I generally like to shiny hunt full-odds, which is generally 1/8,192 in the generation 1-5 games and 1/4096 in the later games.
Legends Arceus has interesting odds, I calculated mine with this This handy table.
Latios (622 as of April 2026)
Turtwig (5,432 as of April 2026)
Stantler or growlithe (1,947/1,286 as of April 2026)
Treecko's Collective Encounters: 19,889
| Species | Soft Resets | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Poochyena | 2,547 | 12 Aug 2024 |
| Phase 2 | Poochyena | 2,670 | 24 Mar 2025 |
| Phase 3 | Poochyena | 3,400 | 01 Aug 2025 |
| Phase 4 | Poochyena | 11,272 | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Phase 5 | Current |
| Species | Nickname | Nature | Game | Date | Method | Encounters | Odds | Phase | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidoof | Shiny | Pearl | 06 March 2011 | None | N/A | Full Odds (1/8192) | N/A | Found her on my birthday! Also when Black and White released to the U.S. | |
| Audino | Myrtle | White 2 | 26 July 2018 | None | N/A | Full Odds (1/8192) | N/A | ||
| Groudon | ASPHALTJOE | Ruby | 25 May 2020 | Soft Resets | 2,283 | Full Odds (1/8192) | N/A | Gifted to a friend. | |
| Swablu | Rhubarb | Ruby | 28 July 2020 | Wild Encounters | ~18,000 | Full odds (1/8192) | 1 | COVID baby. Evolved to an altaria. | |
| Luxray | Wapiti | Relaxed | PLA | 25 May 2022 | Wandering | N/A | Massive Mass lvl. 10 (27/4096) | N/A | I love her. |
| Kyruem | Orochi | White | 2022 | Soft Resets | 5,405 | Full Odds (1/8192) | N/A | On youtube. | |
| Hisuian Zorua | December | PLA | 20 December 2022 | Wandering Icelands | 198 zoruas | Lvl. 10 (2/4096) | 5 | I love her. Phases: haunter, snorunt, misdreavus, and alpha hisuian sneasel! | |
| Rufflet | Eclypse | PLA | 21 November 2023 | Wandering Icelands | Uncounted | Lvl. 10 (2/4096) | 2 | Hisuian braviary is so pretty. Phase 1 was a bronzong I named Saraneth from Garth Nix's Sabriel. | |
| Turtwig | March | Shining Pearl | 29 March 2024 | Soft Resets | 815 (1,850 cumulative) | New Full odds (1/4096) | 2 | I started this in 2019. Missed all the Sinnoh remake events, but he was worth it. Phased an uncatchable starly in 2022. | |
| Eevee | Australis | N/A | Crystal | 11 August 2024 | Soft Resets | 7,043 | Full Odds (1/8192) | N/A | Looked for this guy for two years. On Youtube. |
| Ho-Oh | Snowtear | HeartGold | 11 August 2024 | Soft Resets | 1,938 | Full Odds (1/8192) | N/A | Within an hour of finding Australis. On youtube. | |
| Turtwig | Arctic Maple | PLA | 29 September 2024 | Outbreaks | N/A | Mass Outbreak lvl. 10 (27/4096) | N/A | Named her after my tendency of naming Sinnoh 'mons after my name in the late 2000s. | |
| Shinx | Flow | Platinum | 08 March 2025 | Poke-Radar | N/A | Chain of 40 (1/200) | N/A | Named after the movie: Flow (2024). | |
| Hisuian Growlithe | Shelly | PLA | 15 September 2025 | Outbreaks | N/A | Massive Mass Outbreak lvl. 10 (14/4096) | N/A | Named her after a dog I knew. | |
| Magby | Kittiwake | N/A | Crystal | 23 September 2025 | Egg Hatches | ~30 | Odd Egg (1/10) | N/A | Named after the bird. Wasn't picky about the species that hatched shiny. |
| Amaura | Shon'ai | PLZA | 23 October 2025 | Soft Resets | 450 | Newer Full Odds (1/4096) | N/A | Named after a term from C. J. Cherryh's The Faded Sun Trilogy. | |
| Drampa | Bluegrass | PLZA | 02 January 2026 | Wild Zone 19 Running | 3,347 drampas | Newer Full Odds (1/4096) | 4 | Also found a trubbish and two furfrous. | |
| Bidoof | Renova | Platinum | 07 March 2026 | Poke-Radar | N/A | Chain of 40 (1/200) | N/A | Reclaimed after losing the Pearl save Shiny the Bidoof lived in. Spent last couple birthdays shiny hunting bidoofs in her honor. Not on March 6th, but that's alright. |
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