Personality value: Difference between revisions

Personality value (view source)

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you need to do a bitwise xor, not a boolean xor. Also, the final value must be less than eight.

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 Whether a Pokémon is [[alternate coloration|shiny]] or not depends on the values of the [[Trainer ID number]], [[secret ID number]], and personality value.
-{{wp|Boolean}} variables ''E'' and ''F'' are declared to hold the values that result.
+Variables ''E'' and ''F'' are declared to hold the values that result.
-An {{wp|exclusive or}} (''xor'') operation (such as ''a'' xor ''b'' = ''c'') is equivalent to saying "If ''a'' ≠ ''b'', ''c'' is true."
+A bitwise {{wp|exclusive or}} (''xor'') operation (such as ''a'' xor ''b'' = ''c'') is equivalent to saying "If each byte of ''a'' ≠ ''b'', ''c'' is true." In other words, 11010101 xor 01101010 = 10111101 .  Each xor in the operation is a bitwise xor.
-''E'' = ''ID<sub>Trainer</sub>'' xor ''ID<sub>Secret</sub>''<!--If Trainer ID ≠ Secret ID, E is true. If Trainer ID = Secret ID, E is false.-->
+''E'' = ''ID<sub>Trainer</sub>'' xor ''ID<sub>Secret</sub>''
-''F'' = ''p<sub>1</sub>'' xor ''p<sub>2</sub>''<!--If first 16 digits ≠ last 16 digits, F is true. If first 16 digits = last 16 digits, F is false.-->
+''F'' = ''p<sub>1</sub>'' xor ''p<sub>2</sub>''
-''Shiny'' = ''E'' xor ''F''<!--Only happens if one of the two is false!-->
+''E'' xor ''F'' <= 8 , then ''Shiny''
 ==Spinda's spots==