How to shiny hunt using Walking in grass in Pokémon White 2.

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

Odds with charm
1 / 2,731
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~11s
Expected hunt
8.3 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 White 2 is 1 in 8,192. 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 White 2

139 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Rattata20%14–174
Sandslash20%28–562
Clefairy20%44–474
Zubat20%14–172
Golduck20%34–579
Magnemite20%10–122
Tangela20%34–452
Marill20%25–425
Sunkern20%2–41
Gligar20%37–573
Sneasel20%441
Piloswine20%44–463
Elekid20%10–122
Nuzleaf20%56–571
Pelipper20%34–453
Azurill20%51
Roselia20%23–503
Numel20%3113
Camerupt20%33–3513
Swablu20%332
Altaria20%36–565
Baltoy20%27–301
Banette20%32–504
Combee20%22–352
Skorupi20%31–3513
Patrat20%2–135
Watchog20%31–597
Lillipup20%4–71
Herdier20%56–594
Purrloin20%2–573
Liepard20%22–595
Pidove20%2–164
Tranquill20%26–588
Roggenrola20%16–181
Boldore20%25–5831
Woobat20%16–5826
Gurdurr20%28–565
Palpitoad20%54–574
Throh20%48–595
Sewaddle20%2–382
Swadloon20%21–563
Petilil20%15–575
Sandile20%14–285
Darumaka20%14–193
Crustle20%571
Scrafty20%55–583
Yamask20%18–302
Minccino20%14–394
Solosis20%21–314
Duosion20%33–393
Vanillish20%45–574
Deerling20%23–302
Sawsbuck20%55–582
Karrablast20%23–545
Amoonguss20%37–493
Joltik20%25–313
Klink20%26–313
Elgyem20%30–333
Litwick20%27–336
Cubchoo20%30–331
Beartic20%54–583
Mienfoo20%33–483
Mienshao20%55–583
Druddigon20%47–585
Golurk20%48–584
Bouffalant20%49–511
Durant20%54–576
Raticate10%29–574
Sandshrew10%19–203
Vulpix10%341
Jigglypuff10%573
Golbat10%31–586
Psyduck10%51
Growlithe10%11–131
Magneton10%57–591
Seel10%351
Onix10%18–5711
Lickitung10%581
Koffing10%10–131
Weezing10%57–581
Pinsir10%24–382
Ditto10%45–472
Noctowl10%581
Mareep10%51
Yanma10%55–562
Girafarig10%58–591
Pupitar10%55–571
Vigoroth10%55–571
Nosepass10%27–578
Skitty10%15–161
Aron10%29–302
Lairon10%55–575
Trapinch10%21–342
Zangoose10%32–393
Seviper10%32–393
Lunatone10%36–466
Solrock10%36–466
Tropius10%581
Absol10%34–372
Drifblim10%32–353
Bronzor10%321
Croagunk10%55–563
Toxicroak10%551
Carnivine10%581
Munna10%57–581
Zebstrika10%31–582
Timburr10%17–181
Venipede10%211
Whirlipede10%55–571
Maractus10%192
Scraggy10%17–192
Sigilyph10%191
Trubbish10%21–242
Garbodor10%38–401
Foongus10%26–332
Ferroseed10%26–313
Klang10%57–591
Axew10%29–302
Cryogonal10%56–571
Stunfisk10%55–563
Pawniard10%38–401
Heatmor10%55–561
Zweilous10%49–502
Grimer5%15–172
Muk5%401
Skarmory5%341
Metang5%45–472
Krokorok5%29–301
Dwebble5%19–212
Tynamo5%28–374
Eelektrik5%421
Fraxure5%57–591
Shelmet5%23–575
Eevee4%181
Shuckle4%411
Delibird4%39–475
Kecleon4%57–591
Riolu4%5–71
Rufflet4%471