How to shiny hunt using Rippling water in Pokémon Black.
Rippling water while surfing.
Odds with charm
1 / 8,192
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~22s
Expected hunt
2.1 days
How the hunt works
Surf into the rippling patch of water when it appears on screen.
The base rate in Pokémon Black is 1 in 8,192. There is no Shiny Charm in this game, so the base rate is the best you can get.
Pokémon you can find with Rippling water in Black
21 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Slowpoke | 60% | 25–60 | 1 |
 Seel | 60% | 25–60 | 2 |
 Staryu | 60% | 25–60 | 1 |
 Wailmer | 60% | 25–60 | 2 |
 Buizel | 60% | 25–60 | 2 |
 Alomomola | 60% | 5–30 | 5 |
 Stunfisk | 60% | 15–40 | 3 |
 Basculin Blue Striped | 60% | 5–70 | 17 |
 Corsola | 30% | 25–60 | 2 |
 Sealeo | 30% | 25–60 | 1 |
 Slowbro | 5% | 35–70 | 1 |
 Dewgong | 5% | 35–70 | 2 |
 Starmie | 5% | 35–70 | 1 |
 Mantine | 5% | 35–70 | 2 |
 Wailord | 5% | 35–70 | 1 |
 Floatzel | 5% | 35–70 | 2 |
 Lapras | 4% | 35–70 | 1 |
 Slowking | 4% | 35–70 | 1 |
 Walrein | 4% | 35–70 | 1 |
 Seismitoad | 4% | 15–40 | 3 |
 Jellicent Male | 4% | 5–30 | 5 |