Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Odds

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet combine Mass Outbreaks with Sparkling Power sandwiches. Clear a big outbreak, cook a level 3 Sparkling sandwich, add the Shiny Charm, and find your best 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.

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Shiny Locked Pokemon

Shiny-Locked Pokemon in Scarlet & Violet

Paldea locks every headline legendary. The hunt lives in outbreaks and Area Zero instead.

Shiny-locked, do not waste the hunt12 locked shown

KoraidonBox legendary, both story mounts

MiraidonBox legendary, both story mounts

Wo-ChienTreasure of Ruin, shrine static

Chien-PaoTreasure of Ruin, shrine static

Ting-LuTreasure of Ruin, shrine static

Chi-YuTreasure of Ruin, shrine static

OgerponThe Teal Mask story

OkidogiLoyal Three, Kitakami static

MunkidoriLoyal Three, Kitakami static

FezandipitiLoyal Three, Kitakami static

TerapagosThe Indigo Disk finale

Bloodmoon UrsalunaTimeless Woods expedition

Pecharunt and every Snacksworth legendary are locked too, plus the Titans, roaming Gimmighoul, the gift starters and all in-game trades.

Safe to hunt

Roaring MoonScarlet, Area Zero cave, sandwich hunt

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Iron ValiantViolet, Area Zero cave, sandwich hunt

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Great TuskScarlet, wild across Area Zero

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Iron TreadsViolet, wild across Area Zero

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Plus every regular wild spawn, outbreak, tera raid and picnic egg. The paradox forms are the trophy hunts.

Shiny Charm

How to Get the Shiny Charm in Scarlet & Violet

Permanent key item, +2 extra shiny rolls on every eligible hunt.

Shiny CharmKEY ITEM · +2 ROLLS

Catch 400 Pokemon to complete the Paldea PokedexKitakami and Blueberry dexes have their own rewards

Jacq, in his biology lab at the academyTalk to him after the credits with the dex done

What it changes in Scarlet & Violet

Random EncounterEvery wild and static encounter

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Outbreak + Sparkling Lv 3Mass Outbreak + sandwich combined

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Stack them under a sandwich and an outbreak, and the +2 rolls reach 1/512.

Catch 400 Pokemon to complete the Paldea PokedexJacq, in his biology lab at the academy

Random EncounterEvery wild and static encounter

–→–

Outbreak + Sparkling Lv 3Mass Outbreak + sandwich combined

–→–

Best Shiny Hunt Targets

Best Shiny Hunt Targets in Scarlet & Violet

Outbreaks plus a Sparkling Lv 3 sandwich are the best repeatable odds in Paldea.

CharcadetSouth Province outbreaks

Outbreak + Lv 3–

Evolves into Armarouge or Ceruledge

TinkatinkEast Province outbreaks

Outbreak + Lv 3–

Evolves into Tinkaton, top trade bait

PawmiEarly-route outbreaks

Outbreak + Lv 3–

Clear 60 first for the full +2 rolls

FidoughSouth Province outbreaks, near Cortondo

Outbreak–

No sandwich needed to start

Roaring MoonArea Zero (Scarlet)

Sandwich Lv 3–

Dragon/Dark Herba sandwich

SprigatitoPicnic eggs

Masuda–

Eggs dodge the lock on the gift starter

That Shiny Charm control above re-rates every figure here.

Shiny Mechanics and Quirks

Scarlet & Violet Shiny Mechanics and Quirks

SV hunts are loud on odds and silent on presentation.

VISUALNo sparkle, no sound

In the overworld a shiny just wears a recolored model, with zero fanfare, no jingle, no aura. Lock-on (ZL) is your friend: the nameplate confirms what your eyes think they saw.

FOODSandwich power is king

Sparkling Power Lv 3 needs a Herba Mystica but adds +3 shiny rolls for 30 minutes. Stack it on a cleared outbreak with the Charm and you're at 1/512, SV's floor.

RESETPicnics re-roll the field

Setting and packing up a picnic despawns and re-rolls every spawn around you. Inside an outbreak that's a free re-deal of 10+ chances every few seconds, the core SV hunt loop.

Shiny Hunting FAQ

What are the shiny odds in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?

How many encounters does it take to find a shiny in Scarlet and Violet?

Does the Shiny Charm work in Scarlet and Violet?

What is the fastest shiny method in Scarlet and Violet?

How do Mass Outbreaks improve shiny odds in Scarlet and Violet?