How to shiny hunt using Yellow 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.

61 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

Pokémon	Best rate	Levels	Locations
Jigglypuff	10%	50	1
Psyduck	10%	25–26	1
Weepinbell	10%	35–48	2
Slowpoke	10%	27	1
Farfetchd	10%	26	1
Exeggcute	10%	26	1
Tauros	10%	25–27	1
Ditto	10%	48–49	1
Eevee	10%	19–20	1
Noctowl	10%	50	1
Ledyba	10%	8	1
Azumarill	10%	25–26	1
Quagsire	10%	46–48	1
Snubbull	10%	19–21	1
Smeargle	10%	14	1
Miltank	10%	25–27	1
Skitty	10%	8	1
Electrike	10%	19–20	1
Volbeat	10%	13	1
Illumise	10%	13	1
Roselia	10%	14	1
Spoink	10%	15	1
Seviper	10%	14	1
Absol	10%	13–14	1
Bibarel	10%	26–27	1
Budew	10%	8	1
Combee	10%	6–8	1
Floatzel	10%	35–36	1
Drifloon	10%	15	1
Chatot	10%	27	1
Skorupi	10%	34–35	1
Drapion	10%	48	1
Sigilyph	10%	21	1
Gothorita	10%	48–50	1
Ducklett	10%	14	1
Karrablast	10%	47	1
Foongus	10%	34–36	1
Amoonguss	10%	49–50	1
Shelmet	10%	47	1
Mienfoo	10%	13–15	1
Golett	10%	21	1
Diggersby	10%	27	1
Litleo	10%	25	1
Flabebe	10%	6–14	2
Spritzee	10%	14	1
Inkay	10%	14–15	1
Sliggoo	10%	46–47	1
Phantump	10%	35	1
Haunter	5%	47	1
Dunsparce	5%	26	1
Heracross	5%	27	1
Ralts	5%	8	1
Croagunk	5%	14	1
Zoroark	5%	48–50	1
Hawlucha	5%	21	1
Klefki	5%	34–36	1
Bagon	4%	14–15	1
Pachirisu	4%	25–26	1
Riolu	4%	25–26	1
Carnivine	4%	46–48	1
Emolga	4%	19–20	1