Shiny Charm

Shiny Charm ひかるおまもり Shining Charm

Obtain sprite from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Introduced in Generation V Pocket Generation V Key items Generation VI Key items Generation VII Key items Generation VIII Key items

The Shiny Charm (Japanese: ひかるおまもり Shining Charm) is a Key Item introduced in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. It increases the chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon.

In the core series games

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Effect

Generation V

The Shiny Charm increases the chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon, both in the wild and through breeding. This is done by generating two extra personality values to attempt to find one that is Shiny, effectively resulting in a tripled chance to find Shiny Pokémon compared to the base chance; from 1/8192 to approximately 3/8192 (roughly 1/2731). This stacks with most other modifiers which increase the Shiny encounter rate, such as the Masuda method.

Generation VI to VII

Starting in Generation VI, the base encounter rate for Shiny Pokémon was increased from 1/8192 to 1/4096. As such, the Shiny Charm's two extra rerolls now increase the chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon from 1/4096 to approximately 3/4096 (roughly 1/1365).

Generation VIII

Due to a bug, when breeding, if any personality value rerolls are applied the original roll is skipped, so the Shiny Charm only provides two rolls total for bred Pokémon, meaning there is approximately a 2/4096 (equal to 1/2048) chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon without using the Masuda method. However, the Masuda method now provides one more reroll than previous generations, so the chance of hatching a Shiny Pokémon when using both the Shiny Charm and Masuda method is unchanged.

In Dynamax Adventures, Pokémon normally have a 1/300 chance of being Shiny at the end of the adventure, which the Shiny Charm's two extra rerolls effectively boosts to approximately 1/100.

Description

Acquisition

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 閃耀護符 Símyiuh Wuhfùh Mandarin 閃耀護符 / 闪耀护符 Shǎnyào Hùfú French Charme Chroma* CharmeChroma* German Schillerpin Italian Cromamuleto Korean 빛나는부적 Bitnaneun Bujeok Spanish Amuleto Iris

See also

• List of Key Items in Generation V
• List of Key Items in Generation VI
• List of Key Items in Generation VII
• List of Key Items in Generation VIII

Charms

Oval Charm

Shiny Charm

Catching Charm

Exp. Charm

Mark Charm

Glimmering Charm

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