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If a [[Pokémon outbreak|swarm]] ends while a chain is in progress, or a Pokémon otherwise ceases to become available, then that Pokémon will continue to be available until the chain is broken.
If a [[Pokémon outbreak|swarm]] ends while a chain is in progress, or a Pokémon otherwise ceases to become available, then that Pokémon will continue to be available until the chain is broken.


The probability of encountering a Shiny Pokémon becomes maximized at a chain length of 40, at approximately 1/200. This is a substantial increase from the usual probability of 1/8192. Since up to four patches of grass appear each time the Poké Radar is used, and each has an independent 1/200 chance, the overall probability of finding at least one Shiny patch for each reset of the Poké Radar is about 1/50. It is possible, although very unlikely, for multiple Shiny patches to appear on one reset.<!-- There's a Smogon link and Youtube video somewhere that shows this, but I can't find it right now...--> Entering a Shiny patch will never break a chain.
If the Poké Radar forces a Pokémon to be Shiny due to its increased odds, the game will construct a [[personality value]] that fulfills the Shininess requirement.<ref>[http://www.smogon.com/ingame/rng/pid_iv_creation The Process of PID and IV Creation of Non-Bred Pokemon - Smogon University]</ref> It is possible, although very unlikely, for multiple Shiny patches to appear on one reset.<!-- There's a Smogon link and Youtube video somewhere that shows this, but I can't find it right now...--> Entering a Shiny patch will never break a chain. It is always possible for non-flashing patches to contain a Shiny Pokémon as well due to the normal, completely random chance of a Pokémon being Shiny.


One of the many functions of the [[Pokétch]] is to {{DL|Pokétch|Trainer Counter|display the current chain}} and the three best chains made so far.
One of the functions of the [[Pokétch]] is to {{DL|Pokétch|Trainer Counter|display the current chain}} and the three best chains made so far.


====Shiny probability====
====Shiny probability====
[[File:PokéRadarShinyProbability IV.png|thumb|right|The formula for the probability of patch being Shiny. n<sub>c</sub> is the number of Pokémon in the chain, up to 40.]]
[[File:PokéRadarShinyProbability IV.png|thumb|right|The formula for the probability of a patch being Shiny]]


Based on the formula depicted at right, the probability of a patch being Shiny can be approximated as 1/8000 for a chain of 1, 1/7800 for a chain of 2, 1/7600 for a chain of 3, and so on up to 1/200 for a chain of 40. Since up to 4 grass patches can shake at a single time, this probability can be up to 4 times as high, giving the player about a 1/50 chance of finding a shiny patch at a chain length of 40. Note that it takes a while for a chain to start paying off - the probability does not exceed that of the [[Masuda method]] until a chain length of 33. After that point, the probabilities start to increase very strongly, with a chain of 40 having double the probability (1/200) compared to a chain of 39 (1/400). While the probability of finding a Shiny patch increases as chain length increases, normal non-Shiny patches will always have the usual 1/8192 chance of containing a Shiny Pokémon.
The formula to the right describes the probability for a patch to contain a Shiny Pokémon, where n<sub>c</sub> is the length of the chain, up to a length of 40. The results of this formula are depicted in the table shown below. As the table shows, the odds of finding a Shiny Pokémon increase slowly at first, but eventually they increase by larger and larger amounts, until reaching the maximum of a 1/200 chance of finding a Shiny Pokémon for a chain of length 40 or greater. These odds do not exceed the odds of the [[Masuda method]] until a chain length of 33 is reached.


As all Pokémon games prior to Generation V perform calculations strictly with integers, there exist some roundoff errors in the probability determination (as noted by the ceiling function in the formula). A game-accurate list of probabilities for each chain is as follows:
Since up to four grass patches can shake at a single time, the probability of finding a Shiny Pokémon in a given use of the Poké Radar can be up to 4 times as high, giving the player a maximum of approximately a 1/50 chance of finding a Shiny Pokémon at a chain length of 40.


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<nowiki>*</nowiki>A Shiny patch cannot appear on a chain length of 0<!-- add Smogon link sometime-->, but all non-Shiny patches still have the usual 1/8192 chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>A chain length of 0 is the first use of the Poké Radar, and the Poké Radar cannot force a Pokémon to be Shiny at this point (which would result in a flashing patch)<!-- add Smogon link sometime-->; however, the patches still have the default 1/8192 chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon.


====List of Radar-exclusive Pokémon====
====List of Radar-exclusive Pokémon====
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==On Bulbagarden forums==
==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/shiny-pokemon-with-the-pokeradar.19695/ Shiny Pokémon with the Poké Radar]
* [http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/shiny-pokemon-with-the-pokeradar.19695/ Shiny Pokémon with the Poké Radar]
==References==
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