Does anyone know how to compute my SID mathematically from the lottery numbers I pulled?
I am currently trying to find my SID via lottery at the Goldenrod City Radio Tower in HG. I have a read a few threads, some created over 12 years ago, about how this method works, but my main issue is that the majority of these posts are turning up dead links for the seed to SID calculator site. I found one that I tried to use, which I have linked below.
https://lincoln-lm.github.io/group-seed-sid/
However, this site is not currently functional on my end—I have tried it in Chrome and Firefox. Does anyone know how to compute my SID mathematically from the numbers I pulled, or if there is another calculator I can try?
#Finding HeartGold SID
short quail
drowsy tapir
short quail
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gcIliDv7FpWuEcxqJE9YvIcMR8C5E8QUPJLu5on-...
I am definitely going to give this a try, thanks for passing it along!
short quail
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gcIliDv7FpWuEcxqJE9YvIcMR8C5E8QUPJLu5on-...
Looking at this now, I’m not sure I know where to start. I have three lottery numbers and my TID…looking to somehow figure out my SID using this information.
vale hinge
Looking at this now, I’m not sure I know where to start. I have three lottery nu...
assuming you have your save creation date
short quail
assuming you have your save creation date
Okay so I did use that link, but it gets stuck at 100% and doesn’t generate anything for me. I used multiple browsers too. Is the save creation date the exact day you started your game?
vale hinge
oh your initial message didn’t fully load sorry for just sending the same link without elaborating lol
if you post the date and lotto numbers I can try
if you have made a group since then it will not work though
vale hinge
what’s the tid
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no results for me either
I can take a closer look at this in a bit
short quail
I can take a closer look at this in a bit
Did you make this tool?
vale hinge
yes
vale hinge
getting a group seed means your lotto numbers are probably correct
not getting a result means either you created a group at some point, the save date is wrong, more than 2^15 group seed advances have happened, or something with the search is broken
short quail
not getting a result means either you created a group at some point, the save da...
What do you mean by “created a group”?
vale hinge
there’s a guy in the trainer school in violet you can talk to to make a group
groups are a mechanic that let you sync up lottery/feebas tiles/a few other mechanics
if you have ever made a group the game will generate a new seed for the group to use which overwrites the original
lotto numbers are used to find your current group seed and trace that back to the original which gets you your sid
so if you’ve ever overwritten it the calc wont work
short quail
so if you’ve ever overwritten it the calc wont work
I’m such a noob, lol…not sure if I’ve ever even talked to this guy
short quail
it’s a pretty out of the way thing to do
Is it bad that I’ve never spoken to him
short quail
not getting a result means either you created a group at some point, the save da...
I saved outside the radio tower and entered to go get my numbers after a new day began each time. Would entering a building cause group seed advances?
vale hinge
the group seed advances every day
you shouldn’t expect more than 2^15 unless you’ve been doing a lot of weird date skip stuff like for the safari zone
short quail
you shouldn’t expect more than 2^15 unless you’ve been doing a lot of weird date...
Okay so I did do some very mild (like two times) date skipping for Kurt’s apricots balls last year around September or October, would that be causing the issue?
vale hinge
I doubt it would advance the group seed that much
short quail
I doubt it would advance the group seed that much
I just went to Violet City and found out that I did, in fact, make a group at some point 🤦♀️
short quail
I doubt it would advance the group seed that much
There’s no way to undo this, is there 😂
short quail
you’d have to use one of the other methods to find your sid
Aw man!! Thanks for troubleshooting with me. I cannot use an already caught red Gyarados, right?
vale hinge
you can just not as easily
short quail
I did calculate IVs for that individual but not sure where to go next
This is the fixed encounter Gyarados btw
