This article will provide a complete Pokemon X soft reset guide for newbies, giving information on what is soft resetting and how to go about the process.It will also include links to other articles that contain more detailed instructions on using the method.
What Is a Soft Reset and Why Would You Want to Do it?
A soft reset is the act of restarting the game without turning off the console.It involves holding certain buttons before loading your saved game, which will cause any Pokemon that would be encountered in an area to have their stats wiped clean (but not actually be deleted) and then allowed to respawn with new, shiny stats before you encounter them.
This allows you to catch pokemon with perfect IVs (more on this later), allowing you to quickly increase the strength of your team without having to spend hours upon hours hatching eggs and catching low level pokemon that you will just have to go through the trouble of renaming and disposing of later anyway.
How to Soft Reset Pokemon X?
There are two soft reset buttons on the 3DS, and they can both be found under your thumb as you play using your stylus. There is the left button (X), which will soft reset to the last-opened menu, and there’s also the right button (Y), which will soft reset to the area you last entered, such as the Pokemon Center or the Pokemart.
To soft reset, simply hold down both of these buttons for about 5 seconds (you may want to consult your manual if you’re unsure which buttons are which). Your game will then restart and respawn any pokemon in that area.
What Are the Benefits of Doing a Soft Reset?
To put it simply, soft resetting will allow you to quickly and easily build a strong team, without having to constantly go through the trouble of hatching eggs or catching pokemon that have less-than-perfect stats.
A good example would be if you were trying to catch a Bulbasaur nicknamed “Grody”.
Are There Any Potential Risks?
There is absolutely no risk whatsoever to soft resetting, since all you’re doing is restarting the game and reloading your last save.
It doesn’t cause any type of corruption or damage to your file, so you can soft reset as many times as you want.
How Often Should You Perform a Soft Reset?
The best answer to this question would be: whenever you get a Pokemon with perfect IVs.
A pokemon’s IVs will range from 0-31, and the higher it is, the better that pokemon is in general (but don’t let it completely fool you; even a high IV can still be useless if its nature is bad).
As a general rule of thumb, if you catch a pokemon with 2 perfect IVs and one mediocre IV, it’s definitely worth soft resetting for.
If you get 3 mediocre IVs however, then it might not be worth your time unless the second perfect IV is absolutely necessary for that particular Pokemon (such as a starter).
Tips for Avoiding Common Problems When Soft Resetting
If you’ve read up to this point, then hopefully by now you know how to soft reset and what the benefits will be for your game.
However, there are still a number of things that can go wrong if you aren’t careful:
- Don’t save in an area where the pokemon respawns (such as a pokemon center or the town you just entered), otherwise it will overwrite your checkpoint and cause you to lose all of your progress.
- If you’re soft resetting for a particular pokemon, then don’t save anywhere near it. If you do, then that may prevent that pokemon from respawning on any subsequent soft resets (which means that you may not get another chance at that pokemon for a very long time).
- Save right before catching the pokemon.