How to shiny hunt using Horde encounter in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.
Five wild Pokémon at once, using a Honey or Sweet Scent.
Odds with charm
1 / 1,365
Odds no charm
1 / 4,096
Per encounter
~30s
Expected hunt
11.4 hours
How the hunt works
Use Sweet Scent (or Honey) in an area with a horde table containing your target, and you face five Pokémon per battle — five shiny chances in one encounter. Scan all five sprites before doing anything else.
Five Pokemon per battle - very strong odds per minute.
The base rate in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire is 1 in 4,096. The Shiny Charm is available in this game and adds two extra shiny rolls.
Tips
- •Hordes are the best odds-per-minute method in Gen 6 outside chaining.
- •A Pokémon with Sweet Scent saves you buying items.
Pokémon you can find with Horde encounter in Alpha Sapphire
45 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sandshrew | 100% | 11 | 1 |
 Zubat | 100% | 6–20 | 23 |
 Oddish | 100% | 7–15 | 7 |
 Whismur | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Swablu | 100% | 9–23 | 5 |
 Shuppet | 100% | 15 | 8 |
 Zigzagoon | 95% | 2–7 | 8 |
 Spinda | 95% | 9 | 1 |
 Machop | 65% | 8–10 | 2 |
 Voltorb | 65% | 12 | 1 |
 Numel | 65% | 8 | 2 |
 Golbat | 60% | 23 | 3 |
 Magnemite | 60% | 6–12 | 2 |
 Doduo | 60% | 15 | 4 |
 Wurmple | 60% | 3 | 1 |
 Electrike | 60% | 12 | 1 |
 Spheal | 60% | 17 | 5 |
 Aron | 40% | 6–20 | 4 |
 Geodude | 35% | 6 | 1 |
 Grimer | 35% | 8 | 1 |
 Ariados | 35% | 23 | 3 |
 Marill | 35% | 7–13 | 2 |
 Poochyena | 35% | 2 | 2 |
 Lotad | 35% | 2–9 | 2 |
 Wingull | 35% | 2–15 | 5 |
 Nincada | 35% | 4 | 1 |
 Makuhita | 35% | 6 | 1 |
 Meditite | 35% | 15 | 2 |
 Plusle | 35% | 6 | 1 |
 Roselia | 35% | 7 | 1 |
 Spoink | 35% | 10 | 1 |
 Vulpix | 5% | 15 | 2 |
 Psyduck | 5% | 15 | 4 |
 Slugma | 5% | 8 | 1 |
 Skarmory | 5% | 9 | 1 |
 Taillow | 5% | 3 | 1 |
 Ralts | 5% | 2 | 1 |
 Shroomish | 5% | 3 | 1 |
 Loudred | 5% | 20 | 2 |
 Skitty | 5% | 4 | 1 |
 Sableye | 5% | 6 | 1 |
 Minun | 5% | 6 | 1 |
 Kecleon | 5% | 12–15 | 4 |
 Snorunt | 5% | 17 | 1 |
 Bagon | 5% | 20 | 1 |