Charmander

Starter odds

• Full odds 1 in 8,192

Breeding odds

• Full odds 1 in 8,192

• Pallet Town — Professor Oak's LabStarter

  Lv. 5

  One of three starters; you keep only one per save. Not shiny locked: save before picking the ball and soft reset. Choosing Charmander also makes Suicune your roaming beast later.

  Verified 8 Oct 2026 · game8.co

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Wild odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096

• Wild Zone 20Wild

  Wild Zone 20 opens only after the main story is finished.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

• Pokémon Research LabGift

  Pick one of the three Kanto starters from Mable in side mission 22; forced non-shiny.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · gamerant.com

  Something wrong?

  Shiny locked

Wild odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Mass outbreak up to 1 in 1,365 (cleared 60+ · outbreak species only)

Breeding odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Masuda method 1 in 683

• Savanna BiomeWild

  Only spawns after the Savanna Biome is upgraded by donating 3,000 BP at the League Club Room PC.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · ggrecon.com

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Wild odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Poké Radar chaining up to 1 in 99 (chain 40+ · grass only)
• Grand Underground Diglett bonus 1 in 2,048 (Grand Underground only)

Breeding odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Masuda method 1 in 683

• Grand Underground (Volcanic Cave, Sandsear Cave and Typhlo Cavern)Wild

  Hideaway spawn that only appears after you have the National Pokédex.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · thonky.com

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Raid odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096

Breeding odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Masuda method 1 in 683

• Postwick, Leon's bedroomGift

  Lv. 5

  Pick up the Poké Ball in Leon's room after becoming Champion.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · rotomlabs.net

  Something wrong?

  Shiny locked

• Wild Area Max Raid densRaid

  Rarely appears in Max Raid dens around Hammerlocke Hills and the Lake of Outrage.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Wild odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Catch combo up to 1 in 341 (catch combo 31+)

Gift odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096

• Route 3, Route 4 and Rock TunnelWild

  Rare spawn.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

• Route 24Gift

  Lv. 14

  Given by a trainer on the route once you have caught at least 50 Pokémon. Save beforehand and reload to try again for a shiny.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · smogon.com

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank

Wild odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• SOS chaining up to 1 in 315 (chain 31+)

Breeding odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Masuda method 1 in 683

• Route 3Wild

  Lv. 12 · Island Scan

  Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank

Starter odds

• Full odds 1 in 8,192

• Pallet Town — Professor Oak's LabStarter

  Lv. 5

  One of three starters; you pick one at the start of the game. No shiny shows in this game: its DVs are random, so it can turn out shiny once moved to Generation 2 or through Poké Transporter.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · projectpokemon.org

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank

Gift odds

• Full odds 1 in 8,192

• Route 24Gift

  Lv. 10

  Given by a trainer standing north of Nugget Bridge. No shiny shows in this game: its DVs are random, so it can turn out shiny once moved to Generation 2 or through Poké Transporter.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · projectpokemon.org

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank

Gift odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096

Breeding odds

• Full odds 1 in 4,096
• Masuda method 1 in 683

• Lumiose CityGift

  Chosen from Professor Sycamore after battling him in his lab: one of three per save file.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · pokemondb.net

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes

Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 22h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transfer to a Gen 5 game → Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank

Gift odds

• Full odds 1 in 8,192

Breeding odds

• Full odds 1 in 8,192
• Masuda method 1 in 1,638

• Pallet Town (Professor Oak's lab)Gift

  Lv. 5

  Choose one of the three from Professor Oak after earning all 16 badges and defeating Red.

  Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · pokebip.com

  Something wrong?

  Shiny: yes