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From Generation IV onwards, trading with games from other countries became easier due to the [[Nintendo DS]]'s ability to communicate through [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. The Masuda method was likely coded as incentive for players to use the [[Global Terminal|GTS]]'s international trading services.
From Generation IV onwards, trading with games from other countries became easier due to the [[Nintendo DS]]'s ability to communicate through [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. The Masuda method was likely coded as incentive for players to use the [[Global Terminal|GTS]]'s international trading services.


The Masuda method is appealing, since it allows players to obtain Shiny Pokémon with specific [[Egg Move]]s, [[Nature]]s and [[individual values|IVs]] that would be either unavailable or harder to obtain.
The Masuda method is appealing to competitive players, since it allows players to obtain Shiny Pokémon with specific [[Egg Move]]s, [[Nature]]s and [[individual values|IVs]] that would be either unavailable or harder to obtain.


==See also==
==See also==
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