Pokemon X & Y Shiny Odds

Pokemon X and Y doubled the base rate to 1 in 4096 and added Chain Fishing, hordes, and the Friend Safari. Compare each method with and without the Shiny Charm to plan the fastest hunt.

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 X & Y

Kalos shiny-locks every one of its legendaries, but the starters and fossils can still sparkle.

Shiny-locked, do not waste the hunt6 locked shown

XerneasTeam Flare HQ static, Pokemon X

YveltalTeam Flare HQ static, Pokemon Y

ZygardeTerminus Cave, postgame static

MewtwoPokemon Village, postgame Lv 70 static

Articuno / Zapdos / MoltresThe postgame roamer, its species set by your starter

LucarioKorrina's gift at the Tower of Mastery

In-game trade Pokemon are locked too. Past the legendaries, the starters, the Kanto gift and revived fossils all roll fresh, so they are fair game.

Safe to hunt

Kalos starterAquacorde choice, save before you pick

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Kanto starterSycamore's gift in Lumiose, comes with a Mega Stone

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Jaw FossilRevived at the Ambrette lab, save first

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Sail FossilThe other fossil, same Ambrette lab

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Every legendary in Kalos is locked, so these gifts are your soft-reset targets. Save right before each hand-off and reset for the shine.

Shiny Charm

How to Get the Shiny Charm in X & Y

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

Shiny CharmKEY ITEM · +2 ROLLS

Complete the National PokedexEvery non-Mythical species across Gens 1 to 6; the event Mythicals are not required

In Lumiose City, Professor Sycamore runs the labBring the completed National Dex in for evaluation

What it changes in X & Y

Random EncounterAll wild and static spawns

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Chain FishingStacks on top of your fishing chain

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Friend Safari is the one method the charm can't touch; everywhere else it adds +2 rolls and stacks with chain fishing.

Complete the National PokedexIn Lumiose City, Professor Sycamore runs the lab

Random EncounterAll wild and static spawns

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Chain FishingStacks on top of your fishing chain

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Best Shiny Hunt Targets

Best Shiny Hunt Targets in X & Y

Friend Safari, chain fishing and hordes turn Kalos into the first casual-friendly shiny region.

DittoNormal Friend Safari, Kiloude City

Friend Safari–

Fixed odds, no charm boost, a breeder's grail

GibleDragon Friend Safari, Kiloude City

Friend Safari–

Garchomp line with two guaranteed max IVs

MagikarpEnclosed inlet near Ambrette Town

Chain fish–

Chain it up, then evolve the red Gyarados

MareepRoute 12 grass hordes

Horde–

Five shiny checks a battle, Sweet Scent forces them

GoomyRoute 14 marsh, or breed it

Masuda–

Goodra line, a foreign Ditto does the work

HonedgeRoute 6 grass, then the nursery

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Aegislash line, a top competitive shiny

These numbers track the Charm setting above, but Friend Safari stays fixed.

Shiny Mechanics and Quirks

X & Y Shiny Mechanics and Quirks

Generation 6 rewired the odds and handed hunters three fast new methods.

ODDSBase odds doubled to 1/4096

Generation 6 halved the shiny threshold, so every full-odds encounter is now 1 in 4,096 instead of the old 1 in 8,192. Every method in Kalos builds on that better baseline, which is why casual shiny hunting took off here.

SAFARIFriend Safari plays by its own odds

Every Friend Safari encounter carries fixed, boosted shiny odds plus at least two perfect IVs, and the Shiny Charm does nothing here. No dex completion and no chain to keep alive, just walk in and look.

CHAINChain fishing rewards patience

Reel in a Pokemon on every consecutive cast and your odds climb, capping around chain 20 near 1 in 100. The chain survives a KO, catch or flee, but snaps if you move or miss a bite, so lead a Suction Cups Pokemon and stay put.

Shiny Hunting FAQ

What are the shiny odds in Pokemon X and Y?

How many encounters does it take to find a shiny in X and Y?

Does the Shiny Charm work in X and Y?

What is the fastest shiny method in X and Y?

What is Chain Fishing in X and Y?