Geowlett wrote:RWBY Rose wrote:I did that to get a shiny ditto. I got a shiny charmander, totodile, vulpix, and two eevee using it. It's a smidge annoying doing it though because getting an egg/hatching it takes forever even when using the bike. But hey I can have a cool looking shiny umbreon with the move nightmare and a ninetails that knows curse! And yes I'm aware they aren't good moves on these Pokémon it's just for the aesthetic.
(Just want to point out this only works in gen 2. Breeding with a shiny doesn't affect your odds in any other gen)
Yea but it really makes your chances sooo much better. From 1/8192 to only 1/64
I think someone did the math and it's only a smidge faster than if you are in gen 6 or 7 hatching with oval charm+shiny charm+masuda. The time it takes to get an egg and hatch in gen 2 REALLY slows you down. I could be wrong because it's been a while since I read it. I'll try and refind the post and report back.
Edit: couldn't find it but now I'm really curious. I'll hatch an egg in each game and do the math when I get the time.
Re-Edit: Note for me. Shiny odds in gen 7 with masuda+shiny charm is 1/512.
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Pairing for both: Magicarp x Ditto (different trainer ID)
Pokémon SilverTime to get egg: 3:43 = 223 seconds
Time to hatch egg+Go through hatch animation: 3:23 = 203 seconds
Total time to hatch 1 magicarp egg = 426 seconds
Odds when breeding with shiny Ditto: 1/64
Time to hatch 64 eggs: 27,264 seconds (454.4 minutes or 7.6 hours)
Pokemon Ultra SunTime to get egg (with oval charm): 00:17
Time to hatch egg (flame body+hatch power)+Go through hatch animation: 00:50
Total time to hatch 1 magicarp egg = 67 seconds
Odds when breeding with masuda+shiny charm: 1/512
Time to hatch 512 eggs: 34,304 seconds (571.7 minutes or 9.5 hours)
So yeah hatching in gen 2 is faster. Not as much as it would seem, but faster. Probably a lot faster if you don't have the oval charm or shiny charm already. If you already do then it only is a few hours faster.
Note: I did these with magicarp eggs. Magicarp is one of the fastest hatching eggs in the game.
2nd Note: The time it takes to get an egg may very slightly. I literally only got one egg in each game... too lazy to find the average time.
3rd Note: You can't hatch a shiny female Eevee/starter/etc. in SGC. The way shininess works in SGC makes it impossible... so if you were planning on doing that then you'll have to do it in another generation.