Do you also like video games a normal amount? Maybe you want the shirt I'm wearing in today's video? Fear not my friends, I have it covered: teespring.com/i-like-video-games-a-normal-am 👀 I have been implored to add a correction to this video. Early on, I say that gift Pokemon have DV's that are set to a certain range and are more likely to be shiny. The reason I believed this was that in my own now 999 hour play through, every single gift Pokemon in the game was shiny within an hour of resets, whereas non-gift event Pokemon on the over world would consistently take months of resets. I assumed that this pattern was too consistent to be a coincidence, and that perhaps it gift Pokemon in Crystal worked the same way as the Odd Egg or something. There's also plenty about these games that has yet to be well documented so I figured maybe this was just one of those things. Well I have been told now that this is not likely to be true. So I'm just posting this to clear up any confusion and explain why I said what I said. I never intentionally set out to spread misinformation but as I mentioned in the video itself I am occasionally an ignoramus and am just wrong about things.

@waliedsalam2487

3 жыл бұрын

I know I'm really late when I ask this, but why is the "shi" part of your name left out now?

@aisakataiga5200

3 жыл бұрын

Hey tama, amazing video, I literally never knew any of this! Your quality has sky rocketed lately I love it! I hope this isn't annoying of me to ask, (especially cuz I totally begged you for the song name in your last video lol) but I really just HAVE to know what song is playing @ 10:08 and at the outro. It. Just sounds like something that would really help my anxiety! Really hoping you see this :) otherwise keep up the incredible content!

@StarForceBelmont321

3 жыл бұрын

My n64 transfer pak barely works keeps corrupting my data

@kajpor9937

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making the correction! However, just one thing: "There's also plenty about these games that has yet to be well documented so I figured maybe this was just one of those things." While this is true for Stadium 2, in case you didn't know, Gold + Silver as well as Crystal (all main series Gen 1 and Gen 3 games as well) have complete disassemblies available online. It's safe to say people can at least figure out everything they need to about these games by look through their respective files, and is why it's safe to say that if gift Pokemon had higher odds of being shiny, it would have been widespread news by now.

@Tama-Hero

3 жыл бұрын

@@kajpor9937 These things might be known, but are they easily searchable? Is this information included in a well known hub like Bulbapedia or Serebii? I had someone in the comments explain that they had to do their own research to figure out how telephone gifting in Crystal worked not that long ago. There's stuff that people might know in discords or boards but the information isn't accessible somewhere that everyone can access. There's also stuff about FRLG I learned just a few weeks ago that is also widely mis-reported/not accessible. Stuff for older games is often not updated in the typical places you might find information about Pokemon games, old walkthroughs from 15 years ago are missing information, most of the stuff on Serebii hasn't been touched in a long time for Gen 2, Bulbapedia is good for a basic overview a lot of the time but the details aren't there. I disagree that all things that are known about older games is widespread. People just don't update info for older games that much.

This is the exact kind of thing that is impossible to explain to people when they ask what games i play

@Deoxys911

3 жыл бұрын

I usually say "I don't play games very often," not because I'm embarrassed of spending hundreds of hours Shiny hunting, but rather because it's too difficult to explain that I play Pokémon a lot while mostly paying attention to entertainment of a different variety on another device's screen or talking to someone. #JustPokéManiacThings

@matguimond92

3 жыл бұрын

@@Deoxys911 its a huge waste of time lol. In the amount of time some people spend _shiny_ hunting - I can max out a stat on old school runescape or do the Cayo Perico heist 2-3 times back to back.

@matguimond92

3 жыл бұрын

@@Deoxys911 the most amount of time I spend on pokemon is on the current main game. I spent almost 3 hours getting large EXP candies and getting BP for an adamant mint for a Suicine I wanted to make a physical attacker.

@hitmonchan52

7 ай бұрын

​@@matguimond92rune scape is not meant to have a end

@matguimond92

7 ай бұрын

@@hitmonchan52 it ends when you log out lmao

The only great thing about 2020 is Tama's uploading a crap ton of great content.

@djcarameldeviljaycry4831

3 жыл бұрын

It really do be like that

@Kenny-Blankenship

3 жыл бұрын

2020 is the year of Tama

@birdjesus018

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kenny-Blankenship if it gets any worse, at least I can go out knowing I got to see her consistent upload revival 😄

@ViktorErikFade

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? Love Tama uploading about stuff she loves/likes

@muajin

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious if this the same Tama that was dating Hiroki Okura last year . :D

ADHD impulses be like: We had homework? Sorry, I was too busy figuring out how egg colors work in relation to rare, different colored Pokémon in Pokémon Stadium 2 for the Nintendo 64. Awefully specific? Yes. Useful? Not really. Necessary to get on with my life? HECK YES!

"I am 3 years into this very long Pokémon Crystal playthrough!" Oh my, I hope that save battery doesn't die >.>

@minimalchill

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it has already, but she keeps it in the Gameboy to keep the save safe? Or something...I think shes spoken on this topic in a previous video but am not certain 🤔

@Tama-Hero

3 жыл бұрын

@@minimalchill For crystal, I replaced the battery in 2016 or 2017. I have a Monster Brain to back up saves in case something happens, but the battery should last 5-7 years so I should be fine.

@Everlarke

3 жыл бұрын

Tama Hiroka would you mind explaining how to replace the battery? Is it true you have to take it to a jewelry shop?

@Deoxys911

3 жыл бұрын

@@Everlarke No, it's actually pretty easy to replace even for people who aren't experienced with working on electronics. Basically you just unscrew the Game Pak case and pop out the old battery to stick the new one in. There are lots of simple guides that you can find by searching online (including here on KZread).

@wolfyhii5446

3 жыл бұрын

@@Everlarke The first time I tried it we ended up messing up the circuit board itself. I don't remember how necessarilly since it was so long ago I did find a retro game store nearby who would replace those batteries for a small fee, but you can probably learn how to do it yourself and just be very careful with it

I love this video. 2 derps coming together to finish a puzzle nobody knew existed, 19 years later!

It really makes me want Stadium and stadium 2 released on the Switch’s virtual console with wireless compatibility with the Pokémon VC games. I feel like it would have made these more hidden methods of shiny hunting more accessible to more players as well as providing an avenue to send those shinies to your modern games. Without the stadium titles, the Gen 1 and 2 experiences feel incomplete

@Deoxys911

3 жыл бұрын

I never realized that the Dodrio mode made the game play in grayscale, so thankfully now I don't feel quite as disappointed that I couldn't cut all those hours spent Shiny hunting in Crystal down significantly since I wouldn't have been able to see that I had hatched a Shiny right away had I been using that mode. Now I just generally wish Nintendo would let us choose to play downloads of their classic games at two or three times speed as a standard option!

@browncow5210

3 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way when they never came to the Wii-U Eshop. Does the 3DS even work with the switch?

@gamegab7271

3 жыл бұрын

Brown Cow The only way the 3DS works with the Switch is by using Pokémon Bank (3DS) with Pokémon Home (Switch). If there were to be a Stadium style game on the Switch, I think Pokémon Home could act as a Transfer Pak of sorts.

@palharaldrindal4871

Жыл бұрын

Well now its being released lmao

@hitmonchan52

7 ай бұрын

​@@Deoxys911you can just check on the Pokemon status screen and some sparkly diamonds will be by the name of the Pokemon

Been watching you since I was 11 or 12 years old and been a fan ever since. I'm 21 years old now so seeing a notif of a new video in your channel always brings me a wave of nostalgia! Thank you for the content then and now. Much love from the Philippines and keep up the amazing content!

A 3 year playthrough of gen 2? That's really impressive! People like yourself will keep these amazing childhood games alive forever

Ash: “I wanna be a Pokémon master!” Joy: “I wanna be a Pokemon nurse!” Brock: “I want to breeeeeeeeeddddd.”

@Aeonova

3 жыл бұрын

Tama: "What if I took this 20 year old game's code and..."

@SamTheGothicWolf

3 жыл бұрын

Tracy: "Naaaked!"

I never throw away any of my games/consoles, including N64 and Stadium 2 with most of Round 2 beat, I have working cartridges of Gold, Silver and Crystal, and I’m insane enough to want to use this knowledge. This video was practically tailor-made for me 😁

This was such a great ride, Tama!! Been waiting for this one and it absolutely did not disappoint. ☺️ Thank you for the resources and all your work!!!

When the Pokemon games were released on the Virtual Console on the 3DS I hoped that they would release Pokémon Stadium 1 and 2 respectively alongside them; even on the 3DS to easily connect with the games on your system. I think it would of been great as the Stadium games are great companions to the Gameboy games especially with the specific things you can do in Stadium One and Two. Your videos made me want to go back and play them on their original hardware to experience them. As a kid I nicknamed my Pokémon and seeing different colors had me puzzled but it was cool to learn why. Anyways I’ve said a lot but thanks for posting these vids it’s been great watching them and feeling like a kid again playing Red and Crystal!

@Azuris190

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i had also the Hope that they would release Stadium 1 and 2.

@M3rtyville

3 жыл бұрын

Now you have to decide by playing Crystal to either: - have compatibility with Stadium 2 - getting a legal Celebi

@TheLaGangjShow

3 жыл бұрын

M3rtyville Very true! I think this is a “big” problem for a late 90s and 2000s kid XD

@electrocast

3 жыл бұрын

@@M3rtyville screw the legal celebi, just get one on gold/silver using arbitrary code execution

@mrsuperheatran2794

2 жыл бұрын

We're getting N64 online and GBC online is rumored. Let's hope things connect together....

Great content Tama!! Gen 2 is so special imo, and learning new things about its games even years later. The research is appreciated!

This is the kind of information and content that I find ENDLESSLY fascinating.

Omg I haven’t seen a video from you in like 10+ years! Talk about a blast from the past

@arecus54

3 жыл бұрын

Inb4 Tamashii uploads a gen 3 hack video next

You know, it's funny that they never brought back the hue system since it was pretty clearly made to make your Pokémon feel like an individual. You'd think they'd want to have that feature return, especially after introducing mechanics like Amie, which were aimed specifically at building a bond with your individual Pokémon.

@electrocast

3 жыл бұрын

it confused so many people that knew about shinies though. check out modern playthroughs of the stadium games, especially by people that are unfamiliar with it, they ALWAYS say "hey wait is that a shiny?" to weirdly-coloured nicknamed mons used by the AI. i do love the personalisation it brings though & always wished they found a suitable visual replacement for it, like the dressup for your partner in let's go, but i guess i'll have to wait for years before gf realises i want a cane and top hat for my fancy old dragonite

@CinemaBizarreShinya

3 жыл бұрын

@@electrocast I think they just overdid the hues, but it wouldn't be too crazy to establish the idea of different shades of Pokemon. I'd really love that, but it would make some Shinies even more indistinguishable than they already are (like Gengar). But some Accesories wouldn't be too bad either. But seeing gf go from Stadium to Pokemon Amie to Pokemon Camp let's me doubt that they really want people to bond with their Pokemon.

@electrocast

3 жыл бұрын

@@CinemaBizarreShinya gf wasn't behind the stadium games. there's totally different code going on in there. the real progression is from following mons to amie to camp. they do care, they are just trickling in these kind of features supremely slowly [which is a fair criticism as i hate this about them myself]. but i think it's important to understand why they trickle in features instead of blowing us away in one game, and i think a large part of it is for series longevity. i don't agree with it in any way, but there's a lot going on that makes it a more complicated & nuanced issue than it seems. anyway sorry for the long response, have a good day

@HistoryandReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Amie is yet another worthless gimmick which Pokey man is known for

The theme of this video was so nerd and obscure! I love it! Even if I'm not very interested in these aspects of the games myself, I admire your dedication and passion for them. It's inspiring!

I’ve always loved Gen 2, but it wasn’t until I watched your GSC review that I decided to pick up a copy of Stadium 2 with a transfer pack on eBay. Shiny hunting adds on to the already hundreds of hours of content from these games, and as always the Gen 2 videos are much appreciated!

Dude this is crazy, props to you for making such an awesome video!

Happily surprised to see a new upload! I had such a hard time looking for shinies in the older gens that I gave up, but this reignited that, I can't wait to try it!

As someone who never had an N64, Stadium stuff is so fascinating to me. This was super cool and informative! Good luck on your 100% run, and I hope you get all those shinies soon!

You're truly a treasure. You've helped me rediscover my love for the older generations. Thank you for the work you put into this!

Omg I love how many uploads you have been putting up!!! You are always making my day

@minimalchill

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Fairly new fan, but already plowed through loads of older content. And all of her new stuff is just so well made and fun to watch. I really hope this trend continues. Loving all this Tama in my life. ^^

@tostitofrito

3 жыл бұрын

@@minimalchill yues

This is so awesome. I'm pretty sure I still have all of this equipment from my childhood and had NO IDEA I could do this with it! Thank You!

Been a while I didn't see your videos. You're getting deeper into older generation's shiny system. That is fascinating!

I always loved that the static egg from the daycare was like 15% chance for shiny in crystal. Also love that shirt 😂

I like how your videos are always interesting and complete with info. Keep up the good work!

i was SO EXCITED when you posted about this on twitter! it surprises me every day how few pokemon fans actually seem to have experience with the stadium games as they're my favourite spin-off games in the franchise & they were such a key part of my gen 1 and 2 experience growing up. i have memories of falling asleep holding my controller while trying to hatch eggs. these games are why my nintendo 64 sits right in front of my tv, no other console gets that privilege.

I dont think it was out of the ordinary, it was well thought out and informative. Very much enjoyed^^

Good call following the impulse, its hard finding videos of rare topics such as this. Thank you

This is so cool! This is why I love the older generation Pokemon games.

I'm currently doing a shiny badge quest in Silver VC. I have 10 shinies thus far. All full odds. This video was very interesting. I never knew about the different hue colored Pokemon and shiny colored eggs! Neat stuff. Keep up the good work! I'm loving the content

I am so glad you are uploading a lot of videos again, damn I missed your videos.

I love that you are uploading a lot now.

i haven't commented in ages, but I have noticed your confidence with talking and video quality has shot up :) i'm glad to see you're doing well

Holy cow, I never knew that it was so easy to shiny breed in Crystal. Many thanks.

Good to see you back regularly! :)

This is awesome I'm always glad to see when you make a new video

Im so happy to see you uploading a lot again ❤️

I was scrolling through my feed and I noticed that you have uploaded a video. I haven't heard your name in years. Glad to see that you are still around making Pokemon videos. 😃

I’m glad she’s back. She puts so much thought and effort into her videos.

I, too, like video games a normal amount. At least that's what I tell myself... 😢

So glad she’s uploading more! Makes 2020 worth it!

I'm currently doing a ShinyLock in Soul Silver as I watch this (using the cute charm glitch)! Great timing on the video!

Good work Tamasan! You’re doing the OG Pokémon some good service!

Love your videos! Keep up the good work, Tama :D Much love from Belgium

Well for people who don't have the gameboy color and n64 games but have gen 2 games on your 3ds, you can still have a complete gen 2 experience! You can export the save with JKSV, convert it to a gameboy save (there are plenty of videos on youtube for this) and play pokemon stadium 2 with it on project 64. As for the dodrio gameboy (which doesn't work properly on project 64), you can play on visual boy advance and set the throttle at 300%. Of course, you can then reconvert the savefile to 3ds virtual console and play again on your 3ds whenever you like.

This is all so interesting! Also, i just want to say thank you for inspiring me to pursue 100%ing pokemon stadium 2! I actually went out of my way to buy an N64, a transfer pak and soon Stadium 2 to be able to 100% the game. Got the inspiration from your GSC video, the N64 collection video and this one! Your videos are so good, so once again, thank you 💕

I love all the love Pokemon Stadium gets from Tama. I remember being mindblown at seeing the pokemon in 3D, and feeling like my true skills as a trainer were being tested by these games.

This was an awesome video! I just hooked up my old N64 and started playing through silver last week so I'm definitely going to try it!

You have so much more patience than I do. Cool stuff.

This is cool as HELL, great video!

I've been lucky enough to have encountered several shinies over the years without ever hunting for one. But this video has me kind of inspired to try it. I have all the hardware necessary for this, and Gen 2 is one of my favorite gens. Thanks for the very informative video!

This video was awesome, you're awesome! Thank you for this :D

I learned that in some weeks ago too. Im happy to see peoples that enjoy gen 2 and content creators about it too

2020 is a dumpster fire . Im soo glad this channel exist and your people are lucky to have you . Be well.

Great video!! I love Stadium 2 content

Fantastic video and fantastic Pokémon nicknaming skills!

If I have learn something about shiny hunting on all these years, is that "too much effort" is not good enough

It's like old Tama with new Tama at the same time. This video was fantastic.

This is epic. I’m breeding shiny Porygon and Larvitar eggs(saving so i can simply unhatch the shinies) in silver for my crystal cart (sadly not my original crystal cart due to a botched save battery replacement) and when you said that gift Pokémon like Chikorita and Eevee have boosted odds made my day. I already have the Porygon egg(i have so many shiny Porygon over the years and it never gets old) and im 47 eggs into the Larvitar hunt. Im hoping to use my crystal team to carry me through the round 2 pokecup ultra and master ball tourneys and figure out something with the little cup round 2 to finish my stadium 2 game and get Dodrio tower round 2

This is so incredibly cool!! I'm gonna keep an eye out for a stadium 2 cartridge! Thank you :)

Wow I could never play gen 1 again but this is awesome. Im really suprised egg colors weren't fully documented either. Good on you!

Very interesting!! I still use pokemon stadium 2's PC, and I am mind-blown that it is possible to streamline the shiny hunting process! Also the name changing guide is something that I've been hoping for, for years. Thank you

Eggcellent video, Tama! (Sorry, couldn’t resist :P)

This is actually fascinating! Also, big props for the N64 being covered in Pokémon Snap Blockbuster kiosk stickers 👌

These rapid fire uploads are great

Just got Stadium 2 recently this is perfect timing

It took me 16 freaking years to get that Dodrio Tower for GSC. "A feat on itself"? For crying out loud that's true lol. Sometimes I still have nightmares with that Chansey from the Little Cup.

I don't particularly care about shiny hunting, but I love hearing about hidden and complex game mechanics like this, and it sounds like you've really put a lot of time into understanding these concepts before making the video. +1

Wow, the amount of work this must have taken. Great work.

This helped me a ton actually so thank you!!!!!!

I actually never got to play any of the gamecube Pokemon games, so I had no idea that stadium actually uniquely coloured your Pokemon!! That's really interesting and cool.

this is so crazy interesting 😍 love it! x

You're still awesome, year after year! (I have Stadium 2 and a Transfer Pak still, along with Crystal that had a shiny Nidoqueen before the battery died.)

This video spoke to me on a personal level. Not just because it was interesting, but because I can relate to it a lot. It seems I'm always trying to find more info about a specific thing I noticed or learned in a game (usually info that no one else cares about). A couple stories that stick out for me are... Just today actually I was searching for a video that talked in-depth about the differences between the NES and Arcade versions of Gradius. I remembered this great video about it but couldn't find it on YT, so I had to find a link to it from another site. But then it turned out to be privated, so I went to the Wayback Machine...and found several instances of the video...but the video wouldn't play on any of them. But since I found the KZreadr's channel, I was able to find his Discord server (which was lucky that he had, as he's a small KZreadr). I messaged an admin of the server who said he'd pass my concerns to him, and now I'm waiting. A major one which bugged me for years was trying to find information about this mode in Super Smash Bros. Brawl that gives you a list of various Nintendo games. The problem was that the list has differences across each region, and I only have access to the NTSC version. Smashwiki had all the info in the NTSC version of course (which I already had), but had incomplete info about the PAL version, and absolutely nothing about the Japanese version. I was able to find the Japanese version by searching in Japanese and going on a random website. I also was able to verify that the info was at least a little accurate by finding an obscure YT video, which featured game footage for a little bit of the info I needed for like 5 seconds. I found a similar list for the PAL version on a Spanish website, but I couldn't find anything to prove it, aside from a single image on the website which gave me a tiny bit of confirmation, but not enough. I looked far and wide for the Japan and PAL ROMS of the game, but there were none on the internet it seemed like, even when searching on non-English sites. I was considering modding my Wii and buying the different region copies of the game. I even tried torrenting for the first and only time in my life to find it. After that bad experience, I found a video that a guy made a couple months prior that talked about the info I needed. After that, I checked the wiki, and the whole page had been fully updated with the information! Now, I can finally rest with my useless knowledge. I know this was kind of a tangent, but I just wanted to give my personal tale on this. I doubt you'll see this Tama, but I figured you'd be able to relate to my experiences. Either way, I really liked the video, and I've really loved the content you've put out this year. I've been watching you since late 2012-mid 2013, and I think your new stuff is probably your best yet (though I still miss your old Pikachu hoodie sprite :P)! I'm not usually one for videos that are more on the personal side than objective, but your videos have always been the exception. I hope you continue to make great videos for years to come. Best of luck! ^_^

Great videos. Thank you as always.

This was a really interesting video!

Once I get my N64 back from getting its HDMI mod I am going to attempt to breed most of the Gen 1 and 2 Pokémon that I still need for my shiny living dex using the information from this video. Thank you so much for this informative video.

It's amazing that it took the worst year for Tama to upload multiple great videos

I’m pulling out the N64 and trying this out. Awesome video Tama!!

I've been playing since yellow version and have done it all but have never heard of this method 😃 time to use my hyper focus,thank you.

gonna hunt a copy of stadium 2 now. sounds like a really fun time honestly!

Very cool, thanks for doing this research! ...though I'm not sure whether I'm going to actually put in the effort to do this and clog up my Stadium 2 boxes. :P

Gen 2 shiny hunting is definitely interesting. I eventually hatched a shiny Eevee in Crystal, passing down the "shiny gene" from the Red Gyarados to an Ekans, and then to an Eevee. Getting a "shiny gene" female Eevee was a little time consuming, but from there, it did not take me too long to get a shiny Eevee. Since this was on Virtual Console, I eventually transferred my shiny Eevee (as an Espeon) to Gen 7, but I waited to evolve it into Espeon prior to transfer, so that I could teach my shiny Espeon the Gen 2 exclusive move Zap Cannon. I named my shiny Espeon Anabel, after the trainer that used a Zap Cannon Espeon in the Gen 3 anime (which was an illegal move in the games at that time, as Gen 2 Pokémon cannot transfer to Gen 3). Anabel also has a role in the original Sun & Moon games, but less so in USUM.

“i’ll be back next week with a probably more normal video” 😂😂 awesome content. thank you!

this is pretty darn interesting, thanks!

3 years! dang that's commitment. I hope that internal batter holds out!

This is a super interesting video!

Solid background music choice. Loved it

Thank you for uploading 🧡🧡🧡

I got alot of respect for yall grinding for legit shinies, I could never

I enjoy just listening to you explain stuff lol

Loving this sudden influx of videos lately. Especially the ones that tackle non-Pokémon stuff. That’s been a nice change of pace. Speaking of, any plans to tackle Chao raising from the Sonic Adventure games again?

Thanks for the breakdown tama✌️💙👊

I love learning stuff like this! Ever consider doing videos on Pokémon colosseum/Gales of Darkness as well as Battle Revolution? I feel like many people don’t cover those games as they feel kinda obscure. Anywho, great content as always!

You don't know how long I've waited for a video like this...thank you. :) Count me as #3 in that count BTW. I...never realized that either, despite probably hatching like at least 15 Shinies from Crystal... Also, would you mind elaborating on why/how the starters and gift 'mons have a higher Shiny chance? I can't find any guides that mention anything like that, and just regurgitate the same basic info...

You’re my favorite KZreadr! 😁

Legitimately beat all of stadium 2 during the lockdowns for the first time and have everything needed to do this Can’t wait to finally shiny hunt in GSC with a even a tiny bit of success