How to shiny hunt using Headbutt trees in Pokémon HeartGold.

Headbutting trees to shake Pokémon out of them.

Odds with charm

1 / 8,192

Odds no charm

1 / 8,192

Per encounter

~24s

Expected hunt

2.3 days

How the hunt works

Headbutt a tree, battle or flee, then headbutt again. Different trees have different tables, so find one that lists your target before settling in.

The base rate in Pokémon HeartGold is 1 in 8,192. There is no Shiny Charm in this game, so the base rate is the best you can get.

24 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

Pokémon	Best rate	Levels	Locations
Metapod	50%	3–28	2
Spearow	50%	2–30	11
Exeggcute	50%	2–32	22
Hoothoot	50%	2–34	45
Heracross	50%	2–48	15
Wurmple	50%	2–34	16
Combee	50%	10–30	10
Caterpie	15%	3–5	1
Butterfree	15%	6–28	2
Venonat	15%	17–19	2
Tangela	15%	24–34	7
Spinarak	15%	3–32	32
Aipom	15%	2–48	9
Pineco	15%	2–29	37
Seedot	15%	3–7	1
Taillow	15%	18–25	1
Slakoth	15%	10–18	1
Starly	15%	5–12	1
Burmy	15%	18–25	1
Cherubi	15%	18–25	1
Noctowl	10%	5–8	2
Ariados	10%	5–7	1
Natu	10%	39–48	3
Shroomish	5%	3–7	1