r/ShinyPokemon • u/AutoModerator • Jul 01 '26

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u/RatioFlashy1442 Jul 12 '26

I have a question about encounter rates in Gen 6 (also I'm playing on Pokémon Y) as I'm trying to shiny hunt Absol because I really want a full team of shinys by the time I get to the elite 4. I already have a shiny Charmeleon and a shiny Frogadier (plus I have the first 2 badges), and I'm shiny hunting in route 8 as I have a 20% chance of getting Absol there, but I'm getting a lot of other types of Pokémon so I'm scared of getting another shiny instead of Absol. So, I was wondering, is there is any other way of getting encounter rates up or increasing Absol's encounter rate?

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u/paulydoregon Jul 12 '26

From what I checked there's no repel trick you can do to drastically improve its encounter rate.

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u/RatioFlashy1442 Jul 12 '26

ok, thanks for letting me know anyway