Shiny Value Matching

Learn how to guarantee shiny Pokémon in X & Y by matching your Trainer Shiny Value (TSV) with an egg's Encrypted Shiny Value (ESV) through online trading.

Alright, so you've heard about Shiny Pokémon, right? Those super rare, differently colored versions of your favorite monsters. Well, there's a pretty neat trick in Pokémon X and Y that can help you snag them, but it's a bit of a grey area and needs a little help from outside the game. It's called Shiny Value Matching.

Basically, every trainer has a unique Trainer Shiny Value (TSV), and every Pokémon egg has an Encrypted Shiny Value (ESV). If your TSV matches an egg's ESV, that egg will hatch into a Shiny Pokémon for you! The trick is, you usually can't see these values on your own. You need an external device to check them. But here's where it gets interesting: lots of other players are doing this too!

So, what you can do is find other players online who have checked their TSV and their eggs' ESVs. You can then look for someone whose TSV matches the ESV of an egg you really want to be shiny. If you find them, you trade your egg to them, they hatch it (since it'll be shiny for them), and then trade it back to you. It sounds a bit involved, but it's a solid way to get a guaranteed shiny if you put in the effort to find the right trading partner.

The reverse is true too. If you find someone offering an egg with a specific ESV, and your own TSV matches that number, you'll want to snag that egg! People have gotten some awesome shinies this way, so it's definitely worth looking into if you're serious about collecting them.

Pros and Cons of Shiny Value Matching

Let's break down why this method is cool and what the downsides are:

• Pros:
  • Guaranteed Shiny: If you find a trainer with a matching TSV, you're pretty much guaranteed a shiny Pokémon.
  • Bonus Stats Check: While you're checking ESVs, you can also see the unborn Pokémon's stats. This means you could potentially get a Shiny Pokémon with the perfect nature, abilities, and moves you want – making it an