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Here are the shiny odds or shiny rates explained for the newest Pokemon title, Legends Z-A, so you know how much work to do.
Pokemon Legends Z-A has made a bunch of quality of life (QoL) features which make shiny Pokemon much easier to catch, including their improved spawn stability and the shiny jingle sound. Apart from these, you can also improve the odds of encountering these shiny Pokemon in Legends Z-A by using the Shiny Charm.
If you want to know the exact rates or odds, you will be glad to know that the information has now been datamined by players and posted online. This is explained below:
Pokemon Legends Z-A Shiny Rates and Odds Explained
Here are your shiny rates for Legends: Z-A version 1.0.1!
— Anubis (@Sibuna_Switch) October 16, 2025
Similar to Legends: Arceus, the Shiny Charm is a little stronger at +3 shiny rolls instead of +2 like in other games.
I'm sure full odds hunters are glad to know that it's very hard to accidentally boost the shiny rates. pic.twitter.com/d0xtxyrVoa
The information below is datamined and has been shared across various social media platforms. An example of this is posted above for your reference. Here is a summary:
The basic shiny encounter rate is 1/4096, which long-time Pokemon fans will recognize as the default rate. However, there are ways to boost this rate significantly.
Most notably, the Shiny Charm increases this chance to 1/1024.38. This is a substantial improvement; four times the original rate. Therefore, it is best to save shiny hunting for after you obtain this item.
Fossil Encounters Shiny Odds Explained
There are ups and downs to fossil encounters. Firstly, the good news: you can obtain shiny versions of Fossil Pokemon at the same base rate of 1/4096. However, you cannot boost this rate using the Shiny Charm or any other in-game method.
This means you will likely need to keep reviving Fossil Pokemon multiple times to eventually get a shiny one.
Shiny Locked Pokemon in Legends Z-A
Any story or static encounters cannot be shiny. These are encounters predetermined by the game and not randomly generated. This includes scripted battles or story-relevant Pokemon. You also cannot get the Rogue Mega Absol as a shiny, so do not bother reloading the game.
Lastly, all Legendary Pokemon, as well as NPC trades or gift Pokemon, will remain shiny-locked. That was the complete explanation of all the shiny odds in Pokemon Legends Z-A.
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