Video Guide
Tools
- PokeReader
- Lots of repels to avoid wild Pokémon encounters
Step 1: Setting Up
- Ensure you have PokeReader installed and running.
- Open PokéReader and lock it in place by pressing X and Y.
- Use the PokeRadar and encounter the Pokemon you want to be shiny.
- Knock out or catch the Pokémon to start the chain of 1 and lock the species.
- Chain 0 patches are not determined the same as chain 1 or higher. You must randomly encounter a Pokemon or use Wild RNG to get your species.
Note: Avoid using roller skates, running into the wrong species, or stepping into empty patches - these will break your chain.
Step 2: Inputting Data
- Open your bag to pause TinyMT advancements.
- Enter the following data from PokeReader into the RNG tool at the bottom of this guide:
- TinyMT seeds
- Current advances
- Max advances (e.g., 20,000)
- Number of Pokémon in your party
- Chain count
- Click "Generate" to display possible results.
- Sparkles: Shiny Pokémon patches.
- Green checkmarks: Safe patches that continue your chain.
- Red crosses: Dangerous patches that break your chain (wrong species or empty).
Step 3: Advancing TinyMT
- Walk around to recharge the PokéRadar if needed.
- Use Pokémon Amie to advance TinyMT quickly.
- Open your bag to pause advancements when you are close to your target advance.
- Advance to your target by
- Toggling the Experience Share to advance by 3 for each Pokémon in your party.
- Start teaching a Pokémon a TM and quickly exit to advance by 1.
Step 4: Finding the Shiny Patch
- Once you've reached your target advance, use PokeRadar.
- Walk into the correct patch without breaking the chain.
- Catch your shiny Pokémon!
RNG Tool
Credits
- wwwwwwzx for reverse engineering this logic, 3DSRNGTool, and TinyTimeline.
- Bambo_Rambo for TinyFinder, which this tool is based on, and their DexNav guide, which has help info.
- Vlad and Shiny_Sylveon for answering questions while this tool was being built.