How to shiny hunt using NPC trade in Pokémon Platinum.
A fixed in-game trade.
Odds with charm
1 / 8,192
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
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.
The base rate in Pokémon Platinum is 1 in 8,192. There is no Shiny Charm in this game, so the base rate is the best you can get. Poke Radar chaining can reach ~1/200 in grass patches.
Pokémon you can find with NPC trade in Platinum
4 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
