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Masterball Fact
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Masterball Fact
Because of the way it calculates catch rates, the masterball has a 1 in 65536 chance of failing.
07-13-2012 11:12 PM
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RE: Masterball Fact
Wait, since the DS numbers can only go up to 65535, how does it have a 1 in 65536 chance of failing?
07-14-2012 01:47 AM
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RE: Masterball Fact
Divide that by ten-thousand and it's close to the French Franc-to-Euro exchange rate from the 2002 currency switchover (6.55957)
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07-14-2012 01:58 AM
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RE: Masterball Fact
(07-14-2012 01:47 AM)retrolinkx Wrote:  Wait, since the DS numbers can only go up to 65535, how does it have a 1 in 65536 chance of failing?

The zero counts too :o
07-15-2012 12:48 AM
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