Pkmn shiny hunting tips and tricks?

Posted 4 years, 11 months ago (Edited 4 years, 11 months ago) by ChosenUndeaad

HELLOOOOO I almost got my shiny charm on pkmn Sun and I've decided that I wanna try my hand at shiny hunting all the Alola pokemon (except for the shiny locked ones), however, I'm not an expert of shiny hunting and I'd love to hear some tips and tricks from those that are more experienced.

I will also keep this first post updated with all the tips you guys give me, so if someone else is in the same situation as me rn they can easily find replies without having to read the entire thread lol

RoxMccree

Assuming you haven’t seen it yet, the main method of hunting in Sun/Moon (except for breeding/SR) is called SOS (chaining).

You can PM me if you have any questions, but a tutorial online could probably do way better than me LOL

Though some tutorials leave out the suggestion of getting an Alolan exeggutor with hidden ability Harvest and the moves Skill Swap & Bestow while holding a Leppa berry. This just makes the chaining easier/you don’t have to pay as much attention to it. Again, you can hit me up if you need help with that too!

I wish you luck 👌

CherryRoll

 Masuda method!!! Masuda method!!! Can't recommend this enough!!!

It gives you a STRONG shiny if you do it right!! (And faster :00)

(I havent played pkmn in a while so I might describe somethings weirdly lmAO but I was a shiny hunting master and remember a thing or two!!)

I recommend getting a 6IV Japanese Ditto (Item: Yarn) breeding with another pokemon from your game (or others pokemon, as long as it's in your area) (only get 6IV if you want a strong shiny)

Breeding a foreign (Japanese recommended) pokemon with a pokemon that's in your area, gives you a higher chance of getting a shiny!

Having one (1) pokemon in your party with the ability flame body, it makes the eggs hatch faster!!

go into the gate thing at the farm right in front of the nursery, activate your tauros, and dash around in it until the lady in front changes her pose, get egg, go back to gate do same thing until egg hatches (I recommend picking up some eggs on the way if the pokemon breeds that fast! But you do you :) )

If there's a nature in specific you want for your shiny, give the pokemon (Not ditto) an everstone, it 100% carries on the nature.