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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 Zone 20Wild
Wild Zone 20 opens only after the main story is finished.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Shiny: yes
Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
SwitchStart a huntI have itAvailable now- 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
Coastal Biome and Canyon BiomeWild
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · serebii.net
Shiny: yes
Sword/Shield
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
Shiny: yes
Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
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
Challenge BeachWild
Lv. 29–60 · Wanderer · Overcast, Raining
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Shiny: yes
Fields of HonorWild
Lv. 26–60 · Wanderer · Overcast, Raining
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Shiny: yes
Loop LagoonWild
Lv. 32–60 · Wanderer · Overcast, Raining
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Shiny: yes
Soothing WetlandsWild
Lv. 26–60 · Wanderer · Overcast, Raining
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
Shiny: yes
Training LowlandsWild
Lv. 28–60 · Wanderer · Overcast, Raining
Imported, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · PokeAPI
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
- Breeding odds
- Full odds 1 in 4,096
- Masuda method 1 in 683
Evolve InkayEvolution
Level it up to level 30 or higher while holding the 3DS upside down.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · pokemondb.net
Shiny: yes
X/Y
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
Evolve InkayEvolution
Hold the 3DS upside down when it levels up at level 30 or above.
Researched, awaiting review · checked 7 Oct 2026 · thonky.com
Shiny: yes
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