How to shiny hunt using Gift (soft reset) in Pokémon SoulSilver.
A Pokémon handed to you, rerolled by soft resetting before you accept it.
Odds with charm
1 / 8,192
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~50s
Expected hunt
4.7 days
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 SoulSilver is 1 in 8,192. There is no Shiny Charm in this game, so the base rate is the best you can get.
Pokémon you can find with Gift (soft reset) in SoulSilver
26 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bulbasaur | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Charmander | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Squirtle | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Spearow | 100% | 20 | 1 |
 Sandshrew | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Abra | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Tentacool | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Mr Mime | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Eevee | 100% | 5–15 | 2 |
 Porygon | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Omanyte | 100% | 20 | 1 |
 Kabuto | 100% | 20 | 1 |
 Aerodactyl | 100% | 20 | 1 |
 Dratini | 100% | 15 | 2 |
 Chikorita | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Cyndaquil | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Totodile | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Shuckle | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Tyrogue | 100% | 10 | 1 |
 Treecko | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Torchic | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Mudkip | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Lileep | 100% | 20 | 1 |
 Anorith | 100% | 20 | 1 |
 Cranidos | 100% | 20 | 1 |
 Shieldon | 100% | 20 | 1 |