How to shiny hunt using Purple flowers in Pokémon Y.
A one-off or event encounter.
Odds with charm
1 / 1,365
Odds no charm
1 / 4,096
Per encounter
~12s
Expected hunt
4.5 hours
How the hunt works
This encounter isn't a repeatable wild spawn, so there's no standard shiny hunt for it — it's listed here so the data set stays complete.
The base rate in Pokémon Y is 1 in 4,096. The Shiny Charm is available in this game and adds two extra shiny rolls.
Pokémon you can find with Purple flowers in Y
35 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jigglypuff | 10% | 48–49 | 1 |
 Weepinbell | 10% | 46–47 | 1 |
 Doduo | 10% | 10 | 1 |
 Ditto | 10% | 50 | 1 |
 Noctowl | 10% | 48–50 | 1 |
 Quagsire | 10% | 48 | 1 |
 Ursaring | 10% | 52 | 1 |
 Smeargle | 10% | 14 | 1 |
 Volbeat | 10% | 13 | 1 |
 Illumise | 10% | 13 | 1 |
 Roselia | 10% | 14 | 1 |
 Gulpin | 10% | 10 | 1 |
 Spinda | 10% | 50–52 | 1 |
 Altaria | 10% | 50–51 | 1 |
 Floatzel | 10% | 50–52 | 1 |
 Drapion | 10% | 46–48 | 1 |
 Gothorita | 10% | 50 | 1 |
 Ducklett | 10% | 14 | 1 |
 Karrablast | 10% | 47 | 1 |
 Amoonguss | 10% | 49–50 | 1 |
 Shelmet | 10% | 47 | 1 |
 Bunnelby | 10% | 10 | 1 |
 Flabebe | 10% | 12–14 | 1 |
 Skiddo | 10% | 8–10 | 1 |
 Pancham | 10% | 8–9 | 1 |
 Furfrou | 10% | 10 | 1 |
 Spritzee | 10% | 14 | 1 |
 Sliggoo | 10% | 48 | 1 |
 Abra | 5% | 10 | 1 |
 Haunter | 5% | 47 | 1 |
 Scyther | 5% | 50–52 | 1 |
 Croagunk | 5% | 14 | 1 |
 Zoroark | 5% | 48–50 | 1 |
 Minun | 4% | 9–10 | 1 |
 Carnivine | 4% | 46–48 | 1 |