How to shiny hunt using Horde encounter in Pokémon X.
Five wild Pokémon at once, using a Honey or Sweet Scent.
Odds with charm
1 / 1,365
Odds no charm
1 / 4,096
Per encounter
~30s
Expected hunt
11.4 hours
How the hunt works
Use Sweet Scent (or Honey) in an area with a horde table containing your target, and you face five Pokémon per battle — five shiny chances in one encounter. Scan all five sprites before doing anything else.
Five Pokemon per battle - very strong odds per minute.
The base rate in Pokémon X is 1 in 4,096. The Shiny Charm is available in this game and adds two extra shiny rolls.
Tips
- •Hordes are the best odds-per-minute method in Gen 6 outside chaining.
- •A Pokémon with Sweet Scent saves you buying items.
Pokémon you can find with Horde encounter in X
55 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nidoran F | 60% | 11 | 1 |
 Nidoran M | 60% | 11 | 1 |
 Bellsprout | 60% | 16 | 1 |
 Weepinbell | 60% | 24 | 1 |
 Geodude | 60% | 23–28 | 10 |
 Hoppip | 60% | 7 | 1 |
 Murkrow | 60% | 18 | 2 |
 Wingull | 60% | 7–13 | 3 |
 Whismur | 60% | 7 | 1 |
 Nosepass | 60% | 10 | 1 |
 Gulpin | 60% | 5 | 1 |
 Spinda | 60% | 26 | 1 |
 Mime Jr | 60% | 11 | 4 |
 Vanillite | 60% | 20 | 5 |
 Foongus | 60% | 18–25 | 4 |
 Durant | 60% | 23 | 6 |
 Zubat | 35% | 8 | 1 |
 Psyduck | 35% | 7 | 1 |
 Poliwag | 35% | 25 | 1 |
 Graveler | 35% | 29 | 2 |
 Slowpoke | 35% | 13 | 1 |
 Mareep | 35% | 13 | 1 |
 Yanma | 35% | 10 | 1 |
 Gligar | 35% | 24 | 1 |
 Swablu | 35% | 26 | 1 |
 Zangoose | 35% | 8 | 1 |
 Seviper | 35% | 8 | 1 |
 Floatzel | 35% | 29 | 2 |
 Stunky | 35% | 11 | 1 |
 Skorupi | 35% | 16 | 1 |
 Roggenrola | 35% | 11 | 4 |
 Scraggy | 35% | 5 | 1 |
 Cubchoo | 35% | 20 | 5 |
 Trevenant | 35% | 25 | 1 |
 Ekans | 5% | 17 | 1 |
 Arbok | 5% | 25 | 1 |
 Exeggcute | 5% | 14 | 1 |
 Lickitung | 5% | 30 | 4 |
 Scyther | 5% | 27 | 1 |
 Tauros | 5% | 14 | 1 |
 Sudowoodo | 5% | 25 | 1 |
 Houndour | 5% | 11 | 1 |
 Smoochum | 5% | 21 | 5 |
 Miltank | 5% | 14 | 1 |
 Lombre | 5% | 25 | 1 |
 Taillow | 5% | 7 | 1 |
 Aron | 5% | 24 | 5 |
 Plusle | 5% | 6 | 1 |
 Minun | 5% | 6 | 1 |
 Roselia | 5% | 8 | 1 |
 Starly | 5% | 12 | 1 |
 Axew | 5% | 8 | 1 |
 Heatmor | 5% | 23 | 1 |
 Carbink | 5% | 11 | 4 |
 Klefki | 5% | 19 | 2 |