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The Masuda Method is a Pokemon Shiny Hunter's best method of finding shiny Pokemon. But what is it? and more importantly, why was it added? and why is it called the Masuda Method?
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Chapters:
00:00 Sponsor
00:55 What is the Masuda Method?
04:18 Why was the Masuda Method added?
05:50 Why is it called the Masuda Method?
07:19 Outroduction
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[@shinyev3281]

Early gang

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Yeah

[@nischalpun3379]

Hey sup squad

[@FishmaelWithADashOfPepper]

I didn't even begin watching but your welcome

[@seddikturtle6800]

@@nischalpun3379 i'm good how about you

[@zuivbal6951]

Truegreen saying: 'so people can feel like they have friends' Man did us all dirty.

[@chirevam]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooofoffoffffff

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@chirevam Masuda is still seen by many as smart even though he laterally 'lives so long he became the Villain'.

[@akiradkcn]

@@loturzelrestaurant oof

[@rayplaysgamesrpg7233]

@@loturzelrestaurant Not exactly. The last game he directed was BDSP. But for ORAS, SM, SwSh, and L:A until he left Game Freak this year, he was only the lead soundtrack composer.

[@gman4061]

My best Masuda method shiny luck was in sun/moon, hatched back to back shiny female salandits.

[@dracosmith7781]

Nice

[@idontwantmyrealnameonhere5955]

Nice

[@_-daphne-_]

Great job!

[@DannyDorito1037]

Lucky I got back to back male ones I was pissed

[@balor_club3062]

Damn that‘s sick👍🏽

[@printility9602]

But they never ask “how is the Masuda method?” ):

[@chich-ai]

Deep

[@flyingstonemon3564]

😔

[@nightflame389]

I'll do you one better. When is the Masuda Method?

[@cyruss6536]

r/im14andthisisdeep

[@hdk-gamer2829]

@@nightflame389 I’ll do you one even better where Is the masuda method

[@9Destra]

Alternate Title: Lockstin takes 7 minutes to say “because GameFreak wanted to encourage trading through the GTS”

[@titanictyranitar9571]

Actually its closer to 8 minutes since its 7:55

[@gunnarschlichting9886]

@@titanictyranitar9571 Nah, the first 55 seconds are part of the ad. The remaining 7 minutes are the explanation.

[@titanictyranitar9571]

@@gunnarschlichting9886oh yeah never thought of that, your smart

[@duodecahedron]

thanks for the summary

[@alexanderbeatty2413]

"I'll do you one better, WHY is Gamora."

[@SolaricAngel116]

I do you one better, "WHEN is Gamora?"

[@PajamaCat4]

everyone asks why is gamora but nobody asks how is gamora :(

[@PedroHCF37]

@@SolaricAngel116 yester

[@elicenyne]

i’ll do you one better, Baba Is Gamora

[@heindo1589]

We need more collabs between Lockstin and Ron

[@pzsn5075]

Pokeaim was here too

[@daphenomenalz4100]

@@pzsn5075 ya :D

[@drxavier1870]

2:17 the Pokemon commercial that played in the background here is probably the most messed up Pokemon advertisment Dude litterally trapped a bunch of Pokemon on a bus and Trash Compacted them into a Gameboy for all eternity

[@StormGallade]

>Octillery put over Japan on the map I think he knew what he was doing.

[@yaboipktendo]

😳😳😳😳

[@Mattno.777]

"my kalamari is alive? WTF?!"

[@cosmicdunsparce]

Oh yeah. It's all coming together.

[@dinostorion]

and spiritomb over germany 😭

[@amandabushore7890]

🐙💦

[@Asgeirsun]

2:44 lol I thought my internet was acting up again for a sec.

[@castform7]

Oh, so "the Masuda method" is like "shiny". A term introduced by fans that sort of took on an official stance. That's pretty cool.

[@ThaOddGurl]

is it telling my age that when I got pokemon crystal, they were just called 'colored' pokemon XD

[@richardmorgan3665]

Don't forget the term Eeveelution, it was also a fan made made term that got some sort of an official recognition.

[@PansyPops]

@@ThaOddGurl what about “Shining” Pokemon? The semi-official term used before shiny, used mainly in the TCG.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

yeah is funny, because in Japan they're just called "rare"

[@hhjan594]

@@ThaOddGurl Pretty sure in Japanese shiny pokemon are still known as "alternate colored" pokemon. In Japanese, "shiny pokemon" are actually referring to "Lucky pokemon" in Pokemon Go.

[@zidanez21]

Did this man just get Ron aka Trugreen7 to do Masuda, I didnt think Masuda would have a semi-New York Accent

[@Ore_Jo]

I think birdkeeper Tobi was the other guy, but I don’t watch him enough to be aure

[@Thesmus]

@@Ore_Jo he's defo in this vid based on the credits in the description

[@mushroomdude123]

My first MM shiny was a Helioptile I got in Sword. I named it “Sunburn”.

[@grifmcgruf]

1:41 I giggled when all of lockstins previous avatars appeared next to each other. I'm all about not ignoring the past.

[@Kyle-jo1fl]

"What have you gotten out of the Masuda Method?" Pain.

[@petermarsella6537]

Ah yes, the Masuda Method. The Method by Masuda, the Method designed by Masuda, Masuda's Method. That Method?

[@almost_arven]

When heard truegreen7’s voice I was shocked

[@leonardoseepaulsingh2625]

same

[@shinyev3281]

I'm actually using the masuda method to shiny Hunt rowlet

[@purple1439]

I wish u luck

[@dwinters6291]

It's the only way to get shiny starters in SwSh

[@___MTG___]

I got 2 shiny Rowlet in a row when I was hatching for one :)

[@paulolsen2197]

nice subnoodle pic, I like Patterrz too! It took me over 2,500 eggs to get a shiny rowlet.

[@mercury3775]

I got mine after 38 eggs in ultra sun

[@rushslime1718]

Not gonna lie, I really liked that one butterfly that had different wing patterns and colors based on the region its from. I wish more pokemon did that tbh

[@star-aether]

The Pokemon is called Vivilon :)

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

Pokedex number 666

[@rushslime1718]

@@star-aether thank you

[@akiraxyzoschannel7738]

@@shytendeakatamanoir9740 That’s why its eyes look kind creepy

[@vossboss220]

Wait so like that frame of 1:43 low-key reminded me of the corporation logo simplifying meme with all 3 lockstins there. Just wanted to say that

[@TheBigHerman007]

I used it to get a Shiny Rockruff with Own Tempo. That blue pup is so cute!

[@cyruss6536]

I love shineruff

[@b.r.52]

Thanks for this video. Reading about this method felt like lesson from HS, understandable but somewhat dry, and your style always helps bridge a little more understanding on it.

[@binxwaxcap7832]

Aaayyyyyy shout out to the sneaky little audio cameos! ♥️

[@donkeyhobo34]

I'm in love with you

[@thekoolkrab3226]

Ah yes, the Masuda method, aka the only actually working shiny hunting method for SwSh if you don’t have the DLC, good times

[@_StarGutz_]

Yea and I don’t know how but my brother found a shiny joltik and now he uses it to shiny hunt

[@frankiemorga2873]

After 500 Zigzagoon battles ill gladly stick with MM.

[@redhannibal2740]

@@_StarGutz_ Goltik?

[@anastasiskal2608]

@@redhannibal2740 joltik i guess

[@_StarGutz_]

@@redhannibal2740 I kinda for got and I woke up like 15 minutes ago sooooo sorry I’ll fix it

[@jorgegajardo5180]

That intro sounded so much like "Hey Vsauce, Michael here" Someday he's just going to say "Hey trainers, Lockstin here. Have you ever thought why shinys are the color they are, well you see-"

[@Vmml_Tbqfunyy]

Is it weird that having the yellow bar there makes me not want to skip the ad? It makes me go "oh it's moving at an okay pace, this won't be long, I can wait."

[@luisdiegomesenr4553]

My first shiny was litten i wasnt even hunting i just wanted a good ev one

[@candiserti]

iv*

[@silvrvolt3826]

My first shiny was a salamence

[@floof7572]

@@candiserti dunno if u knew this, the term ev is for effort values (i.e, stat changes depending on the value, etc) i dont know much so i might be just plain dumb

[@doihaveto2695]

personally i think it should be called the "arranged marriage" method

[@Breadcutter]

Oh no

[@nelsonchandra6193]

"Idea guy." lol that's called a game designer. Sometimes they have a specific title like system designer.

[@chrisdoke5214]

I liked having other poketubers doing the voices/narration in some parts of the video. Its an interesting change of pace.

[@angrypoppy]

My fist shiny Using the Masuda Method was a Shiny Soble. It only took me ten eggs to get it!

[@officersoulknight6321]

Similar situation for me; Shiny trapinch in 9!

[@gregorymirabella1423]

1:39 i didn't think i would get rick rolled by 3 gameboys. but i suppose after bidoof day, anything is possible.

[@one-up7498]

Can we appreciate lockstin for not stretching the video 4 seconds longer to make it 8 minutes and put mid rolls

[@sirenstrike4163]

I mean... this is his living. I'm surprised he didn't. KZbinrs enjoy their work but they gotta make money too

[@Nerbto]

You see look at the literal first segment of the video

[@one-up7498]

@@sirenstrike4163 yeah I don’t really care about the ads I’m honestly surprised he didn’t

[@dieghautdeforme5049]

Wait, it's not 10 minutes?

[@one-up7498]

@@dieghautdeforme5049 yeah youtube changed it like May last year

[@catriamflockentanz]

I've never used the Masuda Method as I am not into Shinies but I like to share my odd history with my early Shinies. A Tentacool, a Tentacruel and yet another Tentacool across three different games. Then a Trapinch came along and "saved" me from my shiny jellyfish fate in a replay of Sapphire. I still have it to this day thanks to Pal Park, Poképorter and Pokémon Bank.

[@OptimusProvost]

I love Lockstin videos! I watch every one even if I know about the topic because he’s just so good at explaining things!

[@byronsmothers8064]

Masuda: "the GTS will encourage global trading between players" The trade offer: I receive a lvl100 Jirachi, & you receive a lvl1 shellos.

[@hhjan594]

I was totally caught off when I heard Ron's voice in the video.

[@ChillDragon]

My first shiny was believe it or not, a Shiny Spiritomb, I met all the requirements, got the Odd Keystone, and found it first try. But since I was the stupidest kid on the face of the Earth, I traded Platinum for Fire Red at school...

[@antoniosalazar6699]

Wow! It was really nice to realize its a colab without that being mentioned :3 A "basic" information video but with great "sprinkles" here and there. Nice vid 🥰

[@cuddlefish7798]

The canon reason for the masuda method might be a wider gene pool since they come from diffrent regions means more genes that can result in a shiny pokemon.

[@dutchmonchannel3812]

Lockstin: What was you first shiny pokemon using the masuda method? Also Lockstin: *shows non breedable pokemon*

[@HoodlumCallum]

banger video

[@AbduShu]

Yes

[@castform7]

Indeed

[@channelthatinolongeruse9579]

Bong

[@nintendodsiLL]

calllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllluuuuuuuuuuuuuum

[@Someone4now]

Just noticed the yellow line in the add I just really like it and makes it easier to know when it will stop

[@hhjan594]

I believe the Masuda method is just called "International breeding" in Eastern countries. Quite literally a name, I got confused when I first heard Masuda method too.

[@abhishekrahul3290]

Damm I can't say if the voice of masuda is Ron or pokeaim. They sound so similar

[@majorhoolahan]

Most likely Ron, this type of video is much more up his alley

[@PansyPops]

It’s Ron, it says in the description of the video if you want to double check.

[@majorhoolahan]

@@PansyPops I probably should have considered that.

[@lorendavis1632]

I've only ever used the masuda method to get a shiny Eiscue. Otherwise, I find horde hunting and radar chaining to be a bit more my style. By the way, Lockstin, have you encountered your first legit shiny yet?

[@hanakowolf578]

My first Masuda Method Shiny Pokémon was a Treeko in Gen 6! One of my favorite starters!

[@necrocomicon8]

thank you so much lockstin i love the little yellow bar at the bottom of the sponsored portion

[@Jormyyy]

Never found a wild shiny pokemon gang, checking in! Seriously I've never seen a wild shiny :(

[@ellapyhalto9262]

I’ve found two full odds, shiny flower fairy pokemon and shiny skorupi :)

[@Hedgeman98]

Keep at it bro you'll find one eventually and it will be great

[@centuritron]

I find that so odd, cause I've found multiple randomly. My first ever was a Duosion in my first ever play through of White, the first game I played that was my own. Got a Tranquil on a random Black playthrough. Got a Litwick in a Black nuzlocke & it ended up being the sole survivor of Ghetsis. Got a Sandlash in a Soul Silver Nuzlocke. And those are just off the top of my head

[@Not_aHorse]

I randomly found a shiny of the galar flower Pokemon when I was working on finishing my pokedex

[@Not_aHorse]

I didn't evolve it

[@zey2920]

Thank you for Time-stamping the sponsor xd

[@xavierchristiantorres7847]

This was a fun video. I never really knew of this method but I liked trading occasionally with the switch and DS games. By first shiny, natural, was a gold krabby, it was so cool!

[@dallinmoody1297]

I love how your "friends from all over the globe" (a new-yorker and a brit) were doing the voices for the two japanese men.

[@EmbersAnimations]

Id be smashed if I took a shot every time they said “all over the world”

[@gibbsterV]

Where is the Masudo Method I’ll do you one better what is the Medusa Method I’ll do you one better why is the Masuda Method

[@londoncintron680]

Piplup was my very first Masuda method shiny. I still happen to own it in my copy of Alpha Sapphire

[@Vezon-id4pm]

My first masuda method was a trapinch back in Pokemon Y. Flygon is still one of my favorites.

[@shadicx5279]

Notification squad

[@MegaNicole1977]

Yeah me too

[@cyruss6536]

Pog

[@hextheprotogenfox]

The best part of this is about Midway through when he was starting to talk about the method the software uses to edit made glitched out causing its descend like he said in twice in a row

[@SapphireLeaf10]

I like that lockstin used the script for the every berry in pokemon explained video for the grammarly segment

[@PedroHCF37]

Never played an actual Pokémon game, played them all in emus... This explanation on the Masuda method was mind-opening. Thanks!

[@DracoFan1992]

My first shiny using the Masuda Method was a snivy, it only took 17 eggs to get it, and it's still my favorite to this day.

[@goroakechi235]

My first shiny pokemon with the Masuda method was Beldum. It was fairly recent as I just got into shiny hunting not to long ago. But I still love my now Metagross and it's a permanent member on my team. Actually it was my final member.

[@AgentMChan]

I used the Masuda Method to get shiny absol at first but being that I'm terrified of playing online I only tried it for the first time THIS generation, and it was so fun hatching shinies and trying to trade that I actually completed my pokedex to get the shiny charm for the first time in any generation and I've been playing since yellow. Trading and interacting with folks (I actually had to seek forum help for the first time too to get my pokedex completed) was so fun that I may actually do it with other games now and it's all thanks to wanting to really give the Masuda method a good go!

[@paulolsen2197]

My first Masuda shiny was a Yamper named Pinky, and it was found while I was watching the Pokemon anime. I then got hooked on shinyhunting and went on to even attempt a legendary hunt, that being terrakion. My longest Masuda hunt was G-zigzagoon, with over 3,000 eggs.

[@g4brielb0nfim]

My first Masuda method shiny was a rowlet, it took me some years to create courage to start shiny hunting

[@fanphineas1936]

My very first shiny was a wild Bolbeat back in gen 6 in OR/AS. I don't like that Pokémon that much but I keep it because it is my first shiny ever. To this day I've only cought one other shiny; a Rockruff on Ultramoon, and got a lot more trough the GTS. But those two have a very special place in my heart.

[@frozen_pizza1492]

I did Masuda method hunting in gen 7, and I only did it for a few Pokémon, but I ended up getting them within like 3 hours. Really efficient, and I much preferred it to SOS chaining because you could get things like starters and gen 7 poke radar Pokémon.

[@furby9284]

My first shiny Pokémon I got with Masuda was a Sizzlipede which I named Kevin Bacon. It was the first shiny I ever hunted for. I still love him to this day as a menacing Centiskorch.

[@Skeleetrom]

When I got back into Pokemon in February, I completed my 4 year hunt for a shiny Fennekin in Ultra Moon using the Masuda Meathod.

[@nuttybutterx4259]

My first time using the masuda method was in b/w and i was skeptical of it working but i soon hatched my first shiny oshawott, then preceded to get all the shiny starters then a couple more, all within like a week or two. Best method!

[@M_Alexander]

The first shiny I actually set out to acquire was a Golurk after I accidentally ran from one. I used the Method to breed one in Shield

[@ChargedCoin]

My first shiny from the method was Rookidee! I wasn’t that interested/ well-known about shiny hunting in the past, and it really kicked off in Sword and Shield.

[@frogge_gamer]

the first pokemon I got with the masuda method was a shiny pumpkaboo! I loved the spoopyness of the shiny!

[@seankelley9928]

So, I've never used the Masuda method myself, but have gotten a few shines over the years. I remember my first was playing Soul Silver the same year I had just started college. I was at the grass in the Lake of Rage about to go catch the red Gyarados, and caught a shiny Noctowl right before it! I named him Tobias, and still have him today 😁

[@Juuchan17]

My first Masuda shiny... wasn't until Shield. December 12, 2019. Honedge. A bit over 400 eggs. I cried. I'd never gotten so lucky before... until after the DLC announcement, where I hatched a shiny Galarian Slowpoke using the method in 3 EGGS.

[@SWCMB]

My first Masuda Method Pokémon was a Popplio in Sun. I hatched 24 eggs and the 25 fifth was not near from hatching and went to sleep (It was 11:45 pm and had to go to school by 7:30.) I woke up the next morning it was 6:20 and had time to prepare for school, so I turned on my 3ds, hatches the 25th egg, and there it was, a shiny Popplio. I was mind blown because it was already a guaranteed shiny egg when I saved and went to sleep right before that last egg could hatch.

[@AnimeMPKMNmaster430]

Before I knew about the Masuda Method, my first shiny from it was a shiny Togepi in Pokémon Black/White. I hatched a shiny Togepi (not realizing it was shiny until I saw the sparkly stars) & wondered how I got it. I had to have a friend explain it to me & then began my research on it. And since then, most of my shiny Pokémon I obtain are via the Masuda Method (Legends Arceus & Gen 9 are the exceptions now).

[@wandererking]

I have only used the Masada method once to hunt for a shiny Popplio in Pokémon Shield after missing the event to get a shiny Primarina from Pokémon Bank for USUM. The MM successfully yielded me my shiny male Primarina, nicknamed Trixie after my favorite drag queen.

[@twistedjake_]

I didn’t start doing the Masuda Method until SWSH because in gens 6 and 7, there were better methods like SOS. However, I now have over 40 masuda method shinies, my first one was a Dreepy in 79 eggs.

[@necrozma4029]

I'll never forget the time in Let's Go Pikachu. Route 17, doing pre-league training, catching Eevees and whatnot. I caught an Eevee there, which started my streak of 1, and as I was about to progress downwards, a Shiny Eevee popped up. After a lot of Ultra Balls, I caught it. I'll never be more proud.

[@ThatJaymsWisdom]

It just occurred to me that I had no idea what the Masuda method actually was. I hear people say it all the time but having never hunted, or even caught, a shiny Pokemon before it was just a thing other people did in my mind. I knew it was breeding but didn't realise it had to be using traded Pokemon from other regions. Neat.

[@Aesculathehyena]

My first shiny (Red Gyarados aside) was an Electrike. I still haven't evolved her, since I don't hugely like shiny Manectric. Whe was in Gen 3, so I made her a contest champ! My first experience with the Masuda Method after I heard about it was my second main shiny hunt, in Gen 5 (previous was Eevee in Gen 3). It was with the shiny charm, since I had already finished out the Unova dex, and for Absol. Since then I've always used it, I have a German Ditto I use.

[@zachschmitt3654]

I love the method!!!! I’ve used it a lot in gen 8, my first shiny Pokémon I did was Galarian slowpoke with my second being sobble. I’ve obtained a total of 9 different shinies with the masuda method in gen 8

[@Iweleth]

My first Masuda bred shiny was a Ralts. Not only that I have two Ralts I obtained this way: One in X and the second in Shield, who is now my beloved partner and Gardevoir called Voile.

[@B1lguun4]

never used the masuda method but my first shiny was a full odds shiny in pokemon x, about a month or two ago :)

[@BLUPotatoSpy]

My first shiny from the masuda method was larvitar by accident when I bred it with an adamant axew for that nature

[@axolofa]

I started attempting Masuda Method hunts in Moon (my first Pokemon game) though I was never successful. It wasn't until Shield when I got my first successful Masuda hunt in under 2 hours (which is one of my greatest achievements.) It was a Drifloon, and I love it so. The next Masuda hunt I did was a Zorua that went WAAAAAAY over odds, and took like 3 or 4 months of on and off hunting. It meant all the more when I finally got it though

[@SapphireLeaf10]

My first shiny from the matsuda method was actually an accident. In my copy of shield I was starting to work on completing my Pokédex and saw that I didn't have a seedot yet but I did have a nuzleaf from a surprise trade I did earlier on so I bred the nuzleaf to get one and it hatched shiny. It was only at this point that I realized that the nuzleaf had been Spanish and that the seedot was technically a Matsuda method shiny.

[@berrystrawhat]

My first ever shiny was a wild shiny Starly right when I started a replay of Platinum! Amazing luck, except for the fact that it was before I could get pokeballs

[@TebbleTV]

The very first wild shiny Pokémon that I can remember encountering was a Geodude but, this was years before my household had internet so I didn't think much of it with a random golden Geodude showing up and KOed it like usual. That and my brother would overwrite that save anyway because he wanted to play and didn't have his onw GBASP and Pokémon game yet.

[@Lahiss]

My first Masuda Metho'd shiny was a Ralts in Y, then a Mawile. (Megas made me love them both). After that I haven't ever purposefully bred for shinies, but whenever I breed for competitive mons I use Masuda Method just in case and have gotten few "accidental" shinies that way.

[@LazyQahnaarin]

My first non static shiny was a Zweilous in White 2 and Y is when I got my first shiny from breeding, it was a Phantump, and I still have both. I was constantly breeding shinys in 6th gen.

[@Shadowfan206]

The first shiny I ever hatched through this method was a shiny Sandygast. I evolved it into Palossand, it was female, and I named her Pele after the Hawaiian Goddess of volcanoes. She hatched on Halloween of 2018.

[@catfromthefuture5368]

My first was Falinks and it's definitely one of my favorites

[@flamingoodness4923]

Never used the Masada method, but my first shiny encounter was a shiny graveler in Pokémon platinum. Unfortunately for me…it was on iron island…where Riley joins you the entire time. As we all know, you can’t catch Pokémon in a double battle, and that’s exactly what happened to me. To this day I hold a grudge against that pile of 0s and 1s.

[@tornadey018]

Lockstin: What was your first masuda method pokemon? Image: Shows an Arkoos.

[@IntonerCaim]

My first shiny was a ladyba from Pokemon X! I still fondly remember the first time I encountered it as after a heart wrenching decision to restart my game to revisit my first ever Pokemon game one of my first new team members was a shiny ladyba! I know Ledian isnt exactly strong, but he was a good partner to have [:

[@1tylersego1]

My first Masuda Method Mon was my Pichu in Shield. I've actually never was interested in doing it in older games and was shocked to get it in my 7th egg.

[@bleedingthumbs97]

My first Masuda Method shiny was a Feebas in Y. It took about 400+ eggs with the shiny charm.

[@JoeVO24]

one of the reasons i love pokemon so much is that one of their mission statements is literally to just bring the world together through a love of pokemon. I've made a lot of friends through the community online and off. It wouldnt be the same without trading.