How to shiny hunt using NPC trade in Pokémon Blue.

A fixed in-game trade.

Odds with charm
No shinies
Odds no charm
No shinies
Per encounter
One-off
Expected hunt
Not huntable

How the hunt works

The traded Pokémon is set by the game and cannot be shiny hunted, so it's listed only for completeness.

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

Pokémon you can find with NPC trade in Blue

9 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Nidoran F100%2–1001
Nidorina100%16–1001
Farfetchd100%3–1001
Seel100%28–1001
Electrode100%3–1001
Lickitung100%23–1001
Tangela100%22–1001
Mr Mime100%8–1001
Jynx100%23–1001