Ok, so I'm trying to RNG my ID/SID number in HeartGold.
To be more specific, I am trying to get the ID number 13337 and the SID number 13494, which are at seed 970A1516, at delay 5385. This is in order to have both a cool-looking ID number and an ID/SID combination which will allow me to use the Cute Charm exploit.
However, I am running into problems. I put the correct seed in Seed To Time and put 3 as the seconds (so that I could just leave 0 as the Target Sec. in EonTimer.) All good so far, right?
The problem is that even with what appears to be the correct values, I hit ID/SID combinations that are at 1 second less than my target.
The ID/SID RNGing guide told me that I had to deduct 3 from my target's second to use as my Target Sec. in EonTimer. This held true when I RNGed for a specific ID number in SoulSilver two hours and a half ago, since I had zero problems there (took me ~20-25 minutes and I was done.)
Another thing: as I stated above, my target is at delay 5385. I chose 2013 06 24 10:04:03 as the date/time for my target.
I pressed A at the end of the intro sequence, as the second timer ended. I looked at my ID, and since it wasn't the one I was looking for, I entered it in Pandora's Box in order to see how close I was to my target. To my surprise, it had hit delay 5385 (the same as my target), but at 2 seconds while my target is at 3 seconds. How is that possible?
Furthermore, Pandora's Box gives me a different result for the delay when I do a search in the Shiny PID section, and past experience from RNGing my ID in Platinum and in SoulSilver taught me that Seed To Time's delay was the correct one (this is the same delay that the Seed Finder section of Pandora's box uses, and that delay is what allowed me to get the right ID in Platinum and in SoulSilver.)
So I am certain that delay 5385 is the correct delay for my ID/SID number, yet when I hit that delay on the correct date, hours and minutes, it gave me a different result, with a different seed and with 1 less second than what I want.
Does anyone know what is going wrong? Because I am seriously confused right now.
Thanks in advance for the answers!
Edit: My SoulSilver is Japanese, while my HeartGold is English. Is there any kind of difference between Japanese HG/SS and English HG/SS that could cause this?
Note: I am using a DS Lite for my RNGing purposes.