Luck manipulation: Difference between revisions

The second pseudorandom number generator creates a value, determining the species of a Pokémon swarm, the species of Pokémon found in the telescopes within the Great Marsh and the Pokémon found in the Trophy Garden. The algorithm specifically ensures that Mystery Gift Pokémon and a Manaphy hatched from an Egg from Pokémon Ranger is not shiny. This pseudorandom number generator instead uses the algorithm (0x6C078965 * Seed) + 0x1, where 0x6C078965 is the integer 1822919013 and 0x1 is the integer 1.<br /><br />Before the pseudorandom number generator is used the game will use generate a 'random' number based on the value of a [[qword]] (known as the random seed or 'seed state'). The seed can range from any value between 1 and 4294967295 and is usually generated after the player chooses 'Continue' on the title screen, except in Pokémon Emerald. The random seed changes depending on variables which are 'almost random', such the game clock time or the amount of recent coin tosses. To determine a 'random' number the game will then use the algorithm (0x41C64E6D * Seed) + 0x6073, where 0x41C64E6D is the integer 1103515245 and where 0x6073 is the integer 24691. <br />