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How to shiny hunt using Snag battle (soft reset) in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

Snagging a Shadow Pokémon from a trainer.

Odds with charm
1 / 8,192
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~90s
Expected hunt
8.5 days

How the hunt works

Save before the trainer battle, then reset the fight until the Shadow Pokémon appears shiny. Trainer battles are long, so each roll costs a lot of time.

The base rate in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 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 Snag battle (soft reset) in XD: Gale of Darkness

82 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Butterfree100%301
Beedrill100%301
Pidgeotto100%301
Raticate100%341
Spearow100%221
Arbok100%331
Vulpix100%181
Paras100%281
Venomoth100%321
Dugtrio100%401
Meowth100%221
Golduck100%331
Primeape100%341
Growlithe100%281
Poliwrath100%421
Weepinbell100%321
Rapidash100%401
Magneton100%301
Farfetchd100%361
Dodrio100%341
Seel100%231
Grimer100%231
Shellder100%291
Hypno100%341
Voltorb100%191
Exeggutor100%461
Marowak100%441
Hitmonlee100%381
Hitmonchan100%381
Lickitung100%381
Rhydon100%461
Chansey100%391
Tangela100%301
Kangaskhan100%361
Starmie100%411
Mr Mime100%421
Scyther100%401
Electabuzz100%431
Magmar100%361
Pinsir100%351
Tauros100%461
Lapras100%441
Snorlax100%431
Articuno100%501
Zapdos100%501
Moltres100%501
Dragonite100%551
Ledyba100%101
Spinarak100%141
Natu100%221
Mareep100%171
Pineco100%201
Teddiursa100%111
Magcargo100%381
Swinub100%221
Houndour100%171
Lugia100%501
Poochyena100%101
Seedot100%171
Swellow100%431
Ralts100%201
Shroomish100%151
Makuhita100%181
Nosepass100%265
Delcatty100%181
Sableye100%331
Mawile100%221
Manectric100%441
Roselia100%221
Gulpin100%171
Carvanha100%151
Numel100%141
Altaria100%361
Zangoose100%281
Lunatone100%251
Solrock100%411
Baltoy100%171
Banette100%371
Duskull100%191
Snorunt100%201
Spheal100%171
Salamence100%501
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