Masuda method: Difference between revisions

The '''Masuda method''', or '''Masuda's method''', is a fan-made term for describing an easier way of obtaining {{shiny2}} Pokémon in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. It is named after [[Game Freak]] director [[Junichi Masuda]], who first documented the effect in his column.<ref>http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=30</ref> In the column, Masuda mentioned a way for "rare colored Pokemon's Egg [to] be found little easier", but the mechanics behind this were discovered by [[Smogon]].

Though the odds of obtaining a shiny Pokémon are still fairly low, the chances have now been decreased so significantly that players are touting it as a more reliable method than the [[PokéRadar]]. In addition, 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, making using Masuda's method even more appealing. However, when breeding with two foreign pokémon you don't get the 50% chance of passing down a parent's nature using an [[everstone]]

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