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Cyndaquil

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Where to catch it

8 games

What you have, to work out your shiny odds

Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk

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

    Only spawns after the Polar 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

Legends: Arceus

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Wild odds
  • Crimson MirelandsWild

    Appears only inside space-time distortions, and only after the main story is finished.

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

    Something wrong?

    Shiny: yes

  • Jubilife Village (Galaxy Hall)Starter

    Professor Laventon gives one of the three as your starter and hands over the other two once the main story is finished; these gifts cannot be shiny.

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

    Something wrong?

    Shiny locked

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

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Wild odds
Breeding odds
  • 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

Crystal (Virtual Console)

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Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank

Starter odds
  • Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds
  • New Bark TownStarter

    Lv. 5

    Pick it as your first Pokémon at Professor Elm's lab; you only get one of the three per save, and it can be soft-reset for a shiny at normal odds.

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

    Something wrong?

    Shiny: yes

Gold/Silver (Virtual Console)

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Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank

Starter odds
  • Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds
  • New Bark TownStarter

    Lv. 5

    Pick it as your first Pokémon at Professor Elm's lab; you only get one of the three per save, and it can be soft-reset for a shiny at normal odds.

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

    Something wrong?

    Shiny: yes

Sun/Moon

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Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank

Wild odds
Breeding odds
  • Route 3Wild

    Lv. 12 · Island Scan

    Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI

    Something wrong?

    Shiny: yes

Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

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Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank

Gift odds
  • Full odds 1 in 4,096
Breeding odds
  • Route 101Gift

    Chosen from Professor Birch's bag when he is chased on Route 101 after you first beat the Elite Four; you pick one of the three, so the other two need trading or breeding. Not shiny-locked.

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

    Something wrong?

    Shiny: yes

HeartGold/SoulSilver

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Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transfer to a Gen 5 game → Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank

Starter odds
  • Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds
  • New Bark Town (Professor Elm's lab)Starter

    Lv. 5

    Choose one of the three from Professor Elm at the start of the game.

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

    Something wrong?

    Shiny: yes

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