Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Complete Your Pokédex and Get the Shiny Charm

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Start your shiny hunting journey by grabbing the Shiny Charm to increase your odds

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Getting the Shiny Charm

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Pokémon HOME Method

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Version Exclusives & Trade Evolutions

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If you're hunting shiny Pokémon, you are likely wanting to get the Shiny Charm in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The Shiny Charm increases your chance of finding a shiny from 1 in 4096 to 1 in 1365.67, which is a huge boost.^{[1]XResearch source} Getting the Shiny Charm is no small task, as you must complete your Paldea Pokédex to do so—but keep reading this article for some tips and tricks for catching them all to get your Shiny Charm.

Things You Should Know

To get the Shiny Charm in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, catch all 400 Pokémon in Paldea.
You'll have to trade with someone who has the opposite game version as you. If you own both versions, however, you can trade with yourself via Pokémon HOME.
You can also transfer Pokémon from HOME into Scarlet/Violet to immediately satisfy their catching requirement.

Section 1 of 3:

Getting the Shiny Charm

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This totals to 400 Pokémon. In order to catch all the Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, you will need to trade for the version exclusives not found in your version of the game. You can do this with a friend who has the other version, or with yourself using Pokémon HOME (if you own both versions of the game).
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Redeem all your Pokédex completion rewards. You will get rewards for completing your Pokédex, in a few tiers. Make sure to collect all of your rewards, or the game may not register that your Pokédex is completed.
- To claim your rewards, open your Pokédex by clicking the - button. Enter the Pokédex and press the X button to claim your completion rewards.
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Talk to Jacq in the Biology Lab. Jacq will give you the Shiny Charm once you've registered 400 Pokémon in your Pokédex. However, if you haven't spoken to him to get your previous Pokédex completion rewards, you'll have to claim those before you can get the Shiny Charm.
- Once you have the Shiny Charm, you have a permanent passive buff that increases your chance of finding shiny Pokémon. You don't need to activate or equip the charm at all to use it.

Section 2 of 3:

Pokémon HOME Method

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Connect your Pokémon Scarlet or Violet to Pokémon HOME. Make sure you've downloaded Pokémon HOME to your Switch, and both Scarlet/Violet and HOME are updated to the latest version.
- To connect Scarlet/Violet to HOME, open HOME, select Pokémon on the home screen, and then select the Scarlet or Violet tile. HOME will ask if you want to connect this game; select Yes to connect.
- If you've never used HOME before, you'll need to download it on your Nintendo Switch and connect your Nintendo Account.^{[2]XResearch source}
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Move over any Pokémon in your HOME boxes that you'd like to transfer. If you have Pokémon stored in your HOME that can be transferred to Scarlet/Violet, they will satisfy the catching requirement for your Paldea Pokédex.
- If you have both copies of Scarlet and Violet, you can use HOME to transfer version exclusives over without needing to trade with another user.
- If you have all of the Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex in your HOME and transfer them into a new game of Scarlet/Violet, the earliest you can get the Shiny Charm is right after you get Koraidon or Miraidon, according to users on Reddit.^{[3]XResearch source}

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Version Exclusives & Trade Evolutions

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The following Pokémon can only be caught in Scarlet. You'll have to trade with a friend or use the Union Circle to catch these Pokémon. You will only need the unevolved form of each Pokémon, but their evolved forms are listed in parentheses.^{[4]XResearch source}
- Vulpix (Ninetails)
- Blaze Breed Tauros
- Gligar (Gliscor)
- Larvitar (Pupitar, Tyranitar)
- Cranidos (Rampardos)
- Drifloon (Drifblim)
- Stunky (Skuntank)
- Deino (Zweilous, Hydreigon)
- Skrelp (Dragalge)
- Oranguru
- Cramorant
- Stonjourner
- Armarouge
- Great Tusk
- Scream Tail
- Brute Bonnet
- Flutter Mane
- Slither Wing
- Sandy Shocks
- Roaring Moon
- Koraidon
- Walking Wake
- Gouging Fire
- Raging Bolt
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The following Pokémon can only be caught in Violet. You'll have to trade with a friend or use the Union Circle to catch these Pokémon. You will only need the unevolved form of each Pokémon, but their evolved forms are listed in parentheses.^{[5]XResearch source}
- Sandshrew (Sandslash)
- Aqua Breed Tauros
- Aipom (Ambipom)
- Misdreavus (Mismagius)
- Gulpin (Swalot)
- Bagon (Shelgon, Salamence)
- Shieldon (Bastiodon)
- Clauncher (Clawitzer)
- Passimian
- Morpeko
- Dreepy (Drakloak, Dragapult)
- Eiscue
- Ceruledge
- Iron Threads
- Iron Bundle
- Iron Hands
- Iron Jugulis
- Iron Moth
- Iron Thorns
- Iron Valiant
- Miraidon
- Iron Leaves
- Iron Boulder
- Iron Crown
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The following Pokémon must be traded to be evolved. Note that you don't have to trade these Pokémon to someone with a different version, but some Pokémon require a held item when they are traded.
- Haunter to Gengar
- Scyther to Scizor (holding Metal Coat)
- Slowpoke to Slowking (holding King's Rock)
- Poliwhirl to Politoed (holding King's Rock)
- Feebas to Milotic (holding Prism Scale)
- Graveler to Golem
- Gurdurr to Conkeldurr
- Phantump to Trevenant
- Dusclops to Dusknoir (holding Reaper's Cloth)
- Rhydon to Rhyperior (holding Protector)
- Seadra to Kingdra (holding Dragon Scale)
- Electabuzz to Electivire (holding Electrizer)
- Magmar to Magmortar (holding Magmarizer)
- Porygon to Porygon2 (holding Upgrade)
- Porygon2 to Porygon-Z (holding Dubious Disk)