How to shiny hunt using Surfing in Pokémon Platinum.
Surfing in circles on water to trigger wild battles.
Odds with charm
1 / 8,192
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~12s
Expected hunt
27.3 hours
How the hunt works
Surf out onto the water route with the best rate for your target and move in a continuous circle. Water tables are usually short, so the target percentage is often much higher than in grass.
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.
Tips
- •Sea routes often have one dominant species — check the table before committing.
Pokémon you can find with Surfing in Platinum
21 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zubat | 60% | 20–30 | 5 |
 Psyduck | 60% | 20–45 | 20 |
 Golduck | 60% | 20–55 | 21 |
 Poliwhirl | 60% | 35–55 | 2 |
 Tentacool | 60% | 20–40 | 14 |
 Tentacruel | 60% | 20–55 | 19 |
 Wooper | 60% | 20–30 | 6 |
 Wingull | 60% | 20–45 | 10 |
 Pelipper | 60% | 20–55 | 11 |
 Surskit | 60% | 35–45 | 1 |
 Sealeo | 60% | 35–55 | 1 |
 Floatzel | 60% | 30–55 | 2 |
 Shellos | 60% | 20–30 | 8 |
 Poliwag | 30% | 35–45 | 2 |
 Dewgong | 30% | 35–55 | 1 |
 Golbat | 5% | 20–50 | 6 |
 Lapras | 5% | 35–55 | 1 |
 Quagsire | 5% | 20–40 | 6 |
 Gastrodon | 5% | 20–55 | 9 |
 Mantyke | 5% | 30–40 | 1 |
 Masquerain | 4% | 35–55 | 1 |