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As its name suggests, the pseudorandom number generator is not truly random in the sense that the game or software will depend on a relatively small set of initial values known as the 'state'. For this reason, several players have manipulated the Pseudorandom number generator to give him or her a shiny Pokémon. |
As its name suggests, the pseudorandom number generator is not truly random in the sense that the game or software will depend on a relatively small set of initial values known as the 'state'. For this reason, several players have manipulated the Pseudorandom number generator to give him or her a shiny Pokémon. |
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==How |
==How pseudorandom number generators are used in the Pokémon games== |
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Two pseudorandom number generators exist in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. |
Two pseudorandom number generators exist in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T40oaiVrR5g] - A player manipulates the |
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T40oaiVrR5g] - A player manipulates the pseudorandom number generator so that he or she can hatch a shiny Cyndaquil. |
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[http://users.smogon.com/mingot/rngreporter.htm] - A calculator to help players find the SID of a Pokémon, and the relevent amount of coin tosses required for the next Pokémon egg to be shiny. |
[http://users.smogon.com/mingot/rngreporter.htm] - A calculator to help players find the SID of a Pokémon, and the relevent amount of coin tosses required for the next Pokémon egg to be shiny. |
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