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Math Tricks Can Make Rare Pokémon Appear in Video Games
A new technique allows players to manipulate the random number generator in video games, making rare Pokémon appear. This demonstrates that the game's randomness is not as unpredictable as it seems.
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Scientific American
A technique that manipulates the video game's random number generator makes rare Pokemón appear, showing how it's not so random after all
2026-08-25 18:00 UTC