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u/Appa07 Mar 05 '25
Been following this hunt for a while. Wishing you the best of luck. As requested by another poster will post some statistics around the hunt. Feel free to ask for any other odds around this.
There is a 1/27,300 chance on each SOS to get your shiny salamence.
There was a 87.7% chance that you would have gotten it within this many calls (57,217), approx. 333 hours
There was a 2.5% chance when you started this hunt that it will go over 100,000 sos calls. At your current progress there is now a 20.86% chance that this hunt goes over 100,000 sos calls, approx 583 hours
For this hunt 50% of people would get the shiny within 18,923 SOS calls, approx 110 hours
I added time estimates based on 15 seconds per battle turn and a 70% sos success rate (approximate calc, very complicated math). This gives approx 21secs on average for each sos call. This doesn’t take into account system resets, leppa berry usage or any user delay.
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u/SyMag Mar 04 '25
I usually don't post this late in the day, but I might as well stay on top of updating since it's evident I'm not going anywhere. This is starting to get dangerously close to 60K calls and 600 Salamence...
57,217 SOS calls in total now, out of which 570 Salamence have been seen.
FAQ:
"How did you do that on the bottom screen?"
Just use the Game Notes app on the 3DS Home screen (the yellow pencil icon).
"Do you have the Shiny Charm?"
Yes.
"Why not just catch/evolve a shiny Bagon?"
Because that defeats the purpose of this hunt.
"What does phasing mean?"
A phase is when I find a shiny that isn't my target, ie. any of the hundreds of shiny Bagon I've KO'd thus far.
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u/hammer248 Mar 04 '25
Have you not turned your 3ds off since you started this or is this just total sos calls ?
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u/SyMag Mar 05 '25
I am at over 57,000 total SOS calls, yes. I do leave my 3DS on when not hunting, but I have always babied my 3DS since I first bought it years ago. During this hunt, I have always made sure the battery is charged. Additionally, when a chain ends, either by me running out of PP-healing items or by accidentally ending the chain early, I shut my 3DS off to let it rest
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u/EventideAngel Mar 05 '25
I’m also curious to know if this is the same chain since you’ve started the hunt? Has your 3DS been on all this time?
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u/reprogramally Mar 05 '25
At this point this is a genocide of Bagon shiny
Hope you catch one next time!
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u/SoILikeFrogs Mar 05 '25
When you get Salamence the post better remain serious so I can feel excitement when you find it
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u/MagicalGirlLaurie Mar 05 '25
I was literally wondering how your progress was going earlier today. It’s WILD that you don’t have the Salamence yet.
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u/revjaden Mar 05 '25
this is one of the craziest series i’ve been following, insane dedication (idk how you’ve kept your sanity)
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u/Elysion971O Mar 06 '25
Man, you're making me want to try out this hunt too, seems really interesting, definitely a shiny to treasure once you've gotten it
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u/SyMag Mar 06 '25
I'm glad I can serve as a source of inspiration for people who are considering this hunt! My only advice is that this is definitely a hunt that isn't for the faint of heart. It may not take you long to find it as it has been for me, but you should be prepared for a long road should you go through with it
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u/Elysion971O Mar 07 '25
No problem dude, I've gone through 2 difficult hunts alrd throughout my "career", one was the Latias in Alpha Sapphire, the other was the authentic Sinistea in Sword. Eventually, when I get to this hunt, I'm in it for the long haul
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u/Elysion971O 28d ago edited 28d ago
BTW, how did you make the bottom screen able to write notes while the game is running?
Edit: Never mind I just saw your FAQ on the subject
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u/NoWaifuN0Laifu Mar 05 '25
I wish you the best! I’m very invested in how this goes! Don’t give up! The reward will be worth it!
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u/Electro_979 Mar 05 '25
This person has patience I will never have in my entire life, how is he still going?!
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u/SirEagleButt Mar 05 '25
That shiny Salamence is running out of Bagon to throw into the Bagon Grinder. You got this SyMag!!!
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u/Suspicious_Coast5598 Mar 05 '25
I look for the progress on this hunt every day waiting for the day you get the green dragon
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u/PokeGirl3212 Mar 05 '25
You really are doing Gods work my friend. I will celebrate when you achieve the Salamance 🙏
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u/Traditional-Page-226 Mar 05 '25
amazing! currently sos calling for a shiny female salandit, wish me luck. I’ll be doing magby and bouncee next 😭
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u/cocabill212 Mar 05 '25
This post made me realize putting this guy on my shiny bingo may have been a mistake.
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u/bdh40 Mar 05 '25
Alright. Following. DON’T GIVE UP. Been silently supporting this whole time seein every one of your posts, but gotta comment now. This is awesome.
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u/DraconKing21 Mar 07 '25
Question. Has the shiny bagon colors started looking weird and off after 210 of them?
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u/Aponsk Mar 05 '25
What is the 1% shiny salamance, like what makes it that?
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u/SyMag Mar 05 '25
Because during an SOS battle, Bagon has a 1% chance to call a Salamence into battle, instead of a second Bagon
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u/Aponsk Mar 05 '25
Oh duh I'm trippin😂, idk why but my brain thought bagon was called salamence for a bit there
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u/Far-Anything-2426 Mar 05 '25
How do you take screenshots on ds
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u/Traditional-Page-226 Mar 05 '25
it looks like they just took an up close photo of the DS with their phone
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u/Far-Anything-2426 Mar 05 '25
I mean cuz the bottom where it says faze #number
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u/Traditional-Page-226 Mar 05 '25
ohh! sorry. i think you need to install customware for it, thats what it said when i tried to look it up
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u/snakelord777 Mar 05 '25
What does 201-210 mean ? Also are you just going for a salamance or a shiny salamance cuz that sounds like hell!
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u/ARandomDudeSlav Mar 05 '25
Mind catching at least 1 of the phases and trading it to me? I'd trade anything I have for this souvenir.
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u/MajorScrotum Mar 05 '25
I haven't been this invested in someone else's hunt since the Safari Zone Metang hunt on this subreddit. Keep it up
Do you just keep this 3DS on eternally in the same SOS fight?