Do different save files have different shiny rates because of ID/Secret IDs?

Mar. 26, 2023

I’m just curious if this could be true. Secret IDs impact the generation of specific things in older games and are the basis of the Cute Charm glitch. I’m wondering if Secret IDs can help normal shiny hunting or not. I seem to have a way easier time finding shinies in one of my games than any of my others. Also are Secret IDs in all Pokemon games?

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Statistically speaking no, especially when ignoring specific cases like RNG Manipulation (certain shiny + IV combos are only possible on certain TID + SID combos, more notably when not breeding), or the Cute Charm bug. The number of PIDs that are shiny are always the same per save file given how the shininess calculation goes.

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