a failure helps.

[@yourfameroni367]

I'm not patient at all, I just kind of do other things while hunting.

[@Atomicrow]

RIP deoxys emerald hunt. Ain't no way in hell am I running around following some dumb triangle every SR.

[@bigpappasmoggie]

i think it's the only way to do it legitimately, since gen 6 deoxys is shiny-locked. don't give up hope! i know you can do it!

[@empresslia3795]

Slashy 16302 You can save before you encounter by saving before the red triangle. I hope this helps

[@1up910]

Slashy 16302 once u get it down the movement is easy

[@TheMatt_SD]

Enderboy 314 Did you watch the video?

[@canisminor9050]

Tbh I hard reset (yes I learned about soft resetting later so rip gameboy battery :() for hours on end after saving in front of deoxys and right as I was about to give up... I got a hasty shiny encounter.... but I caught all the rest of the legendary pokemon mew included regular cuz it was so much effort :c

[@shinycollector]

I’ve gotten a lot of questions, especially lately, on “repeat 2-5”. This does NOT mean 2-5 times. It’s 1/8192 so it’ll be a lot more times than that. It means repeat steps 2-5 that were listed right there until it shines IMPORTANT STARTER HUNT UPDATE: The starter is generated about 160 frames after the zigzagoon (2.3 seconds after). So, if you find a shiny zigzagoon, try picking your starter about 2 seconds slower than you just did when you found the shiny zigzagoon

[@brohomie9997]

Can you still do it when it has a dead battery?

[@shinycollector]

brohomie yes

[@bobbysanders8715]

ShinyCollector 3:10 Do I turn off my game or SR?

[@shinycollector]

Bobby Sanders SR

[@Joseph-nh6jq]

late to the party, but can you do this on emulated games (yes I own the actual game, just currently don't have a gba)

[@Breezy_96]

Super helpful! Recently decided to hunt in Emerald, and had no clue how to, but had heard that it was different to other games. Hopefully Rayquaza shines soon!

[@tomtomthedestroyer]

Did you get him yet?

[@adam1thomas120]

I just started on my emerald cartridge, did 500 soft resets before finding out about he soft restet problem 🥲 Glad I found out now lol. Gonna get that shiny rayquaza!

[@Ivanka514]

I got Shiny Female Buneary while watching your film! Anyway, nice material and good luck on your hunts.

[@shinycollector]

TheKawusiaa that's awesome! Congratulations! And thank you! :D

[@ijustpulledthetrigger5482]

Evolve her into lopunny 😏

[@sheillasyahputri472]

Thank you! Thank you! Because of this video, I'm confident that eventually I'll get a shiny Treecko. I've been searching in KZbin for tutorial on getting a shiny starter. And this video exceeds my expectations. The explanations are clear and understandable.

[@Rockrufflepuff]

Extremely informative LJ, thank you! I just may consider using my Emerald to hunt now that I have a better understanding of it :)

[@shinycollector]

xBlackthornWolfx glad I could help! And yeah that would be awesome to see!

[@brandonmoreno836]

Love these videos! I got my Latias through this method on my Emerald using a legit Eon ticket!

[@shinycollector]

Brandon Moreno that's awesome! I got mine in ruby using a legit eon ticket! Event legends are so much better when done legitimately!

[@brandonmoreno836]

Seen your videos. I remember watching your Latios video while hunting for mines on a non-dry battery sapphire. My most frustrating hunt ever!

[@shinycollector]

Brandon Moreno dang that's an older video of mine haha well thanks, much appreciated!

[@YouTubeTechnicianOfficialYes]

Why do you say that the RNG method is illegitimate?

[@Cruptile]

@@KZbinTechnicianOfficialYes I think they are referring to the event item being legitimate (scanned through a e-reader or record mixed) as you could just rip the games save file from the cart with use of a ds or ds lite and trigger the flag for the event instead

[@shinycollector]

Everyone with Ruby or Sapphire read here!!! These do NOT work in R/S. In Ruby and sapphire make note, if a message doesn’t pop up going from title screen to main menu you -save before the battle/receiving the Pokémon -battle/receive the Pokémon -if it’s not shiny soft reset (a+b+start+select) -repeat this endlessly until it is shiny If a message DOES pop up, take it to a tech store (such as Best Buy) and have them replace your battery. After the battery is replaced follow the previous steps. If replacing the battery deletes your save, congrats! You have a fake game and cannot hunt for any of these on that fake copy.

[@TCBE]

FINALLY IK HOW TO SOFT RESET

[@etzupm]

Is the message you're talking about that "doesn’t pop up going from title screen to main menu" the dry internal battery one when you start up R/S?

[@insanitysage_]

To be sure, can these methods be done after the internal battery runs dry?

[@shinycollector]

t!to yes

[@shinycollector]

FireFistDragonEy PhoenixFlarePDX for R/S? No. For emerald? Yes.

[@JoshTaylor69]

Thank you so much I've been soft resetting for rayquaza for months now and wondered why I could never get it

[@shinycollector]

No worries, glad I could help!

[@BIZaGoten]

But I've been SR'ing for Shiny Rayquaza, Groudon and Registeel in these games and got them. So I was just super lucky to actually find an early frame after +3months of SRing each.

[@BIZaGoten]

Different games for each too.

[@torjekristoffersen4690]

How many times did you try this method before it worked? I know it can take several hundred or thousand tries, just trying to spark some hope for myself..

[@KappaClaus]

lol dumbass boyyy

[@axoshlotl2255]

Easiest solution: dont.

[@shinycollector]

TheToastedWaffle haha nice one. Totally made me laugh. :|

[@camus141]

Dont stop until you find it '-'

[@50subswithnovids28]

Fuck yeah I'm the 100th like

[@David-vc9hr]

What about hacks(e.g. gameshark)?

[@50subswithnovids28]

@@David-vc9hr well then it's not really shiny hunting then, is it?

[@TheShinyPerujakoplrs]

Haha nice vid, it has to be done :). But a little improvement for sudowoodo, taking a pokemon with memento instead of selfdestruct is quite better. You can have a lvl 100 gardevoir with hypnosis and memento for example (or Latios, misdreavus etc...) So you can't use the ball you really want if you don't want to use masterball (or simply don't have the masterball) :p

[@shinycollector]

The Shiny Perujako that's a great point! I totally forgot that moment I was a move in this game!

[@TheShinyPerujakoplrs]

ShinyCollector98 Nota bene: koffing and weezing can have this move too and are the easiest to find (then breed one with a raltz if you really want something else :p)

[@henkgras6618]

Nice video :D

[@zreety]

You can also use a Smeargle and give it Selfdestruct, Double Team, Trick, Spore, Leftovers.

[@typicaltyler_23]

Bro thank you! I’ve been trying to figure out how to shiny hunt for awhile now, really appreciate it.

[@shinycollector]

No problem! These are specifically for emerald because it has some issues and these methods avoid that. Typically you can just random encounter or soft reset in games

[@typicaltyler_23]

@@shinycollector so is it possible to get a shiny starter with a dead battery? Mine recently passed away. 😔

[@shinycollector]

@@typicaltyler_23 yep! Just follow the way in this guide and you’ll be set 👍🏼

[@typicaltyler_23]

@@shinycollector thanks 🙏

[@thepokemongamer7697]

Why does it when kyogre comes up to you it looks like it failing at ice skating?

[@shinycollector]

ThePokemonGamer76 lol Kyogre and I have the same ice skating abilities

[@megarayquaza9054]

lel yeah he/she does

[@aaronhenderson670]

(Slides in) Afternoon.

[@goodikarma8543]

Been hunting shiny torchic for 4-5 hours before i found your video. Will try this method now

[@kirblicated5462]

Love how it say "the Groudon flew away" 😂😂

[@megarayquaza9054]

also its a ground type so how ironic XD

[@nickvang7]

It even says that for the Regis

[@masterofdisaster27]

okay glad that they are still huntable thanks for the information on this my copy of emerald is coming tomorrow!

[@shinycollector]

Good luck!

[@mystr_j]

I caught a shiny rayquaza first time without trying. I was speechless and it was like my life restarted coz all these years I’ve been playing Pokemon emerald and rayquaza is one of my favourite pokemon.

[@yra253]

c a p

[@daryll3493]

Epic video dude! This really helps those who shiny hunt in emerald version like me. Thanks a lot dude 🙂🙂🙂 Keep it up because we, Your subscribers are hungry for more info about emerald version 😁😁

[@shinycollector]

??? Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it! I have at least 2 more about emerald planned, that I think are much needed information

[@daryll3493]

Take your time men, we'll be waiting 😀😀😁

[@cosmicdunsparce]

I love how Castform was a bit awkwardly mentioned.

[@shinycollector]

The Gamer Of Legend Ayy

[@AgrestisAnima]

I didn't know the legendarys would reappear when you rum away and go back to the location. I thought they would be lost forever. Cool info thanks!

[@shinycollector]

No problem, glad I could help

[@DarkDisasters_]

Shiny hunting for a Starter is going to take me forever, considering I keep messing up the timing. So yay. *throws game out the window*

[@shinycollector]

Dark Absol you don't need to get it perfect, in fact it's better if you don't so you hit different frames, good luck!

[@DarkDisasters_]

ShinyCollector98 Really? Well that's helpful. Thanks! :) I thought it had to be perfect lol.

[@shinycollector]

Dark Absol no problem, glad I could help!

[@SpecterReaper]

Wow I did not know you can do the run away method! Thanks for this video...that was uploaded two years ago...and I'm commenting on it now.

[@ItsEll19]

So with a regular (non-dry) ruby/sapphire cartridge we can just soft reset as normal for the starters and such? I've wanted a shiny hoenn starter for years and ever could figure out the rng (so good video;) ) You probably get this question alot but I havent found it in the comments really.

[@shinycollector]

Ell19HD yep you will be able to soft reset in ruby and sapphire completely fine with a good battery, good luck!

[@lastcard6323]

you can soft reset just hit a+b+select+start

[@Mem0Delivery]

*applause* *cries* Look at you LJ, becoming a big PokeTuber and stuff. Well done. Love the poke ball intro especially.

[@shinycollector]

Mem0Delivery thanks man, that intro took 3 hours, I like it a lot.

[@legerdemain444]

I wish I'd known this when I was a kid before I SRed 10,000 times trying for a shiny Rayquaza.

[@shinycollector]

Stephanie Thompson yeah that's a shame. My friend did the same thing for treecko when we were younger. It's still doable in Ruby/Sapphire though!!!

[@imablisy]

On what planet are RNG Clones illegitimate? The games RNG does not function properly. RNG is never illegitimate under any circumstance. All you do when using RNG to your knowledge is speed up and take the random factor away, which admittedly might not be fun for shiny hunters, but that does not make them illegal by any means.

[@shinycollector]

I didn't say they're illegal. I just said somewhat illegitimate because you're taking advantage of a glitch, it's practically the same as saying the level 100 nidoking in gen 1 before the first gym is legit. Yes it's the game's natural coding but it wasn't something the creators planned for you to take advantage of. So this is why I said "somewhat" or maybe I said semi? Idk but regardless I also said you can, its up to. I was just saying most shiny hunters frown upon it. And that's who my videos and channel are primarily for, shiny hunters.

[@imablisy]

RNG isn't a glitch. Non-broken emerald RNG abuse exists and that rng illegitimate

[@shinycollector]

im a blisy ._. Non broken RNG in emerald? I don't think you understand, Emerald has a broken RNG overall. non broken RNG in emerald is nonexistent. So therefor due to your own words; it is illegitimate to do any RNG abuse in emerald.

[@imablisy]

I mistyped. Any RNG abuse is not cheating because you're not modifying the game. Every generation exception 6 has RNG that can be controlled and manipulated. It's misinformation to suggest RNG abuse is cheating or cloneing, even though it is not in the shiny hunter spirit.

[@shinycollector]

im a blisy ._. Ok but I didn't say it was cloning. RNG clones is a common term used when talking about hitting the same frame in emerald purposely, especially when talking about shinies.

[@pf9878]

Huh, never knew you could run away from legends other than mew and lati@s. So, is it faster to hunt for Ray on RS or E? I would say Emerald, but the SRs in gen 3 are sooo quick.

[@shinycollector]

Pf987 I think it's faster in R/S by about 5-10 seconds

[@pf9878]

K, thanks. I'm going for a Treeko in Ruby now, so I might just wait a while till I get to the end lol. (I only have one DS lite and no GBAs so I can't double hunt) What about the Regis?

[@shinycollector]

I don't know for sure on the regis, but I think they're faster to RA if you have 1 or 2 games, if it's more than that do it on R/S and just SR. But the RA time doesn't vary per game R/S vs E

[@TheActualAldo]

@@shinycollector Sorry for asking, what is RA?

[@shinycollector]

Aldo Ramírez run away

[@Blitzbrie]

Dang I was wondering if this would be the case, good to know that it actually works! Quick question, does this require a dead battery emerald? Is there a difference between a dead battery and non-dead one with this method? Thanks so much for this video looks like I can finally hunt Shiny Mew!

[@shinycollector]

Battery life doesn’t affect hunting in emerald

[@Blitzbrie]

@@shinycollector thought so! thanks!

[@lonis4790]

That’s exactly what I was asking myself! I have a dead battery and not the opportunity to change it myself! Thanks for that comment, now I know that I don’t have to think about it when I start my hunt!

[@alzacar22]

this helped so bloody much thank you LJ

[@shinycollector]

Alzacar The Shiny Hunter happy I could help!

[@notoriousnidoking]

Great video as usual (:

[@shinycollector]

NotoriousNidoking thank you so much!

[@GreenShadow-bx6ph]

does you game need early shiny frames for the run away encounters sorry I'm a bit of a noob at shiny hunting I'm trying to hunt for shiny rayquaza also sorry this is so long

[@shinycollector]

Nope, it absolutely does not need an early shiny frame for any of these. These are to counter the frozen frame problem in Emerald that makes it so you need an early shiny frame. And no worries, I've seen way longer comments, good luck on your hunt!

[@GreenShadow-bx6ph]

ShinyCollector98 thanks and thank you again for whising me luck on my hunt also one last question does a dry battery effect it at all because I have heard mixed opinions on that sorry to bug you again

[@shinycollector]

Green Shadow2001 dry battery doesn't effect emerald because it always has errors (specifics detailed in the video linked in description) however it does effect R/S. When they have a dead battery they act as emerald always does

[@GreenShadow-bx6ph]

ShinyCollector98 oh ok thank you again

[@megarayquaza9054]

what in the actual hell is that profile picture

[@Tacospaceman]

I saw that you had to remove about a minute of the well edited footage I’m so sorry that sounded hilarious

[@shinycollector]

Huh? Oh you actually read the description! I appreciate you. Yeah it was hilarious, unfortunately the world will never see it :(

[@mrpacheco5571]

I’m trying to get the Hoenn starters in my Emerald and haven’t had any luck. Does the internal battery being dry having anything to do with it? Or can I still use your method where I check different frames for a shiny even though the battery is dead?

[@CoolGamer4161]

The internal battery has nothing to do with it. that message only means that if Ruby and sapphire have it, then they have the broken RNG like Emerald. Keep hunting, and you'll get something eventually. It's just your luck so far.

[@themanofmotivation5237]

Sooo. Shiny hunting for legendaries in this game is essentially soft reseting with extra steps... and no reseting.

[@alexanderstilianov]

I hate that you have to redo Deoxys' puzzle and find Mew in the grass every single time.

[@Yoymicanalmierdero]

If you got an early frame with zigzagoon it would be a lot easier ;v

[@GioDudeTV]

Been shiny hunting rayquaza for 4 days now! Currently at 801 attempts at time of writing this post

[@shinycollector]

Good luck!

[@Cr00kshankzz]

I've been SR everyday on the bus, at home, at college on breaks for Rayquaza. IN EMERALD. FOR 2 MONTHS. Man, gg lol

[@shinycollector]

doggo good thing you found this and found out you can't SR shinies before it was longer than 2 months. Some people have told me they've been trying to get one for a year.

[@jubjub1286]

How do people not look at you funny on the bus with a fukkin gba? or do you use an emulator? because from my expierience, anywhere I bring my gba people either look at me funny and try to avoid me, or ask me questions about it. And I'd imagine it's worse for you because I'm 13, so it's not weird for me to be carrying around a game system.

[@lat3kn1ght]

@@jubjub1286 im 28 and could not care less about what others think of me when i shiny hunt on my gba sp during a train ride :)

[@robinchrisb_]

Please help me. It appears runaway method doesn't work with registeel on sapphire with dead battery. What do i do?

[@shinycollector7]

Unfortunately there’s not much you can do in that case except replace the battery

[@blazereviews6374]

Hey man, i wanted to ask you something because i need to know it as soon as possible. What's the HP Stat that Totodile needs to have for it to be Shiny while soft reseting in Gold and Silver? I'm planning to SR Totodile and some people have told me that only Totodile with base HP in 20 are the ones that can be shiny. Is that true? Or there are other base HP that can tell you when it's gonna be shiny. Thanks!

[@shinycollector]

Just an HP stat of 20. Also female starters cannot be shiny.

[@P3rcy316]

for shiny hunted all of these legendaries i recommend getting a pokémon with the ability “run away” it’s extremely helpful and it doesn’t matter what level the pokémon is at.

[@mrpacheco5571]

If I obtain a shiny starter in my Emerald, then does that mean I can just consistently SR for shiny legendaries without having to check for different frames? Or is it still best to run away then renter the fight?

[@georgerobertson1054]

Yes

[@lyn4739]

I know this is 2 years late, but you got a horrible reply and I just coudn't stand it. If you got a shiny starter, then you will be able to get an RNG clone of the legendary. Say your starter has a calm nature and an IV spread of 12/24/31/0/14/6 then the legendary will have the same nature and the same IVs, if you encounter them on the same frame. It's up to you, really.

[@mrpacheco5571]

@@lyn4739 LOL thanks bro 😂 I appreciate you still replying!!

[@withered1124]

I got every shinies FINALLY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I HAVE THEM

[@shinycollector]

Nice dude

[@alekseywirth8414]

Hey, just wanted to ask a brief question regarding the run aways . (In this case its for the regis) So after I hunt for about an hour with a live battery emerald, should I save after the hour of run always or should I just turn the system off like I would do normally in 4th gen? Im unsure because of the whole shiny frames issue.

[@chartreusemoon]

the fire red leaf green sprites look sooooo good

[@reusable_tissues9060]

TaKE ThAt VErliS

[@seanydog]

Reminder that when you new game on emerald your int seed becomes your trainer ID You will have to save and reset in front of Elm's bag if you want the int seed to be 0

[@TheVillesRedRaven]

I found my old Emerald game and I may try this out once I get time for it

[@shinycollector]

TheVillesRedRaven fosho

[@Noname1q]

What about the Pokémons nature? Are all shinies the same nature with this method? (I think, I've seen a vid where it said that they are all gonna be the same nature if you soft-reset) Great vid btw :)

[@shinycollector]

Noname1q they're the same nature if you RNG abuse to get the same shiny frame. Or maybe the person that made that video just had an early shiny frame and didn't understand how it works. But if you do everything in the video as I've said they should have different natures, unless they get the same one by complete coincidence

[@mrkicker11181]

I need to time the signs for the shiny starter, hopefully my EMERALD cartages doesn't corrupt again.

[@shinycollector]

mrkicker11181 you'll get better with timing after practice

[@mrkicker11181]

ShinyCollector98 i want to ask is it still possible to find shines after you started the game. Example I have leafegreen file already beat the elite four. Did I have to encounter shiny starter or it won't matter .

[@shinycollector]

mrkicker11181 it won't matter

[@mrkicker11181]

neat well back to griding on my game rn

[@BawteeBerser]

I havent seen this question. Does the timing for the starter have to be PERFECT? PS:ur video is pure gold 😁👍

[@lyn4739]

It's 4 frames off. So if you have an exact shiny frame at frame 5328, then you would have to press A on the "yes" option in the dialog box at exactly frame number 5324. SOURCE: I've RNG manipuled before, and just did it for a shiny Mudkip on a new save.

[@BawteeBerser]

@@lyn4739 well ... that's confusing for me, man.

[@diegoemilio6376]

Lyn can u explain Pls¿Bc i didnt understand it either And i have the same question :/

[@lyn4739]

@@diegoemilio6376 that heavily depends on what part about it you don't understand. Do you understand the basics but not the specifics, or do you not understand any of it?

[@diegoemilio6376]

Lyn any of it Srry for being an idiot:'(

[@adrientheturtlekid7085]

I just learned about emeralds broken RNG today, and I'm sad cause that means it will suck to do the SRs

[@shinycollector]

It won't suck to do SRs, it'll be impossible. But it's good that you encountered this problem now rather than a few months or years ago, because there hasn't really been a guide as detailed as this one before, and this information was mostly lesser known.

[@WafflesSoBeast]

@@shinycollector does this apply to sapphire too? Or is emerald just different

[@shinycollector]

@@WafflesSoBeast emerald is just built different But R/S with a dead battery act like emerald

[@SHJ-gk2dp]

this is a great video! thanks for the advice:)

[@shinycollector]

S.H J thanks! Glad I could help :D

[@originquantum5483]

Why can't you Hunt the Casform?

[@shinycollector]

Quantum Creator they make you take it immediately after battle, and if your team is full it gets sent to the PC. You can’t RA or use the other methods in this video because it is a gift. You cannot use the battle record as you do with other gifts because you can’t come back to get it after you beat the game and have battle record since they force it on you. The only thing that might work is if you have all your boxes and party completely filled when you do the battle at the weather station. Then they might hold onto it, idk. But at that point, it’s too much work for a castform. It’s so much easier to just do that one in R/S. In those games they don’t put it in the box, so if your party is full and you finish the battle you can then deposit a Pokémon in the box and just soft reset it. Easy. Just make sure your Ruby or Sapphire have a good battery.

[@originquantum5483]

Why the good battery?

[@shinycollector]

Quantum Creator otherwise they act like emerald, and have a messed up RNG. Which is why you have to do all this dumb stuff in the first place as opposed to simply soft resetting.

[@meatleinkpowers]

ShinyCollector98 can't you just breed it?

[@shinycollector]

Gexzy yeah but breeding is a whole other can of worms Also this video is for the scripted Pokémon specifically. Breeding it makes the offspring not technically scripted

[@lightsanctity2100]

That’s Neat how that works! Sadly it’s too late for me to get Beldum, Latios but I can still get the Regis and ruby sapphire legends. I see just leaving helps for stationary but trying the BF May help.

[@shinycollector]

Good luck!

[@Miss-Alexis]

Going to try for a Shiny Torchic. Can I do it? Probably not.

[@cureholly.]

Its been 2 years, have you gotten it?

[@amlord4709]

Yeah have ya

[@corybanasiak]

10/10 content fr. Great video.

[@shinycollector]

Cory Banasiak thanks!

[@socialaccount0000]

So, for the starters can you only SR 10 times every new game? Or do each speed 10 times? Having 50 SRs in total for each new game?

[@shinycollector]

Social Account each speed ten times meaning 50 total per save

[@shinycollector]

BoomerangBowTie anything is better in R/S than emerald because it’s more randomized. Unless it has a dead battery, then it’s just as poorly randomized as emerald.

[@carlpoogii]

ALL OF MY FUCKING LIFE, I DIDNT KNOW THAT POKEMON LEGENDARIES RESPAWNS WHEN YOU GO OUT OF THE ROOM

[@sebYB67]

I have a battle video that has a shiny Girafarig in it. Would this help in any way?

[@Pieboe]

Hi, LJ! Thank you so much for your videos! I have been enjoying them very much.I do have a question, how much does the in-game battery being dead affect any of these methods? Like when your clock doesnt work o:

[@shinycollector]

giganticness48 it doesn't effect them in emerald because Emerald is already messed up. The only time shiny hunters are concerned with a dead battery game is in Ruby and Sapphire because it makes those ones act like emerald (check my previous video about Emerald's RNG for that info if you need). Does that make sense?

[@Pieboe]

Yeah it does! Thank you for replying, i might have to start hunting myself then! ;) I tried soft-resetting for a shiny Rayquaza in Emerald before but turns out that wasn't necessary. :p

[@shinycollector]

giganticness48 ouch yeah that's not just unnecessary, it's (mostly) impossible

[@Pieboe]

Do you happen to know anything about the RNG in the battle frontier in emerald? I've tried to get to gold symbol in the factory many times but i always seem to get the worst luck possible. It feels like the AI knows when it's going to land a critical, is there anything shady going on there or am i just unlucky like that?

[@shinycollector]

giganticness48 I think you're just unlucky 😂

[@kjhgfdfghjkdrtyuiwewe]

I got it first try ^^

[@chaseoliver3714]

HOLY HO-OH I JUST GOT A SHINY SUICUNE UNDER 100 SR’s IN HEARTGOLD! After my longest hunt (shiny mewtwo) i caught literally yesterday I had my shortest hunt ever! Your channel is giving me insane luck!

[@phruku]

does this work with ruby and sapphire?

[@MSparkky]

phanntom I think only emerald "suffers" from that broken rng. In ruby and sapphire you better do SR

[@phruku]

Sparkky sorry i meant with a broken battery

[@tsuchan5828]

@@MSparkky What's RNG ?

[@marcoceredi80]

Hi! Talking about the Emerald starters resets, if I'm in the middle of one of those 5 series and I fail the timing to press A, I have to restart the series or I just don't care! Thx for this vid btw :D

[@shinycollector]

Marco Ceredi it’s fine if you miss one, just carry on from where you were, but it’s better to try and pay more attention to the hunt during these starters

[@marcoceredi80]

ShinyCollector98 nice! Before watching this video I was at about 1400 SR, realizing i would have probably never seen a shiny made me a bit disappointed, but I'll restart with your method! Thx very much man!

[@shinycollector]

Marco Ceredi I’m glad you found it early! I’ve seen some people say they’ve gone way further into hunts before learning! Glad I could help, and good luck!

[@luckytia9076]

Every Main line game shiny hunting: yea you better change the battery for gen 3 and we will start to shiny lock starting from gen 5 but besides that have fun Emerald: When Mars is in the same position as Jupiter and 13 stars collapse in a singularity you will be able to hunt for shiny Tailow but only on Saturday

[@difused2036]

1st the sign doesn’t drop :second one just when it drops: third one halfway down: fourth the sign is just finished coming down:fifth it stays down for a bit

[@Borgi2o]

Got my 1st shiny legendary (Rayquaza) off this method, subbed thanks sm ! 🔥

[@shinycollector]

That’s awesome, congratulations!! And thank you 😁

[@andrewmurphy6979]

How long did it take you?

[@Borgi2o]

@@andrewmurphy6979 around 1k encounters

[@raythehomie123]

Thanks,now I can truly hunt Rayquaza

[@shinycollector]

Good luck!

[@raythehomie123]

@@shinycollector its going to be hard bc i cant easily run from it.it killed half of my team already at my 11 encounter

[@shinycollector]

Poke Mercenary get a smoke ball and give it to your lead, or a Pokémon with the runaway ability to guarantee escape (level 4 pooch from the beginning works)

[@raythehomie123]

@@shinycollector I am on an emulator,so getting to Ray was already a pain in the ass to deal with.this will be really hard.

[@shinycollector]

Poke Mercenary how does being on an emulator make it harder, if anything wouldn’t that make it easier?

[@aishoh3707]

Not sure who needs to hear this, but if you cant get your pokemon to run away from battles with higher leveled legendaries, the smoke ball item guarantees an escape. I play Emerald version so I was able to get mine from the trick masters house after the 4th trial ( route 110 right above slateport city). Hope this helps someone.

[@shinycollector]

You can also use the runaway ability. Poochyena has it 👍🏼

[@federicobianchi6680]

Great vid! One thing what do you mean with "Repeat 2-5 until it shines?" Have i to run away every time until it shines or run away 2-5 times and then soft reset or watch the battle vid and then run away again?

[@shinycollector]

Federico Bianchi steps 2-5, and it can take thousands of attempts

[@lukiauriga]

YES! Thanks so much for doing this video, It'll definitely help while playing my Emerald Version :). But I have 1 question - can you hunt RE shinies without any special method?

[@shinycollector]

Łukasz Woźnica yes, and I went over that on my other video that I mentioned in this one

[@lukiauriga]

ShinyCollector98 Oh yeah, I forgot, Sorry

[@shinycollector]

no worries! You're good :D

[@zreety]

If you hunt for enough time (3-4 hours is enough to give ample results) without soft-resetting and haven't found too many shinies by random encounters in the save file you are hunting on (for hunting sessions of 4 hours, that's around 10 shinies), you can perform random encounters without any issues. Else, you have to use battle videos to reduce/nullify the influence of the RNG mechanics in Emerald (because you found too many shinies/have seen too many frames in a sample of frames of a certain size and have a non-neglectable risk of seeing redundancy).

[@MarioPikachu626]

Very useful video. Going to subscribe.

[@shinycollector]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@TaintedNimbus]

I have found something you missed in your video. Kecleon can be hunted without SRing and instead with RA's if you have Latios with Memento as your only Pokemon in your party. It's a bit of a walk, however it is technically doable. I have just recently started this hunt, so if you know something I don't about this possibly not working, please let me know.

[@shinycollector]

You can indeed hunt it like that, but I think it would take more time, no?

[@TaintedNimbus]

@@shinycollector When using the bike and having a dead battery on my Emerald, I believe it takes similar times. I prefer it compared to the risk of possibly missing a shiny frame when doing a battle video method. Plus it's somewhat unique.

[@crazymangoz9583]

0:00 as a silver fanboy thank you for this theme in the intro lol

[@shinycollector]

CrazyMangoz hell yeah it’s a great theme! And Johto is one of the best regions no doubt!

[@crazymangoz9583]

Agreed!

[@alexanderlevi9558]

3rd gen was the PEAK of Pokemon

[@absolutelywhybro1357]

I got my first ever shiny pokemon torchic in emerald with just 28 soft reset. What i do is i just resetting and resetting the whole game when hunting the shiny starter pokemon. When i choose my starter torchic and not get the shiny one, i reset the whole game and repeat that for just 28 times and i got it😎

[@jjveliz10]

So question and I hope you see this. I'm just wanting to hunt the starters specifically Torchic. Is it pretty easy to do just from using your instructions? I've always wanted a shiny Blaziken and think playing through emerald would be a great way to do it.

[@MiniVoltar]

Awesome Video. I'm only going to go for the starters. Maybe just Mudkip.

[@shinycollector]

MɪɴɪVᴏʟᴛᴀʀSʜɪɴʏHᴜɴᴛᴇʀ good luck! I think I'm going to go for torchic this way too at some point

[@SpeedTwister96]

great video!!

[@shinycollector]

SpeedTwister thank you!

[@goldengameeagle]

Definitely using this for Kyogre in Emerald. Otherwise, I can still get shiny Groudon and Rayquaza in Soul Silver

[@galacticdunny]

Thanks for the upload!

[@shinycollector]

Trainer Dunny yore welcome. I did it just for you

[@galacticdunny]

+ShinyCollector98 This is so helpful now I can finally soft reset for a shiny Treeko in Emerald! Thanks again ^_^

[@shinycollector]

Trainer Dunny my pleasure, glad I could be able to help!

[@ShadowZone1996]

I hope you can answer this, but what impact does the broken RNG have on breeding?

[@giorgosgiannadakis5062]

So in 2.55 "Mythbusters" you are saying that you dont need to keep the game turned on through the entire hunt. But I asked another youtuber who posted shiny mew hunt in emerald this: "Yes, I understand that there is no chain (no pokeradar). The reason I made that question its because I read here and there that if I shiny hunt with RAs, I need to have my gba turned on at all times or like 1 - 2 hours per shiny hunt session (supposly good for the different number of frames you can get and to avoid to hit the same ones) so I wanted to ask: Can I just have a couble of tries with RAs or lets say 10 RAs and then turn off my console and than continue at other time? does this somehow makes the frames same as before so i must keep my gba on for a long time to get many different frames?" and he replied----> "No, you can't do that. Emerald has broken RNG meaning that resetting the game returns the seed to 0. You need to keep your system running as you do your hunt, or you need to change the seed using the Battle Video method or the Lilycove Contest Painting trick. See my Beldum video for more information" So to make my question simple. Which is the truth? I must keep my gba on all times? have it turned on for one hour would be ok? Would it be also ok to just make 20 RAs and then turn it of (in order to relax or what ever)?

[@shinycollector]

@@giorgosgiannadakis5062 leaving the game on throughout the entire hunt only solves 2 potential problems. 1. Paranoia (which is likely the case for this YTer you’re talking about) 2. If you only ever have very short hunting sessions. Shiny frames on average should be one every 2.3 minutes. So if you have a bad run, you might have a streak of no shiny frames for 10-15 minutes straight. But if you generally hunt in sessions of like at least an hour, you’ll be fine, there will be plenty of shiny frames in your game’s first hour and you’re okay to turn it off after each session. Alternatively, if you only find small pockets of time to hunt up to 30 minutes or so, you might as well leave it running to ‘play it safe’. Trust me, the majority of people that talk about shiny hunting in emerald don’t actually understand it and talk from a point of paranoia. But you’re fine to turn the system off.

[@giorgosgiannadakis5062]

​@@shinycollectorthanks again for all the information you were very helpful 🙂

[@JJcoolJ0608]

I was literally looking for this exact question because I wanted to know the truth about it and Shinycollector got the perfect answer to it! Thank you both very much 😁

[@bigthecat4276]

Big question as I'm about to start shiny hunting in Emerald. For example let's say I'm hunting Rayquaza. I get up to it, save, and begin the shiny hunt. I hunt for about 5-10 minutes, doing the run away method, and shut the game off. When I resume the shiny hunt let's say, an hour later, I just do what I was doing before, correct? Given RA's ensure true RNG each time, I shouldn't have to worry about duplicate frames as I would with soft resetting, correct?

[@MegaJonZero]

I'm still trying to find the answer myself. I did this for hours yesterday and saved and turned the game off. Im hoping today when I pick it back up that I'm not just retreading the same ones as yesterday

[@aRGi51]

Great video! Are you streaming today?

[@shinycollector]

aRGi51 I am, probably in about an hour

[@VideoGamesEpic]

I have a few questions in regards to hunting Deoxys. I'm currently at 200 Run Aways, as I'm hunting it on Emerald. 1 - Since it's better to have the game on longer, should I turn on the game, and have it wait for 10 minutes before starting, or does that not matter? 2 - Unless I'm stupid, you don't need to save Soft Resets in other games, like HGSS. For example, if I do 400 SR for Moltres in HGSS, I'm assuming that I don't need to save the game to register those SRs. However, for something like Emerald, should I save how many RAs I do? Will that matter for hunting Deoxys? 3 - You mentioned during the Sudowoodo portion that we should aim for an hour for each hunting session. Would this also apply to Deoxys? 4 - (sorry for the multiple question spam, I'm very hyped to hunt Deoxys) I am currently pausing my hunt at 200 RAs at the moment. Mainly so I can eat dinner. My game is still on, as I type this. Would it be ideal to keep the game on, while eating dinner, and resume hunting after? Or does THAT not matter? I'm sorry if any of these questions are redundant, or if you've answered them before. I look forward to hearing back from you, good sir! =]

[@shinycollector]

VGE 1) It's not better to wait, that's a false rumor, in that waiting period you probably pass about 4 shiny frames if you wait 10 minutes. No need to wait 2) It never matters to save resets or runaways, but for RAs I personally like to, so it keeps my games hours. But it really makes zero difference. 3) Yes. All emerald hunts I recommend going for 1 hour minimum hunting sessions. They can be infinitely longer, and they can even be shorter, but that's just my recommendation. 4) I'd say leave it on if you'll get back to it soon. But if you're like done with a hunting session for a few hours, you can definitely turn it off. Good luck, but this hunt is much better done in Fire Red and Leaf Green by Soft Resets though

[@VideoGamesEpic]

Thanks! I tried getting it to work in FireRed, but for whatever reason, the event won't activate. I glitched in the item, but the boat dude won't see it. He only notices my Rainbow Pass...

[@gosonen]

Thank you!! Thank you so much!! Using this method, I finally captured my first shiny treecko!!!

[@shinycollector]

Leo Kosonen that's awesome! I'm so glad I could help you do that, congrats!

[@Spielen_Videos]

What about the Roaming Latias/Latios? Considering that it's set as soon as you see it on the telly and pick its colour. Would that work in similar way to the starters (apart from deleting the save data of course) or not?

[@TruthHero]

Woah, didn't know you could run away and the pokemon would reappear after leaving the room

[@shinycollector]

Yeah that’s not in all games but it IS in Emerald

[@Luki-1331]

Hey, i know this is 3 years old, but, i'm using an emulator and a pokemon emerald rom, i'm trying to get rayquaza, i keep pressing A while loading a save state everytime the rayquaza is not a shiny, does it work?

[@shinycollector]

No, you have to do runaways like the video shows

[@nicologabrielmorales2472]

sooo if I have an early shiny frame can I hunt shiny Groudon through SRs? And what if I don't have the ESF do i still need to run away every time? Btw nice vid

[@shinycollector]

Nicolo Gabriel Morales if you have an early shiny frame and know this you are trying to land on the shiny frame by SRs. This is called “RNG abuse”. It can result in a shiny but is an illegitimate shiny.

[@nicologabrielmorales2472]

ohhh ok thanks

[@FranzoOnLine]

Really nice video! I'm curious though, why can't you hunt for Castform?

[@shinycollector]

Frénk this is because the only way you would be able to is if you don't get it through story and use battle video to hunt it like with the others. However it is force given to you through the story, even if your party is full it'll be sent to your box

[@FranzoOnLine]

ShinyCollector98 You're right, I was convinced you had to talk to the scientist yourself in order to get it

[@shinycollector]

Frénk in ruby and sapphire I believe of your party is full after the battle, the scientist will keep it and you talk to him to get it. So if your battery is live in those games you can hunt it

[@reidsmyth7775]

This is really helpful! Just one question, how long should this take??

[@reidsmyth7775]

and does it affect if I save and turn off during the time I'm hunting?

[@zanir2387]

i have a lot of shiny pokemon in my rom of pokemon rubi, all them totally legally caught, the ironic part is when you find a shiny pokemon you weren't looking for, when i was looking for a shiny pinsir there appeared 2 rhyhorn and 2 oddish before i could find pinsir XD.

[@jonathanrodriguez1203]

Hi! New to shiny hunting emerald! For the starter hunt, when the sign is coming down and im clicking at each time you mentioned. Should i just do that 1 time for each? And then soft reset to start a new game?

[@shinycollector]

Nope, like the video says you should aim for a few resets at each pace. Frames are 1/60 of a second, so doing 5 resets every save could lead you to skipping a file with an early shiny frame. More so its a big waste of time to create a new save that frequently

[@jonathanrodriguez1203]

@@shinycollector thank you! I just wanted to make sure😅

[@dozonater562]

So, does shiny hunting with the rub away method make the shinies easier to find?

[@shinycollector]

No, it makes them possible to find.

[@dozonater562]

How is it possible to get an early shiny starter on the save with the zigzagoon? And is that the same with poochyenna in Ruby and Sapphire?

[@dozonater562]

I get it now, actually. So basically, when I find a shiny zigzagoon, I don't need to start a new save file anymore because that shiny zigzagoon tells me that I have an early shiny frame, which means that I could potentially find a shiny starter within that save. But do I still need to do that different speeds thing after finding the shiny zigzagoon, or can I just soft reset normally after finding that shiny zigzagoon?

[@HeyItsHarsh]

uhmmm... i feel like I must be dumb that I've never actually known that you can catch Ho-Oh, Lugia, Deoxys, Mew, Latias and Latios in Emerald ... I've owned that game for years! ...

[@shinycollector]

They were all super old events to be fair

[@zxscorpion5140]

Thanks to the Covid, i returned to play my old pokemon games, Red Fire, Gold, Pearl, Emerald, Black 1 and White 2. Rayquaza, ive running away 512 times for the moment.

[@shinycollector]

Good luck! It’s odds are 1/8192 so it might take a while but hopefully you get it soon!

[@zxscorpion5140]

What happens if it turns off? Everything will be for nothing?

[@shinycollector]

el Scorpion there’s no chain, turning it off will have no effect

[@zxscorpion5140]

@@shinycollector ok, thanks for that, at the moment im in 623