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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. | ||
Though the odds of obtaining a Shiny Pokémon are still fairly low, the chances have now been increased so significantly that players have touted it as a more reliable method than the {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}'s [[Poké Radar]]. The Masuda method is even more appealing, since it allows players to customize their team further, with specific [[Egg move]]s and [[individual values|IVs]] that would be either unavailable or harder to obtain. | Though the odds of obtaining a Shiny Pokémon are still fairly low, the chances have now been increased so significantly that players have touted it as a more reliable method than the {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}'s [[Poké Radar]]. The Masuda method is even more appealing, since it allows players to customize their team further, with specific [[Egg move]]s, [[natures]] and [[individual values|IVs]] that would be either unavailable or harder to obtain. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||