Dewgong

Normal

Shiny

Where to catch it

16 games

Shiny CharmSparkling Power Lv. 3Lure

FireRed/LeafGreen (Switch)

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Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192

Icefall Cave — EntranceWild
Lv. 35–53 · Surf, Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Icefall Cave — WaterfallWild
Lv. 49–53 · Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B3fWild
Lv. 32–40 · Surf, Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B4fWild
Lv. 34–40 · Surf, Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

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

Polar BiomeWild
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

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Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 4,096
Poké Radar chaining up to 1 in 99 (chain 40+ · grass only)
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 4,096
Masuda method 1 in 683

Routes 226 and 230WildBrilliant Diamond only
Found by surfing.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · thonky.com
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

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

Seafoam Islands — 1fWild
Lv. 39–44 · Overworld
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B1fWild
Lv. 39–44 · Overworld
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B2fWild
Lv. 39–44 · Overworld
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B3fWild
Lv. 39–44 · Overworld
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B4fWild
Lv. 39–44 · Overworld
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
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

Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding with a shiny parent 1 in 64

Evolve SeelEvolution
Levels up into it from level 34.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · pokemondb.net
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

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

Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 4,096
Masuda method 1 in 683

Evolve SeelEvolution
Level it up to level 34.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · pokemondb.net
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

Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding with a shiny parent 1 in 64

Evolve SeelEvolution
Levels up into it from level 34.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · pokemondb.net
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Red/Blue (Virtual Console)

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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192

Seafoam Islands — B1fWild
Lv. 38 · Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B3fWild
Lv. 37 · Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Yellow (Virtual Console)

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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192

Seafoam IslandsWild
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · pokemondb.net
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Cinnabar Island — Pokémon LabIn-game trade
In-game trade: hand over a Growlithe. No shiny shows in this game; in-game trade Pokémon here get random DVs, so it can turn out shiny after moving to Generation 2 or through Poké Transporter.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · projectpokemon.org
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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 4,096
Chain fishing up to 1 in 100 (chain 20+ · fishing only)
Horde encounters 1 in 820 (hordes only)
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 4,096
Masuda method 1 in 683

Shoal CaveWild
Hidden Pokémon found with the DexNav; it only starts appearing after the National Pokédex upgrade late in the story.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

X/Y

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Transfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 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

Friend Safari — IceWild
Lv. 30 · Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Black 2/White 2

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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Masuda method 1 in 1,365

Giant ChasmWild
Lv. 40–50 · Surf Spots
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seaside Cave — 1fWild
Lv. 30–40 · Surf Spots
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Black/White

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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Masuda method 1 in 1,365

Giant ChasmWild
Lv. 35–70 · Surf Spots
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Giant Chasm — Forest CaveWild
Lv. 35–70 · Surf Spots
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Masuda method 1 in 1,638

Seafoam Islands — B3fWild
Lv. 35–36 · Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Seafoam Islands — B4fWild
Lv. 37–38 · Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Platinum

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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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Poké Radar chaining up to 1 in 200 (chain 40+ · grass only)
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Masuda method 1 in 1,638

Victory Road — Inside B1fWild
Lv. 35–55 · Surf, Walk
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

Diamond/Pearl

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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

Wild odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Breeding odds: Full odds 1 in 8,192
Masuda method 1 in 1,638

Sea Route 226WildDiamond only
Lv. 40–55 · Surf
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes
Sea Route 230WildDiamond only
Lv. 40–55 · Surf
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Something wrong?
Shiny: yes

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