Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds
Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver pair Gen 4 full odds with the Masuda Method for breeders. There is no Shiny Charm yet, so this calculator shows exactly how much Masuda shifts your odds.
Shiny Odds Calculator
Every shiny check is an independent roll, so your per-encounter odds never move no matter how long you've hunted. What climbs is your cumulative chance, the odds you'd have found one by now, and that's the curve the ring below tracks.
Shiny Locked Pokemon
Shiny-Locked Pokemon in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Shiny Charm
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Best Shiny Hunt Targets
Best Shiny Hunt Targets in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Shiny Mechanics and Quirks
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Mechanics and Quirks
Shiny Hunting FAQ
The base rate is 1 in 8192, and the one boost is the Masuda Method at about 1 in 1638 per egg. There is no Shiny Charm and no PokeRadar in these games.
At 1 in 8192 you reach 50 percent near 5,680 encounters and 99 percent near 37,700. The Masuda Method is the way to cut that, and the calculator above shows the exact shift.
No, the Charm debuts one generation later in Black 2 and White 2. Masuda breeding is your only odds boost here.
The Masuda Method at roughly 1 in 1638 per egg is the best repeatable boost. For statics and roaming legendaries you are back at the full 1 in 8192 with soft resets.
The PokeRadar is a Sinnoh device tied to Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. These Johto remakes never include it, so Masuda breeding carries the shiny hunting.