Shiny Odds & Methods

Each encounter is an independent roll, so your odds of having found a shiny build up the longer you hunt. Here's how fast each method gets you there.

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02,0484,096 encounters

Method Odds / encounter 50% chance by 90% chance by 99% chance by

Full Odds 1 / 4,096 2,839 9,431 18,861

Shiny Charm 1 / 1,365 946 3,142 6,284

Masuda Method 1 / 683 474 1,572 3,144

Masuda + Charm 1 / 512 355 1,178 2,356

SOS / Chain 1 / 273 189 628 1,255

“50% chance by N” means after N encounters you'd have found a shiny about half the time — it's a coin-flip, not a guarantee. There's no pity timer; every encounter is the same roll.