How to shiny hunt using Gift (soft reset) in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond.

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

Odds with charm
1 / 1,365
Odds no charm
1 / 4,096
Per encounter
~50.0s
Expected hunt
19.0 hours

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.

The base rate in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond is 1 in 4,096. The Shiny Charm is available in this game and adds two extra shiny rolls.

Pokémon you can find with Gift (soft reset) in Brilliant Diamond

11 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Eevee100%51
Omanyte100%201
Kabuto100%201
Aerodactyl100%201
Lileep100%201
Anorith100%201
Turtwig100%51
Chimchar100%51
Piplup100%51
Cranidos100%201
Shieldon100%201