What are the Highest Chances of Finding a Shiny in SWSH Without the Shiny Charm?

Question

Not the Masuda Method either. I don’t trade, so I don’t have a complete dex or any foreign Pokémon. I was just wondering because I want to catch my first actual shiny, and I want to know the highest chance I can get, and how to achieve that maximum.

Answer 1

In order to get Shiny Pokémon, you need to find, battle, and catch or defeat a species of Pokémon in order to increase the chances of that species being shiny.

According to the respected chart, you start out at 1/4096 chance and work your way up to get the highest chance. With no charm, your highest chances are approx. 1/683 after battling a total of 500 of that species.

Comments

W/o Charm:
1/2048 after 50 with a 1.5% chance of boosted odds
1/1365 after 100 with a 2% chance of boosted odds
1/1024 after 200 with a 2.5% chance of boosted odds
1/819 after 300 with a 3% chance of boosted odds
1/683 after 500 with a 3% chance of boosted odds

W/ Charm:
1/1024 after 50 with a 1.5% chance of boosted odds
1/819 after 100 with a 2% chance of boosted odds
1/683 after 200 with a 2.5% chance of boosted odds
1/585 after 300 with a 3% chance of boosted odds
1/512 after 500 with a 3% chance of boosted odds

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Welp that’s a lot of battles, good chance tho.


Anyway thanks! :)

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Considering you only have a 3% chances of having the odds after 500 battles, it kinda sucks

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Good compared to the regular odds tho

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Yeah I guess