Is the Masuda method really only gen 4?

Dec. 27, 2012

I was looking through random questions and found that a question said masuda method was gen 4 only (sorry I lost the link and forgot question name) and is this true, GEN 4 ONLY?!

Edit: Heres the link, in the answer there was Gigalith and Shelmet, and it was from THIS January:http://pokemondb.net/pokebase/53324/breed-red-gyarados-from-soul-silver-ditto-will-shiny-magikarp

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You probably saw that before Gen V was made. The Masuda Method was made during Gen IV, so Gens IVandV have the Masuda Method.>The Masuda method (Japanese: 国際結婚 international marriage), also known as Masuda’s method, is a fan-made term which describes a way to obtain Shiny Pokémon more easilyin Generation IV and V.-Bulbapedia

It is in both.