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[ORAS] [Fully Revamped 11/27/14!] Proven (not confirmed) way to Shiny chain! [From General] - Printable Version

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[Fully Revamped 11/27/14!] Proven (not confirmed) way to Shiny chain! [From General] - Jack - Nov 26, 2014

Here's the original post: http://thejustinflynn.tv/forum/Thread-ORAS-Possibly-confirmed-way-to-Shiny-Chain-using-DexNav
I'm posting it here for those that are interested.

**Almost all information courtesy of http://www.twitch.tv/pokemoncenter who has allowed me to keep this thread up for educational purposes **
Please support him if you find this guide useful! He helped write! I'm just compiling what he has said about shiny chaining, and putting it into an understandable format.

Step-by-step guide to shiny chaining:
*Be sure to use repels with this method
1. Find an area suitable to hunt shiny Pokemon.





How To Find An Area Suitable To Hunt Shiny Pokemon

To start off, you're going to need either one very large patch of grass, or you are going  to need multiple patches of grass.
Once you find one of these areas, you're going to need to test it. Not all areas are suitable. The only way to test is to try a chain and see how it does!

Here's the explanation:
While using the DexNav, think of it as you being in the center of a circular radar. When you  press "search," it pings the area around you where rustling grass is possible. There is a set amount of spots where rustling grass can occur. There has to be enough of these locations around you for you to be able to always find rustling grass; and, consequently, encounter a Pokemon to continue the chain.

The 100% guaranteed spots to shiny hunt include (I'll update this as people find more shiny pokemon!):
(Use these spots to start out to make sure you are correctly following the method)
Route 116
Catch-able Pokemon:
Zigzagoon
Taillow
Nincada
Whismur
Skitty
[Image: XjmmiLe.jpg]

~and~

Safari Zone (Area 2)
Catch-able Pokemon:
Pikachu
Oddish
Gloom
Doduo
Natu
Girafarig
Wobbuffet

[Image: SZ5YO3o.jpg]


2. Decide which Pokemon you wish to shiny chain, and make sure you have captured at least one of it (So that it is searchable in the DexNav).

3. Select the Pokemon in the DexNav, and click search
More information about where you can and cannot press search:



FAQ About Pressing Search

Q: Do you have to move at all after encountering a Pokemon?
A: No, you can stand completely still without breaking the chain.

Q: Where am I able to press search?
A: You are able to press search in both grassy and non-grassy areas without breaking the chain.

*No matter where you press search, there just has to be enough of the ping-able rustling grass (as discussed in the section about finding a suitable shiny hunting area) or the chain will break.


4. Creep on the rustling bush it creates to encounter the Pokemon. You need to kill that Pokemon. Running away will reset the chain. Capturing the Pokemon is unknown whether or not the chain will break.

5. You have just started the chain! Exit the grass, search, and repeat the process.



How To Know You are Chaining Correctly

Check the level of the Pokemon!
The base level of the Pokemon you are chaining will grow as your chain number grows.
Once you reach chain number 100, the base level will reset to 1 above the original base level.




There are a few possible ways to break the chain:
1. If you do not find a rustling bush after pressing search then you know the chain is broken.  The encounters have to be consecutive with one another.
2. You don't creep towards it while within about a 5 block radius (basically once the shadow appears on the radar you need to make sure that you are creeping)
3. You don't get to the rustling grass in time
4. You run away from the Pokemon


Some other tips:
- It is believed only right now that the chances of finding a shiny were the same as XY, once you hit a 40 chain it's a 1/200 chance of a shiny.
- There is no shiny grass you are looking for. The shiny Pokemon will be in what looks like normal rustling grass. You just have to continue the chain.
- Some people have reported getting shiny Pokemon as low as an 18 chain and 28 chain using this method. He himself (pokemoncenter) has found multiple shiny Pokemon using this method. The longest chain he did was a 160 chain, but he accidentally broke it without finding a shiny.
- As far as it goes now with this method, it is believed that the search level has absolutely no function in getting a higher shiny percent chance. For now, just use the levels as a counter for what chain you are on.


Again, this is information I compiled into a readable format from the guy over at http://www.twitch.tv/pokemoncenter . He's good at explaining things; be stop by his stream! Hopefully this helped you guys! PLEASE SUPPORT HIM IF YOU FOUND THIS GUIDE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to post!
If there is something I can add for clarification please let me know! Thanks, and happy shiny hunting!



Some proof from people on this forum using this method! Will update as more people catch shiny Pokemon!

Joushou's Shiny using this method:

He got it after the 40th chain [Image: 59f69e65eb.jpg]