The first shiny I caught while chaining was a shiny ditto and that was only after 8!
oddly enough after that the next two were normal then it broke on a shellos.
remember you chance doubles for each pokemon chained
1/8192
1/4096
1/2048
1/1024
1/512
1/256
1/128
1/64
1/32
1/16
1/8
1/4
1/2
1/1

I don't think the formulas are correct I have found shinys while chaining say after 25 that was not what I was chaining, I steped in the wrong patch

What I just wrote up in my last post is the chance of a shiny appearing in any patch
Gold or Shiny patch means: Its shiny AND Its what your chaining

I think shiny patches have a 1% chance of being something other than what you're chaining.

And gold patches != shiny patches.

The formula IS correct. Your chances of finding a shiny increase as you continue the chain. Just because you catch something on the 25th link in the chain doesn't mean that your chances must be doubling with each new link. The people responsible for discovering the formula did their homework. It has been mathematically proven.

Please do as Axio suggests and read the rest of the thread before you comment. Your misguided statements will only serve to confuse people who are new to chaining.

-_- you really think people would start at the begining of a topic, especialy when it gives you information thats been proven by many people. O and i tested the 3D glasses theory on but the snow and sandstorm and they seem to make a small amount of difference but it is better

I would like to have a shiny Drifloon on my team

well alright then, in other news nintendo has made the unchainable chainable. Swinub can now be chained in platinum thanks to its change in address.

Oh? Hmm...I wonder if there have been other similar changes made in Platinum... Interesting.

Caught a shiny Ponyta recently. I would've gone for one or two more, but eh... I used to have time to chain. Not much anymore. That was actually the first chain I've done in over a year.

i recently started chaining, and decided to start easy so i caught shiny pachirisu, oddish and togepi. for some reason i decided to go for eevee today, i kneww it would be hard cause of it's low encounter rate. my chain broke at 35 D:. does anyone know the shiny probability if your chain is like 30? at 40 i know it's 1/200 ishh cause i'm about to try again, but if 30 is good enough i'll just keep resetting then.

the whole set of numbers is in one of the earlier pages (past page 2 but before page 20 i beleive)

Edit: O_o i just found a shiny clefairy in mt cornet going to spear piller!!!

In addition to Swinub, Croagunk is also chainable!

The chaining probability at 30 is still very small from what I remember. Even at 39, it's still smaller, which is why 40 is the best. In my thread a few topics down I wrote the formula I found, but I don't think it makes sense.

Just letting you guys know that the Shiny Collector Thread has been updated. If you choose to post your findings, please read the rules first. Thanks.

Also, I thought I should post this.

1 | 0.000140256881714 | 7130
2 | 0.000146835728696 |6971
3 | 0.000143461961013 | 6810
4 | 0.000150391862199 | 6649
5 | 0.000154145558675 | 6487
6 | 0.000158113752093 | 6325
7 | 0.000162315368652 | 6161
8 | 0.000166771628640 | 5996
9 | 0.000171506404877 | 5831
10 | 0.000176546650548 | 5664
11 | 0.000181922912598 | 5497
12 | 0.000187669951340 | 5329
13 | 0.000193827492850 | 5159
14 | 0.000200441148546 | 4989
15 | 0.000207563546988 | 4818
16 | 0.000215255737305 | 4646
17 | 0.000223588943481 | 4473
18 | 0.000232646776282 | 4298
19 | 0.000242528048429 | 4123
20 | 0.000253350394113 | 3947
21 | 0.000265254974365 | 3770
22 | 0.000278412668329 | 3592
23 | 0.000293032328288 | 3413
24 | 0.000309371948242 | 3232
25 | 0.000327754020691 | 3051
26 | 0.000348587036133 | 2869
27 | 0.000372396196638 | 2685
28 | 0.000399868304913 | 2501
29 | 0.000431919097900 | 2315
30 | 0.000469797307795 | 2129
31 | 0.000515251159668 | 1941
32 | 0.000570805867513 | 1752
33 | 0.000640249252319 | 1562
34 | 0.000729533604213 | 1371
35 | 0.000848579406738 | 1178
36 | 0.001015243530273 | 985
37 | 0.001265239715576 | 790
38 | 0.001681900024414 | 595
39 | 0.002515220642090 | 398
40 | 0.005015182495117 | 199

Thats the chances at every link.

More information can be found in my chaining guide a few threads down. :p

you need to move the decimal 2 places to the right to make it a percentage and not just a decimal
EDIT:
Here
Chain|Percentage|Fraction
1 | 0.140256881714% | 4/7130
2 | 0.146835728696% |4/6971
3 | 0.143461961013% | 4/6810
4 | 0.150391862199% | 4/6649
5 | 0.154145558675% | 4/6487
6 | 0.158113752093% | 4/6325
7 | 0.162315368652% | 4/6161
8 | 0.166771628640% | 4/5996
9 | 0.171506404877% | 4/5831
10 |0.0176546650548% | 4/5664
11 |0.0181922912598% | 4/5497
12 | 0.0187669951340% | 4/5329
13 | 0.0193827492850% | 4/5159
14 | 0.0200441148546% | 4/4989
15 | 0.0207563546988% | 4/4818
16 | 0.0215255737305% | 4/4646
17 | 0.0223588943481% | 4/4473
18 | 0.0232646776282% | 4/4298
19 | 0.0242528048429% | 4/4123
20 | 0.0253350394113% | 4/3947
21 | 0.0265254974365% | 4/3770
22 | 0.0278412668329% | 4/3592
23 | 0.0293032328288% | 4/3413
24 | 0.0309371948242% | 4/3232
25 | 0.0327754020691% | 4/3051
26 | 0.0348587036133% | 4/2869
27 | 0.0372396196638% | 4/2685
28 | 0.0399868304913% | 4/2501
29 | 0.0431919097900% | 4/2315
30 | 0.0469797307795% | 4/2129
31 | 0.0515251159668% | 4/1941
32 | 0.0570805867513% | 4/1752
33 | 0.0640249252319% | 4/1562
34 | 0.0729533604213% | 4/1371
35 | 0.0848579406738% | 4/1178
36 | 0.1015243530273% | 4/985
37 | 0.1265239715576% | 4/790
38 | 0.1681900024414% | 4/595
39 | 0.2515220642090% | 4/398
40 | 0.5015182495117% | 4/199

there is a thread stickied for this isnt there?

i don't beleive so, i think your talking about the shiny trading thread

But this is a sticky :o

so it is, yay chaining in platinum!! time for farfetched to die

Well, I'm really considering training a team for that World Championship thing. Chained/caught some Gligars today so I could breed for IVs, and I came across a shiny one :o

lol its always nice to find a suprise while hard at work, what were its evs btw?

You mean IVs? EVs are what you get from fighting other pokemon.


HP 20 - 24
Attack x1.1 17 - 20
Defense x0.9 7 - 10
Special Attack 26 - 29
Special Defense 20 - 24
Speed 5 - 9


Eww, basically.

thats not too good, and i just have to say this for the record exams suck

lol u've set the standard with randome shinies lol, chaining larvitar on my platinum I encountered a shiny gligar XD

I got a chain of 40 scyther on pltinum....but I accidentally stepped in the wrong spot and broke it D: (no00bish)