How to shiny hunt using Surfing in Pokémon Yellow.

Surfing in circles on water to trigger wild battles.

Odds with charm
No shinies
Odds no charm
No shinies
Per encounter
~12s
Expected hunt
Not huntable

How the hunt works

Surf out onto the water route with the best rate for your target and move in a continuous circle. Water tables are usually short, so the target percentage is often much higher than in grass.

Pokémon Yellow has no shiny Pokémon at all, so this method is listed for encounter data only.

Tips

  • Sea routes often have one dominant species — check the table before committing.

Pokémon you can find with Surfing in Yellow

6 species, sorted by best encounter rate.

PokémonBest rateLevelsLocations
Psyduck20%151
Tentacool20%5–405
Slowpoke20%152
Staryu10%302
Golduck4%15–201
Slowbro4%15–202