Dec 4, 2014, 10:41 AM
(Dec 4, 2014, 08:48 AM)evilsabre Wrote: well to me its starting to sound like the search level matters more than the chain since many people are saying they get it around 200 chains so unless they are not soft resetting between chains to save repels their search levels will be around 200-250 very similar to stormfoxs search level upon shiny encounter. While is still all guesswork i think i'm starting to notice a pattern keep posting your chain results guys including both search levels and chain length when you encounter a shiny.
Hopefully we can get a more complete picture of how search level vs chain length affects the shiny rate i mean we know chaining is worth it since it garentees the next pokemon is the one you want but it would be interesting to know if you would be better doing horde battles to get search level up first before you chain for the shiny.
most likely I'd say it's a combo of the two. the higher the search level the better the chances and then assuring that you get the pokemon you want with the dexnav. and as for hunting not all pokemon can be found in hordes as we remember. it's a select few. so for those certain pokemon everyone wants. say buneary like I'm trying for right now or later if someone wants a shiny feebas. you gotta deal with single pokemon encounters to rack up that search level
