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Fastest shiny hunts in Pokémon Crystal
Every Pokémon you can shiny hunt here, ranked by expected time to a shiny. Each row shows that Pokémon's fastest spot with the filters below.
| # | Pokémon | Location | Method | Rate | Odds | Expected time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprout Tower 2f | Walking in grass | 100% | 1/8,192 | 25.0 hr | |
| 2 | Ruins of Alph Interior a | Walking in grass | 100% | 1/8,192 | 25.0 hr | |
| 3 | Kanto Route 17 | Walking in grass | 95% | 1/8,192 | 26.3 hr | |
| 4 | Slowpoke Well 1f | Surfing | 100% | 1/8,192 | 27.3 hr | |
| 5 | Johto Route 43 | Surfing | 100% | 1/8,192 | 27.3 hr | |
| 6 | Digletts Cave | Walking in grass | 90% | 1/8,192 | 27.8 hr | |
| 7 | Ruins of Alph Outside | Walking in grass | 90% | 1/8,192 | 27.8 hr | |
| 8 | Slowpoke Well 1f | Walking in grass | 85% | 1/8,192 | 29.4 hr | |
| 9 | Sprout Tower 2f | Walking in grass | 85% | 1/8,192 | 29.4 hr | |
| 10 | Ilex Forest | Surfing | 90% | 1/8,192 | 30.3 hr | |
| 11 | New Bark Town | Surfing | 90% | 1/8,192 | 30.3 hr | |
| 12 | Johto Route 30 | Surfing | 90% | 1/8,192 | 30.3 hr | |
| 13 | mt Silver Outside | Surfing | 90% | 1/8,192 | 30.3 hr | |
| 14 | Whirl Islands B2f | Surfing | 90% | 1/8,192 | 30.3 hr | |
| 15 | Johto Route 42 | Surfing | 90% | 1/8,192 | 30.3 hr | |
| 16 | Johto Route 36 | Walking in grass | 70% | 1/8,192 | 35.8 hr | |
| 17 | Johto Route 32 | Super Rod | 100% | 1/8,192 | 41.0 hr | |
| 18 | Kanto Route 24 | Walking in grass | 60% | 1/8,192 | 41.7 hr | |
| 19 | Kanto Route 13 | Walking in grass | 60% | 1/8,192 | 41.7 hr | |
| 20 | Kanto Route 13 | Walking in grass | 60% | 1/8,192 | 41.7 hr | |
| 21 | Ice Path 1f | Walking in grass | 60% | 1/8,192 | 41.7 hr | |
| 22 | Whirl Islands B1f | Walking in grass | 60% | 1/8,192 | 41.7 hr | |
| 23 | Dark Cave Violet City Entrance | Walking in grass | 60% | 1/8,192 | 41.7 hr | |
| 24 | Kanto Sea Route 21 | Walking in grass | 60% | 1/8,192 | 41.7 hr | |
| 25 | Burned Tower B1f | Walking in grass | 59% | 1/8,192 | 42.4 hr | |
| 26 | Ruins of Alph Outside | Surfing | 60% | 1/8,192 | 45.5 hr | |
| 27 | Vermilion City | Poke Flute | 100% | 1/8,192 | 45.5 hr | |
| 28 | mt Silver 2f | Surfing | 60% | 1/8,192 | 45.5 hr | |
| 29 | Johto Route 29 | Walking in grass | 55% | 1/8,192 | 45.5 hr | |
| 30 | Kanto Route 22 | Walking in grass | 50% | 1/8,192 | 2.1 days | |
| 31 | Ilex Forest | Walking in grass | 50% | 1/8,192 | 2.1 days | |
| 32 | Johto Route 45 | Walking in grass | 50% | 1/8,192 | 2.1 days | |
| 33 | Kanto Route 26 | Walking in grass | 50% | 1/8,192 | 2.1 days | |
| 34 | Kanto Route 16 | Walking in grass | 45% | 1/8,192 | 2.3 days | |
| 35 | Johto Route 38 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 36 | Johto Route 37 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 37 | Johto Route 29 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 38 | Kanto Route 13 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 39 | Kanto Route 26 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 40 | Johto Route 43 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 41 | Johto Route 37 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 42 | Kanto Route 27 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 43 | Kanto Route 27 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 44 | Johto Route 44 | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 45 | Dark Cave Violet City Entrance | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 46 | Ice Path 1f | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 47 | Ice Path 1f | Walking in grass | 40% | 1/8,192 | 2.6 days | |
| 48 | Kanto Route 13 | Walking in grass | 38% | 1/8,192 | 2.7 days | |
| 49 | Kanto Route 17 | Walking in grass | 35% | 1/8,192 | 3.0 days | |
| 50 | Union Cave 1f | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 51 | Johto Route 34 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 52 | Kanto Victory Road 1 1f | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 53 | mt Silver Outside | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 54 | Kanto Route 7 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 55 | Johto Route 35 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 56 | Ilex Forest | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 57 | Johto Route 32 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 58 | Kanto Route 27 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 59 | Kanto Route 26 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 60 | Johto Route 35 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 61 | mt Mortar Upper Cave | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 62 | Johto Route 35 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 63 | mt Silver 2f | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 64 | Johto Route 34 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 65 | Kanto Route 10 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 66 | mt Silver Top | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 67 | Rock Tunnel 1f | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 68 | Johto Route 30 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 69 | Johto Route 30 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 70 | mt Silver 1f | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 71 | Kanto Route 24 | Walking in grass | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.5 days | |
| 72 | Johto Sea Route 41 | Surfing | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.8 days | |
| 73 | mt Mortar 1f | Surfing | 30% | 1/8,192 | 3.8 days | |
| 74 | mt Moon 1f | Walking in grass | 25% | 1/8,192 | 4.2 days | |
| 75 | Whirl Islands 1f | Walking in grass | 25% | 1/8,192 | 4.2 days | |
| 76 | Team Rocket hq | Static encounter (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 77 | Union Cave B2f | Static encounter (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 78 | Lake of Rage | Static encounter (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 79 | New Bark Town | Super Rod | 40% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 80 | Johto Route 36 | Squirt Bottle | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 81 | Bell Tower 1f | Static encounter (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 82 | Whirl Islands B2f | Static encounter (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 83 | Bell Tower Roof | Static encounter (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 84 | Ilex Forest | Static encounter (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.3 days | |
| 85 | Goldenrod City Game Corner | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 86 | Celadon City Prize Corner | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 87 | Celadon City Prize Corner | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 88 | Goldenrod City Bills House | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 89 | Dragons Den | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 90 | New Bark Town | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 91 | New Bark Town | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 92 | New Bark Town | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 93 | Goldenrod City Game Corner | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 94 | Cianwood City Manias House | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 95 | mt Mortar B1f | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 96 | Celadon City Prize Corner | Gift (soft reset) | 100% | 1/8,192 | 4.7 days | |
| 97 | Ilex Forest | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 98 | Johto Route 31 | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 99 | mt Mortar 1f | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 100 | Johto Route 38 | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 101 | Johto Route 43 | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 102 | Kanto Route 28 | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 103 | Johto Route 45 | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 104 | Kanto Route 7 | Walking in grass | 20% | 1/8,192 | 5.2 days | |
| 105 | New Bark Town | Super Rod | 30% | 1/8,192 | 5.7 days | |
| 106 | Cherrygrove City | Super Rod | 30% | 1/8,192 | 5.7 days | |
| 107 | Cherrygrove City | Super Rod | 30% | 1/8,192 | 5.7 days | |
| 108 | mt Silver 2f | Walking in grass | 15% | 1/8,192 | 7.0 days | |
| 109 | Johto Route 43 | Walking in grass | 15% | 1/8,192 | 7.0 days | |
| 110 | Johto Route 45 | Walking in grass | 15% | 1/8,192 | 7.0 days | |
| 111 | Johto Route 33 | Headbutt (high) | 30% | 1/8,192 | 7.6 days | |
| 112 | Johto Route 29 | Headbutt (high) | 30% | 1/8,192 | 7.6 days | |
| 113 | Whirl Islands 1f | Super Rod | 20% | 1/8,192 | 8.5 days | |
| 114 | Digletts Cave | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 115 | Kanto Route 2 South Towards Viridian City | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 116 | Ilex Forest | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 117 | Johto Route 44 | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 118 | Kanto Route 9 | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 119 | Kanto Route 7 | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 120 | mt Moon 1f | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 121 | Rock Tunnel 1f | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 122 | Ice Path B3f | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 123 | Kanto Sea Route 21 | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 124 | mt Silver 1f | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 125 | Ice Path B3f | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 126 | Ruins of Alph Outside | Walking in grass | 10% | 1/8,192 | 10.4 days | |
| 127 | Johto Route 29 | Headbutt (low) | 20% | 1/8,192 | 11.4 days | |
| 128 | Johto Route 33 | Headbutt (low) | 20% | 1/8,192 | 11.4 days | |
| 129 | Slowpoke Well B1f | Surfing | 10% | 1/8,192 | 11.4 days | |
| 130 | Celadon City | Surfing | 10% | 1/8,192 | 11.4 days | |
| 131 | Whirl Islands B3f | Surfing | 10% | 1/8,192 | 11.4 days | |
| 132 | Johto Sea Route 41 | Surfing | 10% | 1/8,192 | 11.4 days | |
| 133 | Kanto Route 14 | Walking in grass | 9.0% | 1/8,192 | 11.6 days | |
| 134 | Dragons Den | Super Rod | 10% | 1/8,192 | 17.1 days | |
| 135 | New Bark Town | Super Rod | 10% | 1/8,192 | 17.1 days | |
| 136 | Johto Route 38 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 137 | Dark Cave Violet City Entrance | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 138 | Kanto Route 8 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 139 | Johto Route 34 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 140 | Kanto Route 24 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 141 | mt Silver Outside | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 142 | Kanto Route 11 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 143 | Rock Tunnel 1f | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 144 | Rock Tunnel B1f | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 145 | Johto Route 34 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 146 | Kanto Route 10 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 147 | Kanto Victory Road 1 1f | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 148 | Kanto Route 2 South Towards Viridian City | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 149 | Johto Route 37 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 150 | Kanto Route 6 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 151 | mt Silver 2f | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 152 | Johto Route 45 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 153 | Johto Route 45 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 154 | Johto Route 38 | Walking in grass | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 20.9 days | |
| 155 | Kanto Route 13 | Walking in grass | 3.0% | 1/8,192 | 34.8 days | |
| 156 | Ilex Forest | Headbutt (low) | 5.0% | 1/8,192 | 45.5 days | |
| 157 | Roaming Johto | Roaming (grass) | 10% | 1/8,192 | 85.3 days | |
| 158 | Roaming Johto | Roaming (grass) | 10% | 1/8,192 | 85.3 days | |
| 159 | Burned Tower B1f | Walking in grass | 1.0% | 1/8,192 | 104.3 days | |
| 160 | mt Silver Top | Walking in grass | 1.0% | 1/8,192 | 104.3 days |
160 Pokémon · base odds 1/8,192