What are the chances of getting a shiny from the Masuda method?
John Castro
Published Feb 27, 2026
What are the chances of getting a shiny from the Masuda method?
Once you leave two compatible Pokémon from different regions, there’s a chance that Pokémon will hatch as a Shiny. The rate for a Masuda Shiny Pokémon is 1 in 682.7 and 1 in 512 with the Shiny Charm.
What is the Medusa method?
What is the Masuda Method? The Masuda Method is the act of breeding your Pokemon with higher odds of the egg hatching into a Shiny Pokemon. This method was introduced in Generation 6 and is one of the best methods in obtaining a Shiny Pokemon.
Can you get the shiny charm without completing the Pokedex?
The Shiny Charm is a reward given to you after you’ve completed the Galar region Pokédex. That means you’ll need to have caught and registered all 400 Pokémon from the Sword and Shield games. You’ll need to trade Pokémon with players that own the opposite version if you hope to catch them all.
Can you get shiny rayquaza in Oras?
Yes. Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza and Deoxys are shiny locked in ORAS .
What is a shiny lucario?
Shiny Lucario is one of 2 Shiny Pokemon who have competed in the game (the other being Shiny Zangoose after his mutation). Shiny Lucario is one of the runner-ups of a Total Pokemon season (the other being Azurill from TPE). Shiny Lucario’s personality is very similar to TPE contestants Meditite and Hariyama.
What are the odds of hatching a shiny?
When you have two Pokémon of different languages breed, the Egg has a 1 in 682.7 chance of producing a Shiny Pokémon. If you have the Shiny Charm we mentioned above, this gets reduced even further to 1 in 512.
What is the easiest way to get the shiny charm?
Once your Galar Pokedex is at 400/400, head to Circhester. Enter the west door of Hotel Ionia, go up the elevator, then enter the room on the far left. You should’ve spoken to the Director once before now in order to get the Catching Charm, but now you’ve completed the Pokedex, he’ll reward you with the Shiny Charm.
How much does shiny charm increase chances?
The Shiny Charm is a late game item which players can obtain by catching all 490 non-mythical Pokémon available in game. This item increases shiny odds from 1/4096 to 1/1365.
Is kyogre shiny locked ORAS?
Yes, the legendaries Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza and Deoxys are sadly shiny-locked, as they are in the main story, no reason as to why they locked them, but they did the same with the XnY legendaries / B2W2 legendaries (except Kyurem).
Is latias shiny locked?
2 Answers. None of the legendaries in ORAS, except Rayquaza and Deoxys, are shiny locked. I actually caught a shiny Latias in my Alpha Sapphire game (after like 50 resets).