A Pokémon Fan Explains Why He Set Up 58 Consoles Searching For A One-In-Nine-Million Shiny
A Pokémon Sapphire player has deployed 58 consoles to hunt for a rare shiny Golduck with odds estimated at one in nine million.
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The brief
A Pokémon fan has established a system of 58 consoles to search for a specific shiny Golduck in Pokémon Sapphire. The player is pursuing a discovery with one-in-nine-million odds.
Coverage from GamesRadar+, Kotaku, GoNintendo, games.gg, and Yahoo Tech emphasizes the scale of the hardware setup and the extreme rarity of the target Pokémon. Reports note the risk that the player could immediately lose the Pokémon after finding it.
Future developments depend on whether the player successfully locates the shiny Golduck using the 58-console array.
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Quick answers
How many consoles are being used for this search?
The player has set up 58 consoles.
What are the odds of finding the specific shiny Pokémon?
The odds are cited as one in nine million.
Which Pokémon is the player searching for?
The player is hunting for a shiny Golduck in Pokémon Sapphire.
Coverage (5)
- With 58 consoles and a dream, Pokemon Sapphire player chases "1 in 9 million" odds in an attempt to find a very specific shiny duck that he could immediately lose GamesRadar+ · 4h ago
- 58 Consoles Hunting a 1-in-9-Million Shiny Duck in Pokemon Sapphire games.gg · 4h ago
- With 58 consoles and a dream, Pokemon Sapphire player chases "1 in 9 million" odds in an attempt to find a... Yahoo Tech · 4h ago
- Pokémon Fan sets up 58 Console System to Hunt a Rare Shiny Golduck GoNintendo · 4h ago
- A Pokémon Fan Explains Why He Set Up 58 Consoles Searching For A One-In-Nine-Million Shiny Kotaku · 4h ago
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