RNG abuse vs. Pokegening vs Breeding/SRing.

A couple years or so ago I would have said that breeding/soft resetting is the (morally) best way to obtain your Pokemon. I would have said that only cheaters gen their Pokemon. I don't mind RNGing so much, since it is part of the game-- but using an outside program to give yourself an advantage was where I drew the line.

However, I've changed my opinion purely because I have come to an understanding. I accept all Pokemon (whether hacked or legitimate) so long as their stats/movesets/everything else is 100% legally obtainable in-game. And here's why:

The numbers.

Yes, let me crunch the numbers for you. Say, for example, you wanted that perfect Latias with Hidden Power Fire. This will require a Latias with an IV spread of 31/30/31/30/31/30. Given the new mechanic introduced in Gen VI where legendaries are guaranteed to have at least 3 perfect IVs, that leaves three others. Getting the 31's in the right place is "easy" enough: 5% chance ( (3/6)(2/5)(1/4) = .05 ). But then we have to get 30's in all the other spots, leaving us with a .00015% chance ( .05/323 = .00000153 ). But that's not even all-- we haven't factored in the nature yet! Even if we start the battle with a Synchronize pokemon of the desired nature, it's still a 50% chance to take effect, so divide the previous number by 2 and you get .000076% chance of getting the Latias you wanted. This is a 1 out of 1,310,720 chance. If you're like me, and you like to catch your pokemon in a pokeball of your choice that isn't a master ball, you're going to be in for a LONG, rough time of it for the next couple months (if not longer).

So, to make a long story short, I reached the end of my rope with trying to catch the Latias that I wanted, and decided to gen. And I'm not sorry-- I have other things to do with my life, not least of which is school, family, friends, etc. I'm sure other people can relate. My Latias is 100% possible-- just .000076% probable. Ain't nobody got time for that.

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