How to shiny hunt using Overworld spawn in Pokémon Sword.
Pokémon visible in the overworld before you ever start a battle.
Odds with charm
1 / 1,365
Odds no charm
1 / 4,096
Per encounter
~8s
Expected hunt
3.0 hours
How the hunt works
You can see shinies without battling, so the hunt is really a spawn-reset loop: sweep the area, check every sprite, then despawn and respawn the group by moving away and back or by fast travel. Shiny models usually sparkle when they spawn.
The base rate in Pokémon Sword is 1 in 4,096. The Shiny Charm is available in this game and adds two extra shiny rolls.
Tips
- •Face away from a group, then turn back — that's the fastest reroll.
- •Look for size and colour differences from a distance to save time.
Pokémon you can find with Overworld spawn in Sword
201 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
| Pokémon | Best rate | Levels | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rolycoly | 99% | 10–60 | 5 |
 Machop | 80% | 14–60 | 4 |
 Greedent | 75% | 26–60 | 1 |
 Vulpix | 60% | 7–60 | 12 |
 Oddish | 60% | 10–60 | 3 |
 Gastly | 60% | 26–60 | 3 |
 Delibird | 60% | 7–60 | 10 |
 Seedot | 60% | 8–60 | 1 |
 Nuzleaf | 60% | 13–60 | 3 |
 Wingull | 60% | 7–60 | 5 |
 Ralts | 60% | 7–60 | 6 |
 Electrike | 60% | 7–60 | 9 |
 Crawdaunt | 60% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Baltoy | 60% | 7–60 | 6 |
 Duskull | 60% | 26–60 | 5 |
 Snorunt | 60% | 8–60 | 6 |
 Combee | 60% | 7–60 | 2 |
 Drifloon | 60% | 14–60 | 4 |
 Drifblim | 60% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Stunky | 60% | 10–60 | 4 |
 Bronzor | 60% | 14–60 | 4 |
 Hippopotas | 60% | 42–60 | 2 |
 Snover | 60% | 10–60 | 9 |
 Purrloin | 60% | 8–60 | 5 |
 Munna | 60% | 10–60 | 7 |
 Tympole | 60% | 8–60 | 3 |
 Palpitoad | 60% | 26–60 | 6 |
 Seismitoad | 60% | 36–60 | 2 |
 Dwebble | 60% | 8–60 | 7 |
 Crustle | 60% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Scraggy | 60% | 20–60 | 10 |
 Vanillite | 60% | 7–60 | 11 |
 Golett | 60% | 26–60 | 5 |
 Bunnelby | 60% | 7–60 | 6 |
 Pancham | 60% | 7–60 | 2 |
 Mudbray | 60% | 10–60 | 3 |
 Mudsdale | 60% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Bewear | 60% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Bounsweet | 60% | 10–60 | 2 |
 Wobbuffet | 55% | 19–60 | 7 |
 Rhyhorn | 50% | 26–60 | 2 |
 Wooper | 50% | 8–60 | 4 |
 Sneasel | 50% | 26–60 | 13 |
 Bonsly | 50% | 27–60 | 4 |
 Maractus | 50% | 27–60 | 6 |
 Gothita | 50% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Gothorita | 50% | 29–60 | 3 |
 Cubchoo | 50% | 27–60 | 10 |
 Pawniard | 50% | 26–60 | 3 |
 Stufful | 50% | 10–60 | 5 |
 Skwovet | 50% | 2–7 | 3 |
 Dottler | 50% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Nickit | 50% | 3–60 | 9 |
 Chewtle | 50% | 5–60 | 6 |
 Hatenna | 50% | 22–60 | 4 |
 Weezing Galar | 50% | 45–60 | 2 |
 Zigzagoon Galar | 50% | 5–60 | 6 |
 Machoke | 45% | 28–60 | 5 |
 Tranquill | 45% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Dewpider | 45% | 26–60 | 4 |
 Yamper | 45% | 5–60 | 7 |
 Honedge | 44% | 29–60 | 1 |
 Butterfree | 40% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Clefairy | 40% | 26–60 | 4 |
 Koffing | 40% | 22–60 | 4 |
 Noctowl | 40% | 22–60 | 2 |
 Sudowoodo | 40% | 22–60 | 3 |
 Quagsire | 40% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Pelipper | 40% | 41–44 | 1 |
 Skorupi | 40% | 26–60 | 1 |
 Durant | 40% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Swirlix | 40% | 19–60 | 3 |
 Helioptile | 40% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Bergmite | 40% | 39–60 | 3 |
 Wimpod | 40% | 20–60 | 4 |
 Drednaw | 40% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Carkol | 40% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Snom | 40% | 39–43 | 1 |
 Mr Mime Galar | 40% | 45–48 | 2 |
 Linoone Galar | 40% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Gloom | 35% | 26–60 | 5 |
 Ninjask | 35% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Mawile | 35% | 42–60 | 2 |
 Woobat | 35% | 11–60 | 2 |
 Drilbur | 35% | 11–60 | 4 |
 Excadrill | 35% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Joltik | 35% | 14–60 | 2 |
 Diggersby | 35% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Mareanie | 35% | 26–60 | 3 |
 Morelull | 35% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Blipbug | 35% | 2–60 | 4 |
 Yamask Galar | 35% | 29–33 | 1 |
 Beheeyem | 32% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Growlithe | 30% | 42–60 | 2 |
 Krabby | 30% | 8–60 | 2 |
 Corphish | 30% | 14–60 | 1 |
 Boldore | 30% | 39–60 | 2 |
 Garbodor | 30% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Galvantula | 30% | 37–60 | 2 |
 Klinklang | 30% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Cutiefly | 30% | 26–60 | 3 |
 Rookidee | 30% | 2–60 | 4 |
 Gossifleur | 30% | 10–60 | 2 |
 Clobbopus | 30% | 39–44 | 2 |
 Perrserker | 30% | 37–41 | 1 |
 Hoothoot | 28% | 13–60 | 2 |
 Natu | 28% | 8–60 | 3 |
 Tyrogue | 28% | 7–60 | 9 |
 Noivern | 27% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Ninetales | 25% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Kingler | 25% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Magikarp | 25% | 14–60 | 1 |
 Shuckle | 25% | 20–60 | 7 |
 Claydol | 25% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Glalie | 25% | 45–60 | 2 |
 Cherubi | 25% | 26–60 | 1 |
 Shellos | 25% | 20–24 | 1 |
 Bronzong | 25% | 36–60 | 1 |
 Timburr | 25% | 11–14 | 1 |
 Gurdurr | 25% | 39–41 | 1 |
 Vanillish | 25% | 36–60 | 4 |
 Vanilluxe | 25% | 45–60 | 2 |
 Klink | 25% | 8–60 | 3 |
 Bisharp | 25% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Braviary | 25% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Pumpkaboo Average | 25% | 14–60 | 3 |
 Araquanid | 25% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Hatterene | 25% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Octillery | 24% | 39–43 | 1 |
 Drapion | 24% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Golurk | 23% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Meowth Galar | 23% | 14–16 | 1 |
 Dugtrio | 20% | 29–33 | 1 |
 Elgyem | 20% | 27–60 | 1 |
 Toxapex | 20% | 39–44 | 2 |
 Shiinotic | 20% | 34–36 | 1 |
 Thievul | 20% | 37–41 | 1 |
 Morgrem | 20% | 34–36 | 1 |
 Gastrodon | 15% | 41–44 | 1 |
 Abomasnow | 15% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Liepard | 15% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Roggenrola | 15% | 11–60 | 2 |
 Minccino | 15% | 19–60 | 2 |
 Binacle | 15% | 20–24 | 1 |
 Grubbin | 15% | 2–60 | 2 |
 Salandit | 15% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Orbeetle | 15% | 45–47 | 1 |
 Wooloo | 15% | 3–60 | 2 |
 Toxel | 15% | 26–60 | 5 |
 Hattrem | 15% | 34–36 | 1 |
 Lampent | 14% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Sigilyph | 13% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Gothitelle | 13% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Golisopod | 12% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Metapod | 10% | 7–60 | 2 |
 Pikachu | 10% | 14–60 | 4 |
 Diglett | 10% | 11–14 | 1 |
 Ditto | 10% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Manectric | 10% | 28–60 | 1 |
 Torkoal | 10% | 26–60 | 4 |
 Sawk | 10% | 22–60 | 5 |
 Frillish Male | 10% | 27–60 | 1 |
 Axew | 10% | 29–60 | 3 |
 Rufflet | 10% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Inkay | 10% | 37–41 | 1 |
 Barbaracle | 10% | 39–43 | 1 |
 Phantump | 10% | 34–36 | 1 |
 Noibat | 10% | 20–60 | 2 |
 Sinistea | 10% | 34–36 | 1 |
 Cufant | 10% | 27–60 | 1 |
 Pumpkaboo Small | 10% | 14–60 | 3 |
 Passimian | 9% | 34–36 | 1 |
 Hitmonlee | 5% | 42–60 | 2 |
 Solrock | 5% | 39–41 | 1 |
 Budew | 5% | 8–60 | 1 |
 Munchlax | 5% | 26–60 | 1 |
 Riolu | 5% | 28–60 | 3 |
 Trubbish | 5% | 10–14 | 2 |
 Jellicent Male | 5% | 40–44 | 2 |
 Ferroseed | 5% | 28–60 | 3 |
 Haxorus | 5% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Heatmor | 5% | 28–60 | 2 |
 Pyukumuku | 5% | 14–60 | 2 |
 Togedemaru | 5% | 39–41 | 1 |
 Corviknight | 5% | 45–47 | 1 |
 Cramorant | 5% | 27–60 | 3 |
 Indeedee Male | 5% | 34–36 | 1 |
 Morpeko Full Belly | 5% | 37–60 | 2 |
 Pumpkaboo Large | 5% | 14–60 | 3 |
 Farfetchd Galar | 5% | 19–60 | 2 |
 Hitmontop | 2% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Rotom | 2% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Zweilous | 2% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Copperajah | 2% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Drakloak | 2% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Eevee | 1% | 14–16 | 1 |
 Trapinch | 1% | 29–33 | 1 |
 Flygon | 1% | 55–60 | 1 |
 Dhelmise | 1% | 39–44 | 2 |
 Duraludon | 1% | 45–48 | 1 |
 Pumpkaboo Super | 1% | 14–60 | 3 |