How to shiny hunt using Gift (soft reset) in Pokémon Blue (JP).

A Pokémon handed to you, rerolled by soft resetting before you accept it.

Odds with charm
No shinies
Odds no charm
No shinies
Per encounter
~50s
Expected hunt
Not huntable

How the hunt works

Save just before the gift dialogue, accept, then check the Pokémon in your party. If it isn't shiny, reset and repeat. Some gifts are shiny locked and can never be shiny.

Pokémon Blue (JP) has no shiny Pokémon at all, so this method is listed for encounter data only.

Pokémon you can find with Gift (soft reset) in Blue (JP)

6 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Pikachu100%121
Clefable100%241
Abra100%81
Horsea100%181
Porygon100%221
Dragonair100%301