How to shiny hunt using Gift (soft reset) in Pokémon Yellow.
A Pokémon handed to you, rerolled by soft resetting before you accept it.
Odds with charm
No shinies
Odds no charm
No shinies
Per encounter
~50s
Expected hunt
Not huntable
How the hunt works
Save just before the gift dialogue, accept, then check the Pokémon in your party. If it isn't shiny, reset and repeat. Some gifts are shiny locked and can never be shiny.
Pokémon Yellow has no shiny Pokémon at all, so this method is listed for encounter data only.
Pokémon you can find with Gift (soft reset) in Yellow
18 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bulbasaur | 100% | 10 | 1 |
 Charmander | 100% | 10 | 1 |
 Squirtle | 100% | 10 | 1 |
 Pikachu | 100% | 5 | 1 |
 Vulpix | 100% | 18 | 1 |
 Wigglytuff | 100% | 22 | 1 |
 Abra | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Hitmonlee | 100% | 30 | 1 |
 Hitmonchan | 100% | 30 | 1 |
 Scyther | 100% | 30 | 1 |
 Pinsir | 100% | 30 | 1 |
 Magikarp | 100% | 5 | 2 |
 Lapras | 100% | 15 | 1 |
 Eevee | 100% | 25 | 1 |
 Porygon | 100% | 26 | 1 |
 Omanyte | 100% | 30 | 1 |
 Kabuto | 100% | 30 | 1 |
 Aerodactyl | 100% | 30 | 1 |