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The Masuda method involves breeding two Pokémon created in games of different countries. An Egg resulting from such a pairing will have a higher likelihood of being Shiny. The most common way to arrange such a pairing is to use one foreign Pokémon and one from the game in which the breeding occurs, although the method will work in any game provided at least one of the Pokémon in the pair is from a country different to the country of the game cartridge. | The Masuda method involves breeding two Pokémon created in games of different countries. An Egg resulting from such a pairing will have a higher likelihood of being Shiny. The most common way to arrange such a pairing is to use one foreign Pokémon and one from the game in which the breeding occurs, although the method will work in any game provided at least one of the Pokémon in the pair is from a country different to the country of the game cartridge. | ||
If both Pokémon are foreign to the cartridge but are both from the same country, then the Masuda method will not take effect. Foreign language Pokémon obtained via [[in-game trade]]s, such as the {{DL|Foreign Pokédex entries|Generation IV|Meister}}'s {{p|Magikarp|Foppa}} and [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{p|Pikachu|Volty}}, are treated as being from the same country as the game they were generated in, so they cannot be bred with another Pokémon from the same country for the Masuda method. In Generation IV, if the Masuda method is in effect, so both parents come from different countries, the {{evostone|Everstone}} will fail to increase the chance of passing on a Nature. | If both Pokémon are foreign to the cartridge but are both from the same country, then the Masuda method will not take effect. Foreign language Pokémon obtained via [[in-game trade]]s, such as the {{DL|Foreign Pokédex entries|In Generation IV|Meister}}'s {{p|Magikarp|Foppa}} and [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{p|Pikachu|Volty}}, are treated as being from the same country as the game they were generated in, so they cannot be bred with another Pokémon from the same country for the Masuda method. In Generation IV, if the Masuda method is in effect, so both parents come from different countries, the {{evostone|Everstone}} will fail to increase the chance of passing on a Nature. | ||
A Pokémon traded internationally while still in its Egg will retain the internal marking which recognizes it as a foreign Pokémon even though it appears to be native to the cartridge it was hatched in. | A Pokémon traded internationally while still in its Egg will retain the internal marking which recognizes it as a foreign Pokémon even though it appears to be native to the cartridge it was hatched in. | ||
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| {{flag|United States|US game}} {{pcolor|Glalie|000}} {{male}} | | {{flag|United States|US game}} {{pcolor|Glalie|000}} {{male}} | ||
| {{flag|Japan|Japanese game}} {{pcolor|Froslass|000|ユキメノコ}} {{female}} | | {{flag|Japan|Japanese game}} {{pcolor|Froslass|000|ユキメノコ}} {{female}} | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:ShinyVIStar.png]] {{pcolor|Snorunt|000}} [[File:ShinyVIStar.png]] | ||
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! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="3" | Breeding with an in-game trade | ! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="3" | Breeding with an in-game trade | ||
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An internal marker on each Pokémon (0x17) identifies their "home location": if the game recognizes the two Pokémon in the daycare as having different home locations, then when an Egg is generated, the game will attempt to generate a [[personality value]] that results in a Shiny Pokémon up to four extra times in Generation IV and five extra times in Generation V.<ref>http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3322452&postcount=664</ref> | An internal marker on each Pokémon (0x17) identifies their "home location": if the game recognizes the two Pokémon in the daycare as having different home locations, then when an Egg is generated, the game will attempt to generate a [[personality value]] that results in a Shiny Pokémon up to four extra times in Generation IV and five extra times in Generation V.<ref>http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3322452&postcount=664</ref> | ||
If the player has the [[Shiny Charm]], the game will make two further attempts to generate a Shiny Pokémon, bringing the total chance up to 1/1024, or eight times more likely than normal. | If the player has the [[Shiny Charm]], the game will make two further attempts to generate a Shiny Pokémon, bringing the total chance up to 1/1024, or eight times more likely than normal. | ||
In Generation VI, the Shiny Charm combined with the Masuda method increases the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon to 1/512. | |||
==Reaction and purpose== | ==Reaction and purpose== | ||