How to shiny hunt using Gift (soft reset) in Pokémon White 2.
A Pokémon handed to you, rerolled by soft resetting before you accept it.
Odds with charm
1 / 2,731
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~50s
Expected hunt
37.9 hours
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 White 2 is 1 in 8,192. The Shiny Charm is available in this game and adds two extra shiny rolls.
Pokémon you can find with Gift (soft reset) in White 2
17 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
