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Free & Open Source · AGPL-3.0
Encounty
The modern, open-source auto shiny counter for Pokémon shiny hunting. Capture your game, let the GPU detect encounters, and never click a tally counter again.
AppImage (Linux, AUR for Arch) · installer + portable .exe (Windows 11) · DMG (macOS, Apple Silicon) · free & AGPL-3.0
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How it works
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Create a hunt
Choose your game, target Pokémon and hunt method. Encounty knows the correct odds.
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Capture your game
Select the game window or screen. Mark the encounter with a template, once.
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Hunt
Encounters are detected and counted automatically while you play. Until it sparkles.
See it in action
From creating a detection template to the first automatically counted encounter in under a minute: snapshot your game, mark the encounter text, test the match, hunt.
Why Encounty?
A classic tally counter app only stores a number. Encounty watches your game and counts for you. Here is what that difference looks like.
| Feature | Encounty | Typical counter apps |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-accelerated auto-detection | Yes | Partly |
| Replay-based screenshots | Yes | No |
| Automatic stability analysis | Yes | No |
| Accurate odds for every game & method | Yes | Partly |
| Works offline, no account required | Yes | No |
| Phase hunting with history | Yes | No |
| Pokédex with full catch details | Yes | No |
| Unlimited parallel hunts | Yes | Partly |
| Cross-platform & multi-arch | Yes | Partly |
| Free, no ads, no paywall | Yes | No |
| Open source | Yes | No |
Detection is verified against real gameplay recordings, 2D and 3D. See how it is tested.
More features
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No double counting
A three-phase state machine (hysteresis, cooldown, counting) with tolerance for single shaky frames makes sure each encounter is counted exactly once.
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All games, Gen 1-9
Every mainline Pokémon game with game-specific shiny odds, including the Shiny Charm and accurate per-method probabilities.
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60+ hunt methods
Masuda, Poké Radar, SOS chaining, DexNav, Mass Outbreaks, Sandwich hunts and many more, each with its own odds model.
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OBS overlay editor
Show your counters on stream: drag-and-drop editor with undo, snapping, layout templates, gradients, outlines, shadows, local fonts and animations.
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Global hotkeys
Count, pause or correct manually from anywhere with system-wide hotkeys.
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Template import & export
Share your detection templates or move them between machines with one click.
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Configurable Pokédexes
Several Pokédexes side by side, every form as its own slot, hand-entered catches, and a caught, seen or missing filter.
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Full catch details
Nickname, ball, mark, nature, ability, level, IVs and ribbons per individual, plus the evolution history of that catch.
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Phase hunting
Phases for every hunt method, with phase targets, a phase history and a failed status for a shiny that got away.
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Groups and tags
Sort hunts into groups, control a whole group at once, and share one capture source across all of them.
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Statistics per hunt
Encounters over time, the cumulative shiny probability, and milestones with an estimate of how long they still take.
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Several counters, one capture
Region categories let a single source feed several counters, each with its own match state machine.
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Backups and your own storage location
Save everything as a ZIP, restore it anywhere, and keep the database in the folder you choose. Updates install from inside the app.
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Built for long sessions
Dark and light theme, eight accent colours, interface zoom, reduced motion, and WCAG 2.2 AA throughout.
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Modern architecture
Go backend, React frontend and an Electron shell: fast, robust and actively developed.
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Cross-platform & multi-arch
Linux, Windows 11 and macOS, on x64 and ARM64. Coming soon to your Toaster™.
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UI in 7 languages
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese.
Community reviews
LEOsMIND
YouTuber LEOsMIND made an in-depth introduction video showing Encounty in action (an earlier version). The video is in German, YouTube offers an AI-generated English audio track.
Dreamschannelive
Dreamschannelive made a complete tutorial on setting up and using Encounty. The video is in French, YouTube offers an AI-generated English audio track.
FAQ
Was Encounty built with the help of AI?
Yes. Encounty is developed with the help of LLM coding assistants. A free application of this scope would simply not be possible as a solo project without them. Every change is reviewed, covered by automated tests and CI, and the complete source code is open on GitHub.
Is Encounty really free?
Yes, completely. No ads, no pro tier, no paywall. Encounty is a hobby project, free under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Do I need an account or an internet connection?
No. Encounty runs entirely on your machine and works offline. Internet is only used for optional things like app updates and sprite downloads. Your hunts stay local.
Can using Encounty get me banned?
Encounty only watches: it reads your screen or capture card, never touches the game, sends no inputs and automates nothing. It is a smarter tally counter, not a cheat tool.
Which games and setups work?
Anything you can show on your screen: PC releases or a console through a capture card. Hunt tracking covers every mainline game from Gen 1 to 9, and auto-detection works wherever an encounter is visually recognizable.
Where does the odds data come from?
The odds and method data come from a community research thread on r/pokemon that documents the hunting methods of every game, cross-checked against Bulbapedia, Smogon and RotomLabs. The app credits every source under Settings, About. Read the research thread. Bulbapedia, Smogon, RotomLabs, PokéWiki.
Does detection work in 3D games too?
Yes. Before every release, detection has to pass automated tests against real gameplay recordings from 2D and 3D games, with strict criteria: exact encounter counts, no double counting. See how detection is tested.
How much performance does the detection cost?
Very little. Matching runs as WebGPU compute shaders on your GPU with adaptive polling, so the CPU stays free for your game. Systems without WebGPU fall back to a CPU pipeline automatically. An integrated GPU is enough.
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Changelog
See what is new: every release with its full release notes, fetched live from GitHub.
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