ALL Shiny Hunting Methods in Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield - Shiny Hunting Guide

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @SmkGaming05
    @SmkGaming05  3 года назад +34

    UPDATE - LIVE STREAMS of SHINY HUNTING Happen right here on my RUclips Channel so make sure you SUBSCRIBE to get LIVE Stream Alerts!
    This Video is a bit dated because of NEW findings for Shiny Hunting in SWSH and this video was made BEFORE the DLC dropped for these games.
    I plan to make an UPDATED video in the Future to explain things more in Depth. Thank you for watching this video

    • @Bluebird38202
      @Bluebird38202 2 года назад

      Why does it have to be a nonregional Pokémon?

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  2 года назад +1

      @@Bluebird38202 because that’s how the method works to improve shiny odds

    • @BathwaterBender
      @BathwaterBender 2 года назад +1

      Is there an updated video yet? Now that we know the KO method only works for brilliant especially

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  2 года назад +1

      @@BathwaterBender not yet, to busy shiny hunting to make the video 😅

    • @BathwaterBender
      @BathwaterBender 2 года назад

      @@SmkGaming05 haha I figured, I was just stopping by your stream but passing out. GL on the Tree/Totodile brotha

  • @BaseAbsol
    @BaseAbsol 5 лет назад +277

    this is great for people getting into it but everyone has to remember that everything comes down to chance so don’t be heartbroken if you do not get the results you are looking for

  • @PokeFan17000
    @PokeFan17000 5 лет назад +457

    Never did I think a shiny hunting tutorial for Sword and Shield would go past 40 minutes, much less 20.

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  5 лет назад +77

      It's a ton of information for so many things all in one video. I did my best to make it short but I also just wanted to make a video I really liked. I hope you find it useful

    • @Jordi6304
      @Jordi6304 5 лет назад +20

      it's basically every single shiny hunting method in 1 video (plus promotion for that controller)

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  5 лет назад +32

      Jordi6304 the controller wasn’t meant to be an ad or promo. Just something that is super useful for shiny hunting if people spend the money like I did for the 2 controllers I own 👍

    • @MsCafecito
      @MsCafecito 4 года назад +1

      69thlike

    • @charleehavens5963
      @charleehavens5963 4 года назад

      I would like, but it's perfect at 230

  • @dragonfire1356
    @dragonfire1356 5 лет назад +1079

    I like how I don't have the switch or sword or shield and I'm still watching how to shiny hunt while playing Pokemon platinum

    • @passerine1316
      @passerine1316 5 лет назад +44

      Gen 4 best gen

    • @zeroara
      @zeroara 5 лет назад +15

      taste!! best game

    • @commentingcommenter1230
      @commentingcommenter1230 4 года назад +15

      Gen 4 is probably my favorite gen to have shinies in simply because of following Pokemon in HGSS.

    • @MakaylaMariie46
      @MakaylaMariie46 4 года назад +15

      I replaid Diamond/Pearl/Platinum so many times it's unreal. Such a good game!

    • @dylanshaw766
      @dylanshaw766 4 года назад

      LoL

  • @joshuastreet8664
    @joshuastreet8664 5 лет назад +356

    Pro tip: When fossil hunting, put the fossils that you don't want as held items on Pokemon in your PC. That way you don't have to sell the fossils and use them in the future for whatever.

    • @matthewjames514
      @matthewjames514 5 лет назад +2

      That is exactly what I did which helped a lot

    • @joshuastreet8664
      @joshuastreet8664 5 лет назад +11

      @@matthewjames514 Nice. not sure if I will do the fossils this gen.. they seem kind of daunting lol

    • @shukurenai2433
      @shukurenai2433 4 года назад +1

      Thanks bro!

    • @stompingpeak2043
      @stompingpeak2043 4 года назад +2

      @@joshuastreet8664 nah you just dig for them. I get like 30+ items all the time from the digging bros

    • @user-vk2cd9qw7i
      @user-vk2cd9qw7i 3 года назад

      I did this with the master ball so I don't accidentally use it trying to use an ultra ball lol

  • @amber5655
    @amber5655 4 года назад +153

    Just after I completed sword, I went around catching some of the stronger Pokémon like Galvantula and Vileplume, I decided to catch Vileplume it was my first encounter and I got shiny Vileplume

    • @poemel694
      @poemel694 4 года назад +3

      The same thing happened to me but on Sun & Moon. It was so unintentional but I got a Shiny Chikorita the first encounter😂

    • @user-xm7ku1oy4s
      @user-xm7ku1oy4s 4 года назад +1

      I got four first encounter shinies in Pokemon go but never in a main series game.

    • @quadzers5703
      @quadzers5703 3 года назад

      I accidentally ran into one of those fat squirrel things and it turned out to be shiny. It was the second one I had ever fought

    • @unlucky_clover24
      @unlucky_clover24 2 года назад +1

      Same thing happened to me when I was trying to work on my Pokedex. I was looking in a certain area and boom, shiny croagunk

  • @voodoo2plus1
    @voodoo2plus1 4 года назад +302

    I’ve had the shiny charm for about an hour. Just caught a shiny rookidee. I hunted this damn shiny for over 1300 encounters. Then I get the shiny charm.... I get it in about 30 encounters.

    • @larryplays7553
      @larryplays7553 4 года назад +8

      This is why you should try to comple your pokedex

    • @goincoconuts1978
      @goincoconuts1978 4 года назад +9

      Unfortunately I don’t have Nintendo online so I can’t complete it. Perhaps I should get it, though...

    • @d.s8679
      @d.s8679 4 года назад

      @@goincoconuts1978 you can get it for 7 days
      If you havent already used your free trial
      If not and you have a credit card just cancel
      If not buy it for silver coins in My.Nintendo

    • @lucashatcher7668
      @lucashatcher7668 3 года назад +4

      @@goincoconuts1978 you could also use pokemon home's free GTS feautre to get version exsclusives through trades and also use pokemon home to transfer any required pokemon from any other pokemon games you have to sword/shield

    • @TheJaeMan
      @TheJaeMan 3 года назад

      @@goincoconuts1978 use pokemon home

  • @lavenderstreaked
    @lavenderstreaked 4 года назад +97

    I'm over here with 926 Wooloo in my boxes, being depressed

    • @ShinyWooloos
      @ShinyWooloos 4 года назад +1

      Same I feel you lol

    • @hamazing7778
      @hamazing7778 4 года назад +2

      Yup literally same

    • @kiachnish
      @kiachnish 4 года назад +3

      9 months later, did you end up getting your shiny wooloo?

    • @lavenderstreaked
      @lavenderstreaked 4 года назад +3

      @@kiachnish *not y e t*
      ಥ‿ಥ

    • @kiachnish
      @kiachnish 4 года назад +3

      @@lavenderstreaked RIP dude, good luck!

  • @Check.ur.theism
    @Check.ur.theism 3 года назад +24

    I really miss the SOS method in Sun and Moon.
    It was a very active method and the method I used to find a shiny female Salandit. (Favorite shiny)
    I'm crossed on S&S's shiny hunting methods as the Dynamax adventure is just so much better odds than all other methods. Its good and bad.
    Wish there were more balanced odds across the variety of shiny hunting strats.

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  3 года назад +1

      Swsh is OK for shiny hunting and I 100% agree the shiny odds could have been better with all the methods

  • @karolynanderson2033
    @karolynanderson2033 4 года назад +9

    This is the most comprehensive guide to shiny hunting & breeding I’ve ever seen! I have a good bit of time in lockdown, just bred 508 Eevees with the Masuda Method to get my shiny boy... Thanks for going so in depth so I can try other methods!

  • @pookiepookskaas7135
    @pookiepookskaas7135 4 года назад +29

    Thank you so much for the whole break down!!

  • @bogbupog
    @bogbupog 3 года назад +2

    What I like about this video is that you don't have to reference 7-8 different videos if there's something specific you wanted to go over. The timestamps really come in clutch.

  • @riceshaddow
    @riceshaddow 5 лет назад +30

    Thank you Steve, i really needed this

  • @jasonreyes5767
    @jasonreyes5767 4 года назад +54

    Ive slaughtered 983 drednaw i dont know if im shiny hunting or a psycho🤣

  • @kobraxxxyt6102
    @kobraxxxyt6102 4 года назад +9

    I’m new to shiny hunting and this video helps me so much! Keep up the good work!

  • @fallensurvivor21
    @fallensurvivor21 4 года назад +11

    I feel like I still love shiny hunting and collecting, but as an adult I don't really like sitting infront of my tv looking at the same sprite back to back.. I've made alot of memories with shinies as much as my normal Pokémon, but ultimately my fave method now is hatching with a shiny charm set + masuda method Ditto + flamebody.

  • @Eccadairius
    @Eccadairius 5 лет назад +44

    I encountered my shiny female Sneasel at 14 encounters and when I encountered her, it was a Random Encounter! I really love my shiny Sneasel and including in Raid Battles!

    • @Kairos_Akuma
      @Kairos_Akuma 4 года назад

      Got one too..And my shiny pawnyard felt like a Dick and KOt it xD Still salty..

  • @bunnykisses
    @bunnykisses 5 лет назад +20

    Thumbs up for being one of the only videos that accurately describes stars vs. squares

  • @Tactica1Bug
    @Tactica1Bug 4 года назад +24

    Right as i was watching this i got full odds morelull lmao, I was going after honedge but a shiny is a shiny

  • @TeacherTempest
    @TeacherTempest 5 лет назад +30

    You actually get fossils from both of the digging duo bois! Just more frequently from the left guy since he gives you more valueable items👍🏻

  • @alphtheor.879
    @alphtheor.879 4 года назад +64

    As you can see, there is still recommended pokemon to catch on the dex even after the dex is complete, could the recomended pokemon have higher chances to be shiny?

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  4 года назад +31

      Alphtheo R. I’ve never tested that myself. I’ll try it out and see if I find a shiny Pokémon more often 👍 I’ve heard people say it was a thing but I never saw any proof to it.

    • @lasagna3289
      @lasagna3289 4 года назад +16

      They have a higher encounter rate, and thus there are more of that Pokémon to be potentially shiny.

    • @cinnamontoastskrt5207
      @cinnamontoastskrt5207 3 года назад +3

      They dont necessarily have a larger chance of being shiny, there are just more of them! So if you happen to be shiny hunting one of them, it'll be easier since you'll run into them more often.

  • @smellysoysauce
    @smellysoysauce 4 года назад +9

    I got a shiny Arctozolt on my third ever fossil restoration, couldn't believe my eyes. 6000+ resets and still nothing is rough.

  • @ITookTheFirstNapkin
    @ITookTheFirstNapkin 2 года назад +3

    FYI 25:02 - 25:10 has been proven false as anubis dug deeper and found out that this was false

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  2 года назад

      This is an old video lol. A lot of new information has been found out 👍

  • @skyjack1
    @skyjack1 Год назад +1

    Probably mentioned already, but BOOSTED SHINY ODDS FROM NO. OF BATTLES ARE ONLY APPLIED TO BRILLIANT AURA POKÉMON.

  • @chukadoo1871
    @chukadoo1871 4 года назад +4

    went through toll and turmoil looking for a foreign ditto so seeing a 78K sub RUclipsr advertising giveaways, man you have my respect. hope some potential breeders see this

  • @socksfromkmart3286
    @socksfromkmart3286 3 года назад +1

    I really want to thank you, you inspired me, I always started one, but never finished, after watching your video, seeing all your effort and hearing the words “you’re in it for the long run” I was inspired, I pushed through 9 hours, and got my first ever legit shiny

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  3 года назад +1

      What shiny did you get 👀

    • @socksfromkmart3286
      @socksfromkmart3286 3 года назад +1

      @@SmkGaming05 it was torchic! Such a simple change to the colors but I love it so much

  • @ImAndrewAye
    @ImAndrewAye 5 лет назад +11

    This is very helpful, Also I’m probably going to buy that controller.

  • @pundertalefan4391
    @pundertalefan4391 5 лет назад +7

    It's very nice how you give away japanese dittos from time to time. :03

  • @BeauOldridge
    @BeauOldridge 3 года назад +3

    I just bought the game today! Thanks for showing me these unique methods to catch shinys.

  • @froggerking7955
    @froggerking7955 5 лет назад +7

    Yo thanks so much for this! I literally started shiny hunting yesterday and couldnt really find a clear method yet cuz all peeps just rambled on about stuff
    This is perfect THANKS SO MUCH

  • @amireallyprepared2823
    @amireallyprepared2823 4 года назад +5

    My first egg trying to complete all of the evolutions for eevee was actually a shiny and I was soooo happy

  • @starlight0313
    @starlight0313 5 лет назад +12

    I’m currently shiny hunting dreepy as I’m watching this vid

  • @blitterzz
    @blitterzz 5 лет назад +4

    Thanks for explaining, love your vids

  • @tenrouuu
    @tenrouuu 3 года назад +2

    ohhh man you got a square shiny sobble!!!! nice man that was dope

  • @heyitsaaron6316
    @heyitsaaron6316 4 года назад +13

    Just got a shiny eevee with 900 eggs hatched epic

    • @yoshaa4486
      @yoshaa4486 4 года назад

      I got one shiny eevee without doing shiny hunting (on the first egg)

  • @gooma7942
    @gooma7942 4 года назад +2

    Great guide mate. Played since Crystal and this will be my first game I actually shiny hunt in.

  • @DancingCabal
    @DancingCabal 4 года назад +6

    The first shiny I ever got was a full odds in moon. First time through I was nuzzlocking the game. The first pokemon I found on a route was shiny but I wasn't paying attention when I found it. I thought it was a regional variation and it was not till I used it in the first gym did I know it was a shiny.
    (I think the pokemon name was makuhita. It was the first stage of the guy that has 2 huge palms that is a sumo.)

  • @GymLeaderZero
    @GymLeaderZero 5 лет назад +4

    Great Guide dude!

  • @turtlelizard1531
    @turtlelizard1531 4 года назад +2

    2:32 I believe there is a non-official trade route for foreign dittos (I think it is 1111, but don't quote me)

  • @mr.renemoreno2647
    @mr.renemoreno2647 3 года назад +1

    Cool to see now! Great video now! Keep up the good work now! Be well now!

  • @Fumikoto
    @Fumikoto 5 лет назад +37

    Thank you so much, the community is so annoying and wrong.

  • @JH.handiman
    @JH.handiman 5 лет назад +2

    Watched the whole thing. Thanks!

  • @sleprvrru6y-lin-92
    @sleprvrru6y-lin-92 4 года назад +14

    My first full odds shiny on gen 8 was arctozolt (lol)
    I was just testing how the fossils work and it appeared shiny owo

    • @bradyp8868
      @bradyp8868 4 года назад +1

      That's really cool, my very first arctovish was a shiny. I was just getting the fossils to complete the dex.
      I legit sat there like "Wait arctovish is blue isn't it...wait it's shiny holy fuck!"

    • @cinnaliee
      @cinnaliee 4 года назад

      My first ever shiny was a chewtle on the way back from Magnolia's house. I accidentally ran into him and screeched when I saw it was a shiny. Named him Bulbasaur for no reason and he just sits in my PC now

  • @callumarcadio
    @callumarcadio 3 года назад

    I haven't done any shiny hunting in Sword and Shield yet, but I'm working on the Pokedex and I love using Butterfree for catching Pokemon! I prefer Stun Spore to Sleep Powder because you only have to use it once per battle. I have a Zacian with False Swipe, and an Inteleon with Soak so that I can use False Swipe on Ghost types and Stun Spore on Grass and Electric types.

  • @pokelynke8232
    @pokelynke8232 5 лет назад +6

    I'm at 1200 for shiny Riolu. Masuda with shiny charm. It's turning into my Masuda no charm Toxel. 1737 eggs. What a grind. I hope I get it soon.
    I was also able to get a shiny Milotic at Lake of Outrage after 1067 soft resets (shiny charm without exploits). I named him Atem. So happy. I'm doing this with all of the trade evolutions that I can so someone can't swipe my shinys if I trade it to evolve it.

    • @zein_tawil
      @zein_tawil 5 лет назад +4

      I’m about 1300 for shiny Grookey and haven’t gotten it yet and this has completely turned off my passion for shiny hunting, idk how you’re doing it dude

    • @pokelynke8232
      @pokelynke8232 5 лет назад +2

      @@zein_tawil I have nothing better to do. I'm not lying. Disabled with no job, no kids, no friends only cats that drive me and each other up the walls. Gotta fill the lonely time with something.

    • @Alpha-lt9qf
      @Alpha-lt9qf 5 лет назад

      My Scorbunny was 1469 if that helps

    • @pokelynke8232
      @pokelynke8232 5 лет назад +1

      @@Alpha-lt9qf no. Not really. But it makes me glad that my Scorbunny was 230.

    • @KoopahPlaysMinecraft
      @KoopahPlaysMinecraft 4 года назад +1

      @@pokelynke8232 I have 12 full boxes of grookey been doing this nonstop for 2 months

  • @BattleSloths
    @BattleSloths 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for taking the time to make this, almost done with my Pokédex but I have 1 shiny so far. Keep it up, subbed 🙏🏻

  • @Junpei_1iori
    @Junpei_1iori 4 года назад +6

    Thanks for the guide, I'm currently attempting to breed 8 shiny pokemon. 6 for ranked battle that I'll shiny breed. One as a gift for my school bud
    And the last one I'll just keep as a trophy. Also right now I'm breeding charmander for a shiny but I sort of regained my motivation for it :)
    Edit: forgot to add this but as a kid still in school I don't have money for another switch. But putting eggs in the PC wont like reduce shing chances wont it? Sorry for the stupid question just curious.

  • @shregokii5142
    @shregokii5142 4 года назад

    This video came out months ago but he still comes and helps out with questions. Not all hero’s wear capes lol

  • @zoe-sn2he
    @zoe-sn2he 5 лет назад +5

    Just a question, when y'all do the Mesuda Method, where do you leave al the non-shiny pokémon afterwards? xD Do you like release all of them or

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  5 лет назад +4

      release them or trade them to people

    • @absolutelynobody7113
      @absolutelynobody7113 4 года назад +2

      yeah either trade or release. before you had to release each pokemon one by one (which was reallyy tedious) but with pokemon home now, you can mass release them

    • @lovecoloredmasterspark
      @lovecoloredmasterspark 4 года назад

      mass-release with pokemon home/wonder box all of them lol

    • @Slimmest_of_Sillies
      @Slimmest_of_Sillies 3 года назад

      Personally i just keep them or trade them

  • @crimsongrims5925
    @crimsongrims5925 4 года назад +1

    Thanks to you my shiny pichu rate is goin higher and higher

  • @jordandavies2614
    @jordandavies2614 4 года назад +3

    I got a shiny Charmander from breeding Leon's gift Charmander back in December.

  • @yoranvanbeele4150
    @yoranvanbeele4150 3 года назад

    Great video you've made!
    When are you going to livestream again :)?

  • @robertbartlett4999
    @robertbartlett4999 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks for the info I'm getting me a switch when I get my taxes back Which game is better sword or shield

    • @kirapipikirapika
      @kirapipikirapika 4 года назад +1

      they’re the same except for the usual things that changes in games (the legendaries and some version exclusives) along with two of the gym leaders :]. personally i got shield but they’re both cool!

    • @Abiiii_Gaither
      @Abiiii_Gaither 4 года назад

      @@kirapipikirapikasame i got shield and looove it

    • @robertbartlett4999
      @robertbartlett4999 4 года назад

      @@Abiiii_Gaither yes I just got my switch 4196 Shiny Rates

  • @hughburda4490
    @hughburda4490 4 года назад +2

    I’m late to this video but the first day the game came out I got a shiny Pokémon on my 24th encounter overall. Not even trying to find one either.

  • @Jordi6304
    @Jordi6304 5 лет назад +4

    I also use a Flame Body Chandelure for Masuda method (also, I got my shiny Chandelure that I use with the Masuda method in only 3 eggs lmao)

  • @SeverTheLeg
    @SeverTheLeg 3 года назад

    dude that .hack// sound effect is my follow notification. That threw me off so much lol. great video. cheers.

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  3 года назад +1

      Glad to see another .hack fan :)

    • @SeverTheLeg
      @SeverTheLeg 3 года назад

      @@SmkGaming05 Definitely subbed.

  • @theshinyguru951
    @theshinyguru951 5 лет назад +6

    any one have a friend code for oras? i need help with my dex. would really be appreciated thx.
    also i got invited to a shiny charizard raid and failed to catch it. i was soo pissed

  • @minmatenx
    @minmatenx 3 года назад

    Wow this is way more in depth than I originally thought.
    Thank you op. I've been wanting to start shiny hunting. Sounds like a nice Lil hobby

  • @bwaka9178
    @bwaka9178 4 года назад +5

    I like how he cant just say that you have to get the shiny charm by completing the pokedex like it takes 2 seconds

    • @NeCoruption
      @NeCoruption 4 года назад

      You missed the time stamp 29 seconds into the video dummy

  • @Serif_Fim
    @Serif_Fim 3 года назад +2

    My first shiny in sword was a vanillish. If you haven’t seen it, the only change is a bit darker eyes 🙃

  • @theyloveisaaa
    @theyloveisaaa 3 года назад +5

    gonna edit this comment when i get shiny mimikyu + the count
    edit 1: been 147 mimikyus. not losing hope yet. will update soon
    edit 2: more than 200 eggs. we gottem boys

  • @Analogico_digital
    @Analogico_digital 2 года назад

    He explains it as if I am the most idiot in the world, and I love it, because it makes it easier to understand!!!

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  2 года назад

      That’s the goal. If you know nothing about shiny hunting this will help anyone understand 👍

  • @SistermonSimp
    @SistermonSimp 5 лет назад +6

    I've got a random shiny metapod

  • @errorcodeguitar9407
    @errorcodeguitar9407 4 года назад

    Grabbed myself the shiny charm, watching this video helps man :)

  • @anthonypasquale9970
    @anthonypasquale9970 4 года назад +5

    It’s been over 5 days. Over 6,000 encounters. And still not shiny

  • @robinchrisb_
    @robinchrisb_ 2 года назад

    I'm counting on you covering shiny hunting methods on pokemon scarlet and violet, too. and the games after that. and the games after that. and so on. thank you.

  • @lindadurrant43
    @lindadurrant43 5 лет назад +3

    Its a good job you dont use the exploit cos nintendo are finding and banning people who use it

    • @glungusgongus
      @glungusgongus 5 лет назад

      No

    • @owenmacuinseannain1986
      @owenmacuinseannain1986 5 лет назад

      What exploit?

    • @KoopahPlaysMinecraft
      @KoopahPlaysMinecraft 4 года назад

      Um... no they are not. Nintendo doesn't ban people who use the exploit. The way they counter it is they ban the gmax pokemon in ranked battles so you can't use your shiny gmax stuff as well as gmax pokemon are too overpowered with EVs and IVs

  • @shichibukaii
    @shichibukaii 3 года назад

    Very helpful video with legit ways. I've seen some people use glitches or hacks to clone pokemon and be proud of them while im smh to their actions. Really like the fact that you gave everything you know to help and go one by one makes me happy too. Im subbing to you dude, i hope i see more sword shield videos.

  • @CSCKal
    @CSCKal 4 года назад +3

    Does anyone have an extra Japanese ditto

    • @Gary-tt3ll
      @Gary-tt3ll 4 года назад

      LePandaPlays _ I do have a Japanese one , do you by any chance have a scorbunny? Any language will do

    • @SecretAgentHam
      @SecretAgentHam 4 года назад

      @@Gary-tt3ll if he doesn't respond, let me know. I can breed you one in no time! I could use a foreign ditto.

  • @MiraNecole
    @MiraNecole 4 года назад

    if you dont want to use the ability Scrappy, a Pokemon with the move Soak can work too. I have used that plenty of times in Pixelmon
    not only would Soak remove any Ghost typings (even if Ghost is part of a Pokemon's secondary type, it just turns the Pokemon in to a single Water type) to let you False Swipe, but it removes Electric types so they can be stunned (or Ground so they can be hit by Thunder Wave), Grass types so they can get hit by Sleep Powder (or Spore if thats in the game... not entirely sure ^^;) and makes it easier to False Swipe Rock and/or Steel types, so it does a bit more than what Scrappy, Detect, Odour Sleuth and Foresight can do
    and another thing I've learnt from Pixelmon that I found useful for hunting, is bring someone with the ability Magic Guard (it can be Solosis/evo, Sigilyph or HA Abra/evo) and teach it Skill Swap (it's a chain eggmove for Sigilyph and Abra, but it's a level up move for Solosis), when you find a shiny that can have a RECOIL damaging moves like Take Down, Double Edge, Flare Blitz, Head Smash etc. (doubt it'd work on Struggle though) use the move Skill Swap to swap the wild Pokemon's ability with your Pokemon's Magic Guard ability... what Magic Guard will do is protect the user from recoil damage, it's super handy as although Rock Head protects the user from recoil, not every Pokemon has that ability and it really sucks if you False Swipe a Pokemon to 1 hp then it kills itself with recoil, so keep this strategy in mind

  • @pithyfoot2160
    @pithyfoot2160 2 года назад

    If you get Gallade as a catch Pokémon, you can use heal pulse to heal the Pokémon in case of weather or it hurts itself

  • @bedinor
    @bedinor 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for creating this video.

  • @lucyapanda6499
    @lucyapanda6499 4 года назад +1

    I played Let's Go in German and transferred it to Shield, and it counts it as a traded Pokemon from a non-English game, didn't gave to pay for online play :)

  • @Azzy2beamaster
    @Azzy2beamaster 3 года назад

    Hey Great Video Buddy I have subscribed!

  • @sealioz2318
    @sealioz2318 4 года назад

    thanks this helped alot
    i was originally just breeding and breeding to get a shiny rockruff i was over 10,000 eggs
    but thanks to the masuda method you explained i gots it now

  • @austenstaley449
    @austenstaley449 3 года назад

    I use the Mesuda Method AND The Flame body method. At the same time when i use mesuda to GET the eggs. Then i use flame body for hatching them. I have a shiny Xerneas, Shiny articuno and rayquaza all shiny! Also just got a new sub!

  • @Hario338
    @Hario338 4 года назад

    I think something to clarify would be good, masuda method just requires the two pokemon to be in different languages, it doesnt matter which pokemon is what language as long as they're both different (eg, a ditto can be english as long as the other pokemon is from another language). The pokemon you're trying to breed for also doesnt have to be english, as long as its a different language from your ditto.

  • @MrHdog111
    @MrHdog111 4 года назад +1

    Very informative! Just subscribed :)

  • @Crainage1056
    @Crainage1056 3 года назад +1

    I'd say teach gallade sunny day or something to change the weather so the hail or sandstorm doesn't damage what you're catching.

  • @baileydrake-bawn5531
    @baileydrake-bawn5531 4 года назад +1

    do i need a foreign ditto and a pokemon from my region for the masudo method? or can i use a foreign pokemon with a ditto from my region? is it the same odds ?

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  4 года назад +1

      Bailey Drake-Bawn as long as one of the parent Pokémon is foreign you are good. You will have the same odds 👍 Ditto is great to have because you can use ditto with all Pokémon that can breed.

    • @baileydrake-bawn5531
      @baileydrake-bawn5531 4 года назад

      @@SmkGaming05 thankyou !

  • @ResidentxEvil89
    @ResidentxEvil89 4 года назад

    Thank you for taking the time to teach me a little something about Shiny Hunting.

  • @scwintz101
    @scwintz101 2 года назад +1

    Funny how long it took people to figure out the real odds for ko method worked lol

  • @isabellabrodeur7093
    @isabellabrodeur7093 4 года назад

    Me who has not played this game in a couple months after I beat it reset my game yesterday because of the DLC coming out. I am now falling into the pokemon hole again, where it becomes the only thing I watch on youtube and the only game I play on my switch.

  • @martinlowther278
    @martinlowther278 2 года назад

    A bit late to the game here but a yamper with ball catch will mean you get your first failed pokeball back if you bring it out if you want to try for a specific ball.

  • @jcp3049
    @jcp3049 3 года назад

    Once playing the isle of armor I was doing the hop max honey quest, specifically the part where you need to find the pokemon is the forest of focus. One of them was shiny but you couldn't catch it..

  • @cringebutyee1326
    @cringebutyee1326 4 года назад +1

    Good video, but you didn't really explain the need for a Non English ditto in the masuda method, like why doesn't english ditto work with the same percentage for shinies? Can anyone explain to me?

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  4 года назад +1

      William Spencely different region Pokemon breeding together gives you better shiny odds. If you breed 2 English Pokémon together it will be full odds shiny hunting for eggs

    • @cringebutyee1326
      @cringebutyee1326 4 года назад

      @@SmkGaming05 Okay, thanks. Since I want to farm shiny wooloo with breeding. Would I get full odds with one non English wooloo and one English wooloo, or do I need ditto?

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  4 года назад +1

      William Spencely you don’t need a ditto. Ditto is just great because it can breed with all breed able Pokémon. What you have with Wooloo will work for better shiny odds 👍

    • @cringebutyee1326
      @cringebutyee1326 4 года назад +1

      @@SmkGaming05 Okay. Well thank you so much for the quick replies! This is a new world for me it being my first Pokémon game, but I'm no stranger to grinding for stuff in games 😂

    • @cringebutyee1326
      @cringebutyee1326 4 года назад

      Just got shiny wooloo using the KO method after only 147 battled!!!

  • @PumaDAceSKT
    @PumaDAceSKT 4 года назад +2

    Nice one, thank you m8

  • @doku5149
    @doku5149 3 года назад +1

    Was sitting here watching this cause I was getting back into Poke S&S and I DEADASS rando encountered a Shiny Arcanine while I was trying to complete my Dex!!

  • @juliancalia4016
    @juliancalia4016 3 года назад

    I watched this video and decided to go use the KO method for my first ever shiny hunting adventure. I only have 165 Pokemon in the Pokedex, so no shiny charm. One hour and 24 Zigzagoons later and I got a shiny. Full Odds. I still can't believe it.

  • @reachon7396
    @reachon7396 4 года назад +1

    What about the gym Pokémon in motostoke gym? Does the 500+ battles affect them to boost ur shiny odds?

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  4 года назад

      Reachon I would assume it would work, but it’s better to shiny hunt those Pokémon outside the gym

    • @reachon7396
      @reachon7396 4 года назад

      SmkGaming05
      But im too stubborn :(
      i want it to say caught in motostoke gym when i get that shiny sizzlipede

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  4 года назад +1

      Reachon then go for it 👍

  • @hellzenvy
    @hellzenvy 4 года назад +1

    I was breeding Farlink's for the shiny since i had a Japanese farlinks sent to me, and during the process i ended up getting a shiny Minccino from a random battle and then after a few hours of breeding i got 2 shiny farlink's from breeding

  • @500werewolf
    @500werewolf 4 года назад +1

    The minor advantage of using the KO method has is that it does make it slightly easier to get shinies by a miniscule amount.
    WARNING MATH WILL BE USED BEYOND THIS POINT!!!
    Assuming you're just going for shinies without the shiny charm after 500 battles:
    1/4096=0.02441% of shiny 97% of the time, and 6/4096=1/682.666=0.1465% of shiny 3% of the time.
    In total making your odds 0.02808%=approx. 1/3562, that's a difference of 534 encounters.
    Which is why it can seem pointless, you have to grind 500 pokemon to make a difference of 534 pokemon everytime after that. That's basically a 34 pokemon advantage over full odds.
    Assuming you're just going for shinies with the shiny charm after 500 battles:
    3/4096=1/1365.333=0.07324% of shiny 97% of the time, and 8/4096=1/512=0.1953% of shiny 3% of the time.
    In total making your odds 0.07690%=approx. 1/1301, that's a difference of 64 encounters.
    Ironically needing to do more encounters for less encounters in the future. 64! You'd need 7-8 shinies to make that worth it!!!
    In conclusion. Those without the shiny charm might as well do it to make it just that little bit easier. If you have the shiny charm already you basically don't need to do the KO method, but if you want the miniscule push it gives then go ahead. Otherwise treat as full odds. Check me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure I got it down as accurate as possible.

    • @WaveForceful
      @WaveForceful 3 года назад

      I'll take a 3% chance over a chance thats less than a half of a percent.

  • @bruhmeme9672
    @bruhmeme9672 4 года назад +1

    a tip he forgot was that you should use a pokemon that has a move that heals opponants

  • @legopopokemon
    @legopopokemon 15 дней назад +1

    I’m pretty sure that 3% chance with KOs is when the Pokémon is brilliant (that yellow aura thing), so the method isn’t broken but I could be wrong

    • @SmkGaming05
      @SmkGaming05  15 дней назад +1

      @@legopopokemon yeah that’s how it works. This is an old video 😅

  • @logan8374
    @logan8374 4 года назад

    earned my sub. great video

  • @Jay-vl4le
    @Jay-vl4le 4 года назад +1

    Love the video but I have a quick question about the breeding method. Will it still work if you have a non English Pokémon with an English ditto?

  • @shadowruby5901
    @shadowruby5901 4 года назад

    Thank you helped me out a whole lot. Best one to explain shiny hunting in my personal opinion.🙏🏽

  • @bellydrumbeasts1
    @bellydrumbeasts1 5 лет назад +1

    My first shiny was shiny phione in omega ruby I clicked on your video and was breeding the same time as you and once yours got bred and mine came right after and we got the shiny the same ime

  • @mikaylawong7582
    @mikaylawong7582 4 года назад

    very comprehensive guide!

  • @DancingCabal
    @DancingCabal 4 года назад +1

    Also, you can get Japanese dittos if you link trade with 4448 code. Its dedicated for switching dittos