How to shiny hunt using Bird shadow in Pokémon White.

Flying Pokémon shadows crossing bridges.

Odds with charm
1 / 8,192
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~22s
Expected hunt
2.1 days

How the hunt works

Stand on the bridge and step onto the moving shadow. Purely a waiting game, so it suits relaxed sessions.

The base rate in Pokémon White 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 Bird shadow in White

2 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Ducklett20%22–251
Swanna20%47–501