Pokémon Safari is a type of Special Stage. These stages actually consist of several different Pokémon, chosen based on probability each time the player attempts the stage. As a result, Optimize cannot be used, and the player must choose their own team. However, each event usually has a common Type Pokémon or Type weakness, making it easier to decide on a team. The event text in game usually gives a hint on this. Additionally, these stages are 3-Pokémon stages, unless otherwise stated.
For each event, each Pokémon have an encounter rate which determines the probability of the game choosing that Pokémon's stage. Usually there is one or two very rare ones in a series. Phione, Shiny Magikarp, and Shiny Gyarados are infamous for their 1% encounter rate.
As of the 3DS v1.5.7 and Mobile v1.12.3 updates (February 13, 2018), events are on rotation. Check the Current Events page for info on those events.
History[]
This table shows info about the Pokémon Safari events held before the event rotation.
Series | Pokémon - encounter rate | Event Duration | Drops | Notes |
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#20.1 | Pikachu (Surprised) - 3.33% Pikachu (Dizzy) - 30% Pikachu (Shiny Rayquaza Costume) - 6.67%
Pikachu (Gyarados Costume) - 13.33%
Pikachu (Charizard Costume) - 16.67%
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02/06/18 to 02/12/18 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#16 | Rattata (Alola Form) - 33.33% Raticate (Alola Form) - 20% Diglett (Alola Form) - 30% Dugtrio (Alola Form) - 3.33% Rockruff - 13.33%
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01/19/18 to 01/29/18 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#24 | Jangmo-o - 20% Hakamo-o - 3.33% Sandygast - 10% Cherubi (Winking) - 20% Cherrim (Winking) - 10%
Hoppip (Winking) - 23.33%
Skiploom (Winking) - 10%
Jumpluff (Winking) - 3.33%
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01/04/18 to 01/15/18 | ||
#23 | Flabébé (Winking) - 23.33% Floette (Winking) - 10% Cutiefly - 30% Snubbull (Winking) - 6.67% Morelull - 26.67% Shiinotic - 3.33%
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12/05/17 to 12/11/17 | ||
#16 | Rattata (Alola Form) - 33.33% Raticate (Alola Form) - 20% Diglett (Alola Form) - 30% Dugtrio (Alola Form) - 3.33% Rockruff - 13.33%
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11/17/17 to 11/27/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#2.1 | Stantler - 26.67% Electrike - 26.67% Manectric - 3.33% Darumaka - 23.33% Darmanitan - 13.33% Pikachu (Winking) - 3.33% Raichu (Winking) - 3.33%
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11/07/17 to 11/13/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#4.1 | Zubat - 23.33% Golbat - 10% Crobat - 3.33% Pikachu (Spooky) - 3.33% Pumpkaboo (Spooky) - 26.67% Gourgeist (Spooky) - 10% Drifloon - 23.33%
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10/17/17 to 10/30/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#5.1 | Roggenrola - 16.67% Boldore - 6.67% Gigalith - 3.33% Fletchling - 20% Fletchinder - 6.67% Numel - 16.67% Hippopotas (Female) - 20% Hippowdon (Female) - 10%
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10/04/17 to 10/09/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#22 | Unown (N) - 10% Unown (I) - 36.67% Unown (C) - 33.33% Unown (E) - 20%
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09/19/17 to 09/25/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#6 | Abra - 36.7% Kadabra - 10% Alakazam - 3.3% Tauros - 13.3% Oddish - 16.7% Gloom - 13.3% Vileplume - 6.7%
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09/05/17 to 09/18/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#21 | Pikipek - 33.33% Trumbeak - 20% Drampa - 3.33% Deerling (Summer) - 30% Sawsbuck (Summer) - 13.33%
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08/15/17 to 08/28/17 | ||
#20 | Pikachu (Angry) - 3.33% Pikachu (Winking) - 33.33% Pikachu (Enamored) - 16.67% Pikachu (Smiling) - 30% Pikachu (Charizard Costume) - 16.67%
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08/08/17 to 08/14/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#19 | Caterpie - 30% Metapod- 13.33% Venonat - 20% Venomoth - 3.33% Burmy (Trash Cloak) - 26.67% Wormadam (Trash Cloak) - 6.67%
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07/18/17 to 07/31/17 | ||
#13.1 | Zigzagoon - 21% Linoone - 5% Sandshrew - 27% Sandslash - 8% Barboach - 22% Whiscash - 14% Rayquaza (Shiny) - 1%
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07/04/17 to 07/17/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#10.2 | Shellder - 14.3% Cloyster - 11.43% Pidove - 31.43% Tranquill - 21.43% Unfezant - 11.43% Magikarp (Shiny) - 1.42% Gyarados (Shiny) - 2.85% Pikachu (Magikarp Costume) - 2.85% Pikachu (Gyarados Costume) - 2.85%
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06/20/17 to 07/03/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#18 | Meowth (Alola Form) - 9% Persian (Alola Form) - 20% Bounsweet - 36% Steenee - 32% Tsareena - 3%
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06/06/17 to 06/19/17 | ||
#17 | Grubbin - 35% Charjabug - 13% Vikavolt - 3% Crabrawler - 33% Crabominable - 16%
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05/23/17 to 06/05/17 | ||
#16 | Rattata (Alola Form) - 33% Raticate (Alola Form) - 19% Diglett (Alola Form) - 33% Dugtrio (Alola Form) - 3% Rockruff - 12%
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05/09/17 to 05/22/17 | ||
#15 | Geodude (Alola Form) - 36% Graveler (Alola Form) - 18% Golem (Alola Form) - 3% Salandit - 34% Togedemaru - 9%
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04/25/17 to 05/08/17 | ||
#8.1 | Cleffa - 34% Clefairy - 12% Clefable - 7% Deerling (Spring) - 28% Sawsbuck (Spring) - 14% Pikachu (Angry) - 2%
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04/18/17 to 04/24/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#7.1 | Houndour - 14% Houndoom - 3% Pineco - 14% Forretress - 6% Hoothoot - 18% Noctowl - 6% Noibat - 20% Ledyba - 14% Ledian - 5%
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04/04/17 to 04/17/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#14 | Krabby - 28% Kingler - 12% Goldeen - 26% Seaking - 10% Plusle - 10% Minun - 10% Pikachu (Kimono Boy) - 2%
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03/21/17 to 04/03/17 | ||
#3.1 | Furfrou - 24% Staryu - 17% Starmie - 17% Gible - 25% Gabite - 10% Garchomp - 3% Phione - 2% Manaphy (Winking) - 2%
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03/07/17 to 03/20/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#13 | Zigzagoon - 20% Linoone - 10% Sandshrew - 26% Sandslash - 8% Barboach - 24% Whiscash - 11% Rayquaza (Shiny) - 1%
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02/14/17 to 02/27/17 | ||
#10.1 | Shellder - 25% Cloyster - 6% Pidove - 28% Tranquill - 21% Unfezant - 6% Magikarp (Shiny) - 2% Gyarados (Shiny) - 3% Snorunt (Winking) - 6% Glalie (Winking) - 3%
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01/24/17 to 02/06/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#7.1 | Houndour - 14% Houndoom - 3% Pineco - 14% Forretress - 6% Hoothoot - 18% Noctowl - 6% Noibat - 20% Ledyba - 14% Ledian - 5%
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01/10/17 to 01/23/17 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#12 | Lillipup - 23% Herdier - 17% Stoutland - 13% Vanillite (Holiday) - 22% Cubchoo (Holiday) - 12% Snover (Holiday) - 10% Pikachu (Holiday) - 3%
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12/13/16 to 12/26/16 | ||
#5 | Roggenrola - 27% Boldore - 15% Gigalith - 3% Fletchling - 28% Fletchinder - 10% Numel - 15% Camerupt - 2%
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11/15/16 to 11/28/16 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#1.1 | Carvanha - 18.2% Sharpedo - 2.3% Spinda - 25% Cherubi - 25% Cherrim - 13.6% Sunkern - 10.2% Sunflora - 5.7%
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11/01/16 to 11/14/16 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#4.1 | Zubat - 23% Golbat - 13% Crobat - 3% Pikachu (Spooky) - 2% Pumpkaboo (Spooky) - 25% Gourgeist (Spooky) - 10% Drifloon - 24%
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10/18/16 to 10/31/16 | 25% / 3.125% / 1.5625% | |
#11 | Aipom - 25% Ambipom - 13% Sewaddle - 30% Swadloon - 13% Leavanny - 3% Cottonee (Winking) - 11% Whimsicott (Winking) - 5%
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09/20/16 to 10/03/16 | ||
#6 | Abra - 35% Kadabra - 12% Alakazam - 3% Tauros - 15% Oddish - 16% Gloom - 13% Vileplume - 6%
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09/06/16 to 09/19/16 | 25% / 12.5% / 1.5625% | |
#3 | Furfrou - 20.7% Staryu - 20.7% Starmie - 20.7% Gible - 20.7% Gabite - 12.2% Garchomp - 3.7% Phione - 1.2%
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08/09/16 to 08/22/16 | 25% / 12.5% / 1.5625% | |
#9 | Elgyem - 26.9% Beheeyem - 8.6% Drowzee - 23.7% Hypno - 8.6% Frillish (Female) - 21.5% Jellicent (Female) - 8.6% Mesprit - 2.2%
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07/26/16 to 08/08/16 | 25% / 12.5% / 1.5625% | |
#2.1 | Stantler - 23.3% Electrike - 28.9% Manectric - 4.4% Darumaka - 25.6% Darmanitan - 8.9% Pikachu (Winking) - 5.6% Raichu (Winking) - 3.3%
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07/12/16 to 07/25/16 | 100 50% / 200 12.5% / 1.5625% | |
#10 | Shellder - 30% Cloyster - 6% Pidove - 35% Tranquill - 21% Unfezant - 6% Magikarp (Shiny) - 1% Gyarados (Shiny) - 1%
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06/21/16 to 07/05/16 | ||
#9 | Elgyem - 25% Beheeyem - 8% Drowzee - 24% Hypno - 8% Frillish (Female) - 25% Jellicent (Female) - 8% Mesprit - 2%
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05/17/16 to 05/30/16 | ||
#4 | Zubat - 20% Golbat - 13.3% Crobat - 3.3% Duskull - 20% Dusclops - 3.3% Pumpkaboo - 26.7% Gourgeist - 13.3%
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04/26/16 to 05/09/16 | ||
#8 | Cleffa - 37% Clefairy - 15% Clefable - 11% Deerling (Spring) - 25% Sawsbuck (Spring) - 10% Pikachu (Angry) - 2%
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03/29/16 to 04/11/16 | ||
#7 | Houndour - 15% Houndoom - 3% Pineco - 22% Forretress - 7% Hoothoot - 24% Noctowl - 7% Noibat - 22%
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03/15/16 to 03/28/16 | ||
#6 | Abra - 30% Kadabra - 16% Alakazam - 2% Tauros - 12% Oddish - 20% Gloom - 15% Vileplume - 5%
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02/16/16 to 02/29/16 | ||
#1 | Carvanha - 30% Sharpedo - 2% Spinda - 30% Cherubi - 30% Cherrim - 8%
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01/19/16 to 02/01/16 | ||
#5 | Roggenrola - 27% Boldore - 15% Gigalith - 3% Fletchling - 28% Fletchinder - 10% Numel - 15% Camerupt - 2%
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12/28/15 to 01/11/16 | ||
#3 | Furfrou - 26% Staryu - 16% Starmie - 15% Gible - 26% Gabite - 10% Garchomp - 6% Phione - 1%
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12/08/15 to 12/21/15 | ||
#2 | 11/09/15 to 11/23/15 | |||
#4 | Zubat - 20% Golbat - 13.3% Crobat - 3.3% Duskull - 20% Dusclops - 3.3% Pumpkaboo - 26.7% Gourgeist - 13.3%
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10/12/15 to 10/25/15 | ||
#1 | Carvanha - 30% Sharpedo - 3.3% Spinda - 30% Cherubi - 30% Cherrim - 6.7%
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08/31/15 to 09/13/15 | 3DS only | |
#3 | Furfrou - 26% Staryu - 16% Starmie - 15% Gible - 26% Gabite - 10% Garchomp - 6% Phione - 1%
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08/03/15 to 08/16/15 | 3DS only | |
#2 | Stantler - 28.3% Electrike - 28.3% Manectric - 5% Darumaka - 28.3% Darmanitan - 10%
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06/22/15 to 07/05/15 | 3DS only | |
#1 | Carvanha - 30% Sharpedo - 3.3% Spinda - 30% Cherubi - 30% Cherrim - 6.7%
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04/20/15 to 05/02/15 | 3DS only |