How to shiny hunt Archen.

The fastest known Archen shiny hunt is Wandering spawn at Giants Foot in Sword: Crown Tundra — roughly 5.3 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Archen

12 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntWandering spawn

Giants Foot

Sword: Crown Tundra

5.3 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 1,365
Level: 63

#25.3 hr

Giants Foot

Shield: Crown Tundra

Method: Wandering spawn
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#319.0 hr

Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center

Sun

Method: Gift (soft reset)
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#419.0 hr

Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center

Moon

Method: Gift (soft reset)
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#	Game	Location	Method	Rate	Shiny odds	Encounters	Est. time
1	Sword: Crown Tundra	Giants Foot	Wandering spawnLv 63	100%	1/1365	1,365	5.3 hr
2	Shield: Crown Tundra	Giants Foot	Wandering spawnLv 63	100%	1/1365	1,365	5.3 hr
3	Sun	Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center	Gift (soft reset)Lv 15	100%	1/1365	1,365	19.0 hr
4	Moon	Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center	Gift (soft reset)Lv 15	100%	1/1365	1,365	19.0 hr
5	Ultra Sun	Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center	Gift (soft reset)Lv 15	100%	1/1365	1,365	19.0 hr
6	Ultra Moon	Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center	Gift (soft reset)Lv 15	100%	1/1365	1,365	19.0 hr
7	Sword: Crown Tundra	Giants Foot	Overworld spawnLv 60–65	10%	1/1365	13,650	30.3 hr
8	Shield: Crown Tundra	Giants Foot	Overworld spawnLv 60–65	10%	1/1365	13,650	30.3 hr
9	Black 2	Nacrene City Nacrene Museum Item Plume Fossil	Gift (soft reset)Lv 25	100%	1/2731	2,731	37.9 hr
10	White 2	Nacrene City Nacrene Museum Item Plume Fossil	Gift (soft reset)Lv 25	100%	1/2731	2,731	37.9 hr
11	Black	Nacrene City Nacrene Museum Item Plume Fossil	Gift (soft reset)Lv 25	100%	1/8192	8,192	4.7 days
12	White	Nacrene City Nacrene Museum Item Plume Fossil	Gift (soft reset)Lv 25	100%	1/8192	8,192	4.7 days