How to shiny hunt Cacturne.

The fastest known Cacturne shiny hunt is Walking in grass at Friend Safari Dark in X — roughly 12.6 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Cacturne

11 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntWalking in grass

Friend Safari Dark

Friend Safari Slot 2

12.6 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 33%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 4,136
Level: 30

#212.6 hr

Friend Safari Dark

Friend Safari Slot 2

Method: Walking in grass
Encounter rate: 33%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#32.5 days

Asado Desert — Desert

Violet

Morning

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 5%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

Paldea spawn chances are estimated: Scarlet and Violet use biome spawn tables, so the odds shown are an even share of the species that appear in this biome at this time of day.

#42.7 days

Asado Desert — Desert

Scarlet

Morning

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 4.76%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

Sparkling Power 3 sandwiches plus outbreaks reach roughly 1/512. Paldea spawn chances are estimated: Scarlet and Violet use biome spawn tables, so the odds shown are an even share of the species that appear in this biome at this time of day.

#	Game	Location	Method	Rate	Shiny odds	Encounters	Est. time
1	X	Friend Safari Dark Friend Safari Slot 2	Walking in grassLv 30	33%	1/1365	4,136	12.6 hr
2	Y	Friend Safari Dark Friend Safari Slot 2	Walking in grassLv 30	33%	1/1365	4,136	12.6 hr
3	Violet	Asado Desert — Desert Morning	Overworld spawnLv 32–51	5%	1/1365	27,300	2.5 days
4	Scarlet	Asado Desert — Desert Morning	Overworld spawnLv 32–51	4.76%	1/1365	28,676	2.7 days
5	Diamond	Sinnoh Route 228 Swarm no Night	Walking in grassLv 52–53	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
6	Pearl	Sinnoh Route 228 Swarm no Night	Walking in grassLv 52–53	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
7	Platinum	Sinnoh Route 228 Swarm no Night	Walking in grassLv 50–52	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
8	HeartGold	Johto Safari Zone Desert Johto Safari Blocks Water Min 42	Walking in grassLv 48	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
9	SoulSilver	Johto Safari Zone Desert Johto Safari Blocks Water Min 42	Walking in grassLv 48	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
10	HeartGold	Johto Safari Zone Savannah Johto Safari Blocks Forest Min 35	Walking in grassLv 42	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
11	SoulSilver	Johto Safari Zone Savannah Johto Safari Blocks Forest Min 35	Walking in grassLv 42	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days