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Shiny by event
Given out as a shiny in Gen 5 event distributions. Some Gen 4, Gen 6, Gen 7 and Gen 8 distributions could also be shiny.
From imported event records, which don't name or date each event · Pokémon Showdown data
Where to catch it
7 games
Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl
SwitchStart a huntI have itAvailable now- Static encounter odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
Turnback CaveStatic encounter
Lv. 70
Post-game with the National Pokédex: reach the end of the Turnback Cave maze off Sendoff Spring within 30 rooms.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Shiny: yes
Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra
SwitchStart a huntI have itAvailable now- Raid odds
- Dynamax Adventures 1 in 300 (Max Lair only)
Max Lair (Dynamax Adventures)Raid
Lv. 70
Possible final boss of a Dynamax Adventure; shiny odds are about 1 in 300 per catch, or 1 in 100 with the Shiny Charm, and you only see whether it is shiny on the results screen. Can be caught once per save.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Shiny: boosted odds
Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
3DSStart a huntI have itAvailable nowTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank
- Static encounter odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
Ultra Space Wilds (Cave)Static encounter
Lv. 60
Ultra Warp Ride, unlocked late in the story: can appear in yellow Ultra Wormholes, most often the rarer ringed ones far out. Needs Dialga and Palkia in your party. One per save, it keeps reappearing until caught, and it can be shiny.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Shiny: yes
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
3DSStart a huntI have itAvailable nowTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Pokémon Bank
- Static encounter odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
Soaring in the skyStatic encounter
Lv. 50
Return to the tear in the sky near Dewford Town with both Dialga and Palkia in your party; one of them has to be traded from the other version.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · oraswiki.com
Shiny: yes
HeartGold/SoulSilver
DSStart a huntI have itTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transfer to a Gen 5 game → Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank
Sinjoh RuinsGiftNo longer obtainable
Lv. 1
Bring an event Arceus (no longer distributed) to the Ruins of Alph; you pick one of Dialga, Palkia or Giratina, and it comes holding the Griseous Orb, which keeps it in Origin Forme while held.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · pokebip.com
Shiny: yes
Platinum
DSStart a huntI have itAvailable nowTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transfer to a Gen 5 game → Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank
- Static encounter odds
- Full odds 1 in 8,192
Turnback CaveStatic encounter
Lv. 47
Appears here after the Hall of Fame only if you knocked out or ran from Giratina in the Distortion World.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · rankedboost.com
Shiny: yes
Diamond/Pearl
DSStart a huntI have itAvailable nowTransfer to HOME closes in 102d 21h26 Feb 2027, 03:00 UTC · via Poké Transfer to a Gen 5 game → Poké Transporter → Pokémon Bank
- Static encounter odds
- Full odds 1 in 8,192
Turnback CaveStatic encounter
Lv. 70
Needs the National Pokédex; reach the final room of the cave by passing three pillar rooms within thirty rooms.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 8 Oct 2026 · rankedboost.com
Shiny: yes
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