Can't seem to soft reset in Pokemon?
Whenever I try to soft reset holding R + L and pressing Select or Start nothing happens. Do I have to do something to my DS or something?
I have the most recent update for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Best Answer
Make sure you are holding L and R when you push Select or Start.
It's more than likely that one of your bumper buttons are broken. A hard knock such as dropping your 3DS would be enough to break the buttons.
You can test if it's the buttons by running a simple test:
Exit the Pokemon Game, and whilst on the Home menu, alternate between pressing L and R - you should see each button light up the outlines in the bottom right of the top screen (The place where it says holding both should launch the camera). If one doesn't light up, you know it's that button which is broken.
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How do you do a soft reset in Pokemon?
GB/GBC/GBA games: Press and hold A, B, Start, and Select. Pok\xe9mon XD: Press and hold B, X, and Start. DS games: Press and hold L, R, Start, and Select. 3DS games: Press and hold L, R, and Start or Select.How many times do you have to soft reset to get a shiny legendary?
Without it, your base odds are 1 in 8192 in Generation II\u2013V and 1 in 4096 in Generation VI\u2013VII. If it takes you 30 seconds per soft reset, it would take on average 34 hours of soft resetting before getting a Shiny to appear in a 3DS game. Lastly, you can hunt for stationary Shiny Legendary Pok\xe9mon in Let's Go!Can - Mother Sky (1970) [HQ]
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