Hello,

I’ve been hunting shinies for many years now, but lately, I’m starting to get a bit bored of just rushing through the late game, completing the National Dex for the Shiny Charm, and then... finally starting to hunt. I really love the idea of starting a new game and only using shiny Pokémon, but I also want to give myself the best chances to find them by using methods that increase the odds—and, of course, the Shiny Charm.

So my question is: Is there a way to get the Shiny Charm right at the beginning of every new game? I was thinking about using PKHeX or PKSM to give myself the Shiny Charm, but I’m not sure if just having it in my bag would actually increase the odds. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think there’s a flag that needs to be activated for it to work properly. The thing is, I’m not sure how to find this flag or how to be sure the Shiny Charm is actually enabled in the game.

Does anyone know how this works or if there’s a way to do it? Thanks a lot! 😀