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I think I saw a video once that said if you use the masuda method and count the number of eggs before you get shiny, soft reset and breed the same number of eggs with a pokemon of your choice it will be shiny. He called it shiny swapping (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nc3BsqkdYY. Has this been checked? If not I can. {{unsigned|Bob-jo3}}
I think I saw a video once that said if you use the masuda method and count the number of eggs before you get shiny, soft reset and breed the same number of eggs with a pokemon of your choice it will be shiny. He called it shiny swapping (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nc3BsqkdYY. Has this been checked? If not I can. {{unsigned|Bob-jo3}}
:It's probably worth mentioning somewhere, but I'm not sure where. I'm by no means an expert but this seems like more of a side effect of the RNG algorithm than a formal "method" for shiny hunting. There's more information [[Pseudorandom number generation in Pokémon#RNG abuse|here]] if you're curious. --[[User:Celadonkey|<span style="color:#00A1E9">cela</span><span style="color:#BF004F">donk</span>]] ([[User talk:Celadonkey|talk]]) 17:24, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
:It's probably worth mentioning somewhere, but I'm not sure where. I'm by no means an expert but this seems like more of a side effect of the RNG algorithm than a formal "method" for shiny hunting. There's more information [[Pseudorandom number generation in Pokémon#RNG abuse|here]] if you're curious. --[[User:Celadonkey|<span style="color:#00A1E9">cela</span><span style="color:#BF004F">donk</span>]] ([[User talk:Celadonkey|talk]]) 17:24, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
== Gen 2 Shiny Pokémon Hidden Power Base Power ==
''A Shiny Pokémon's Hidden Power type in Generation II can only be either Grass or Dragon, with a power of either 49 or '''69'''.'' Nice. <small>- ''totally signed comment from [[User:Kirbychu Showdown|Kirbychu Showdown]] ([[User talk:Kirbychu Showdown|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Kirbych_Showdown|contribs]])'' </small> 19:07, 14 December 2021 (UTC)