How to shiny hunt using Old Rod in Pokémon X.
Fishing with the Old Rod at a water's edge.
Odds with charm
1 / 1,365
Odds no charm
1 / 4,096
Per encounter
~22s
Expected hunt
8.3 hours
How the hunt works
Stand facing water, cast, and reel in whenever you get a bite. The Old Rod has the shortest species pool of all three rods, so it's only worth it for the handful of Pokémon it can hook.
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.
Odds boosts that work here
- Chain Fishing (20+) — Gen 6 fishing only. A chain of 20 adds 40 extra shiny rolls (~1/100, ~1/95 with the charm).
Pokémon you can find with Old Rod in X
3 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
