How to shiny hunt using Walking in grass in Pokémon Omega Ruby.

Running back and forth through tall grass until the Pokémon you want appears.

Odds with charm
1 / 1,365
Odds no charm
1 / 4,096
Per encounter
~11s
Expected hunt
4.2 hours

How the hunt works

Pick a patch of grass where your target has the highest encounter rate, then run in a tight loop so you trigger battles as fast as possible. Check the sprite the moment the battle starts, and run from anything that isn't shiny.

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

Tips

  • Repels stop lower-level species spawning, which raises the share of encounters that are your target.
  • Keep a fast Pokémon in the lead so escaping takes one input.
  • Use the smallest grass patch you can — fewer steps between encounters.

Pokémon you can find with Walking in grass in Omega Ruby

36 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Unown100%36–381
Audino90%36–384
Xatu60%36–386
Sunkern60%36–386
Forretress60%36–385
Kricketune60%36–385
Purugly60%36–384
Munna60%36–382
Zebstrika60%36–385
Darmanitan Standard60%36–383
Klink60%36–383
Tynamo60%36–386
Slowpoke40%36–382
Onix40%36–382
Ditto40%36–382
Porygon40%36–382
Elekid40%36–381
Magby40%36–381
Happiny40%36–382
Cofagrigus40%36–382
Larvesta40%36–382
Venomoth30%36–384
Tangela30%36–386
Donphan30%36–384
Glameow30%36–381
Excadrill30%36–382
Petilil30%36–382
Vulpix10%36–381
Persian10%36–381
Girafarig10%36–381
Stantler10%36–381
Cherrim10%36–381
Maractus10%36–381
Minccino10%36–381
Rufflet10%36–381
Vullaby10%36–381