This tool is used to calculate the associated date/time for an initial seed in Pokemon Ruby or Sapphire, assuming you have a live battery.

How to Use

Obtaining the desired initial seed is a two step process:

  1. Using the IV to PID tool, search for a Method 2 or 4 seed that has your desired Nature and IVs. The ID is your Trainer ID.
  2. Input the seed from (1) into the FR/LG Seed Finder (attached to first post) to obtain the desired 16-bit seed. The output of the Seed Finder will contain a 4-digit hex value (i.e. BB53), which is the seed that is necessary to use this tool.

After hitting the calculate button, the tool will output the date/time associated with the seed. You can then use that information to hit your target initial seed in Ruby or Sapphire! Note that the time output uses a 24 hour scale (i.e. 1:00 pm = 13:00).

Credits

  • FractalFusion for information on how the initial seed is determined
  • mingot, et al. for the RNG Reporter and research into this subject
  • NeoSyrex, the original author of the Seed Finder
  • Skymin_Flower, who originally wrote this tool
  • .com for helping to optimize this javascript
  • shiny finder, who (upon request from Skymin_Flower) converted the tool into a usable web interface and hosted this site