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Where to catch it
7 games
Legends: Z-A
SwitchStart a huntI have itAvailable now- Wild odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
Wild Zones 16 and 20Wild
Night only in Wild Zone 16; alpha only in post-game Wild Zone 20.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Shiny: yes
Sword/Shield
SwitchStart a huntI have itAvailable now- Wild odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Brilliant aura (number battled) up to 1 in 585 (battled 500+ · brilliant aura spawns only)
- Raid odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Breeding odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Masuda method 1 in 683
Dusty BowlWild
Lv. 40–60 · Walk, Wanderer · Overcast, Raining, Thunderstorm
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Shiny: yes
Lake of OutrageWild
Lv. 50–60 · Walk · Raining
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Shiny: yes
Route 9 — Circhester BayWild
Lv. 39–43 · Overworld
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
SwitchStart a huntI have itAvailable now- Raid odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Breeding odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Masuda method 1 in 683
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Shiny: yes
Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra
SwitchStart a huntI have itAvailable now- Raid odds
- Dynamax Adventures 1 in 300 (Max Lair only)
- Breeding odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Masuda method 1 in 683
Shiny: yes
Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
3DSStart a huntI have itAvailable nowTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank
- Static encounter odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Breeding odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Masuda method 1 in 683
Ultra Space WildsStatic encounter
Lv. 60
Repeatable encounter at the end of a blue (waterfall) wormhole in Ultra Warp Ride. Whether it is shiny is fixed when you enter the hole: from 1% up to 36%, rising with distance and ring type (10% one ring, 19% two rings, 36% flower-pattern at 5,000+ light years).
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · rotomlabs.net
Shiny: boosted odds
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
3DSStart a huntI have itAvailable nowTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank
- Breeding odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Masuda method 1 in 683
Shiny: yes
X/Y
3DSStart a huntI have itAvailable nowTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank
- Wild odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Poké Radar chaining up to 1 in 200 (chain 40+ · grass only)
- Friend Safari 1 in 819 (Friend Safari only)
- Breeding odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Masuda method 1 in 683
Shiny: yes
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