Pokemon Sun & Moon Shiny Odds

Pokemon Sun and Moon added SOS chaining, where calling allies stacks your shiny rolls. Weigh a long SOS chain against the Masuda Method and full odds to find the fastest route to a shiny.

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 Sun & Moon

Alola locks harder than any region before it: every legendary, all four Tapus, and all seven Ultra Beasts.

Shiny-locked, do not waste the hunt10 locked shown

SolgaleoSun box legend, Nebby evolves at the Altar of the Sunne

LunalaMoon box legend, Nebby evolves at the Altar of the Moone

CosmogNebby, the story gift that becomes your box legend

NecrozmaTen Carat Hill grass, after the Ultra Beast missions

ZygardeAssembled from cells with the Zygarde Cube

Tapu KokoRuins of Conflict, catchable post-game

Tapu LeleRuins of Life

Tapu BuluRuins of Abundance

Tapu FiniRuins of Hope

NihilegoFirst Ultra Beast, and every UB is locked in Sun and Moon

The rest of the Ultra Beasts are locked too: Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Xurkitree, Celesteela, Kartana and Guzzlord. Totem-sized spawns can't be shiny either, and the mythicals Magearna and Marshadow are locked. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon later freed the Ultra Beasts, but Sun and Moon never did.

Safe to hunt

Type: NullGladion's gift at Aether Paradise, not locked here

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RowletStarter gift, soft reset the Iki Town pick

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Jangmo-oVast Poni Canyon SOS, the Kommo-o pseudo-legend

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MimikyuThrifty Megamart SOS, the disguise Pokemon

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Sun and Moon lock every legendary and all seven Ultra Beasts, so there are no shiny legends to soft reset. Gifts, starters and SOS chains are the whole shiny pool.

Shiny Charm

How to Get the Shiny Charm in Sun & Moon

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

Shiny CharmKEY ITEM · +2 ROLLS

Complete the Alola Pokedex, every island dexLeave out the two mythicals, Magearna and Marshadow

Game Freak's director, GAME FREAK office in Heahea CitySecond floor, between the Pokemon Center and the research lab

What it changes in Sun & Moon

Random EncounterCovers wild spawns and statics

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SOS ChainingAt the chain-31 cap

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Both charm rolls come along on every hunt. SOS chains and Masuda eggs take them without a hitch.

Complete the Alola Pokedex, every island dexGame Freak's director, GAME FREAK office in Heahea City

Random EncounterCovers wild spawns and statics

–→–

SOS ChainingAt the chain-31 cap

–→–

Best Shiny Hunt Targets

Best Shiny Hunt Targets in Sun & Moon

With every legend locked, SOS chaining is Alola's shiny engine.

MimikyuThrifty Megamart, Ula'ula Island

SOS chain–

It calls rarely, so bring Adrenaline Orbs

SalanditWela Volcano Park

SOS chain–

Salazzle only evolves from females

Jangmo-oVast Poni Canyon

SOS chain–

Kommo-o is the regional pseudo-legend

MareanieSOS ally off Corsola

SOS chain–

Only ever answers Corsola, so keep the caller alive

RowletPaniola Nursery eggs

Masuda–

The starter is shiny-legal too, soft reset it

EeveeRoute 4 / Route 6

SOS chain–

Eight evolutions share one chain

Charm on or off? Set it above and this table follows.

Shiny Mechanics and Quirks

Sun & Moon Shiny Mechanics and Quirks

Two things define shiny hunting in Alola: a heavy lock list and the SOS chain.

LOCKEDAlola locks the whole legend roster

Sun and Moon shiny-lock every legendary, all four Tapus, Cosmog, Necrozma, Zygarde and all seven Ultra Beasts. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon later freed the Ultra Beasts, but in this pair the entire legendary lineup is off the table.

CHAIN31 is where SOS stops

Extra shiny rolls stack at chain 11, 21 and 31, and that is the whole ladder. Past 31 you are just spinning the same odds, so settle in at the cap and make sure the caller never runs dry on PP.

CALLERSome Pokemon only answer SOS calls

A handful of species never spawn on their own and only appear as allies, like Mareanie answering a Corsola. To hunt those shiny you must chain the caller and keep it alive, since a broken chain is the only real failure state.

Shiny Hunting FAQ

What are the shiny odds in Pokemon Sun and Moon?

How many encounters does it take to find a shiny in Sun and Moon?

Does the Shiny Charm work in Sun and Moon?

What is the fastest shiny method in Sun and Moon?

How does SOS chaining work in Sun and Moon?