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How to shiny hunt Helioptile.

The fastest known Helioptile shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at Giants Mirror Main in Sword — roughly 7.6 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

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Helioptile

20 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntOverworld spawn

Giants Mirror Main

Sword

Before Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm
After Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm

7.6 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate
40%
Shiny odds
1/1365
Encounters
3,413
Level
28–60
#27.6 hr

Giants Mirror Main

Shield

Before Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm
After Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm
Method
Overworld spawn
Encounter rate
40%
Shiny odds
1/1365
#310.5 hr

Galar Route 6

Sword

Method
Overworld spawn
Encounter rate
29%
Shiny odds
1/1365
#410.5 hr

Galar Route 6

Shield

Method
Overworld spawn
Encounter rate
29%
Shiny odds
1/1365
#GameLocationMethodRateShiny oddsEncountersEst. time
1SwordGiants Mirror Main
Before Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm
After Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm
Overworld spawnLv 28–6040%1/13653,4137.6 hr
2ShieldGiants Mirror Main
Before Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm
After Hall of Fame:
Thunderstorm
Overworld spawnLv 28–6040%1/13653,4137.6 hr
3SwordGalar Route 6Overworld spawnLv 29–3329%1/13654,70710.5 hr
4ShieldGalar Route 6Overworld spawnLv 29–3329%1/13654,70710.5 hr
5XFriend Safari Electric
Friend Safari Slot 2
Walking in grassLv 3033%1/13654,13612.6 hr
6YFriend Safari Electric
Friend Safari Slot 2
Walking in grassLv 3033%1/13654,13612.6 hr
7XKalos Route 9Rough terrainLv 15–1720%1/13656,82522.8 hr
8YKalos Route 9Rough terrainLv 15–1720%1/13656,82522.8 hr
9Legends: Z-AWild Zone 14Overworld spawnLv 37–3811.11%1/136512,28627.3 hr
10Mega DimensionLumiose City — 2 Star or Higher (Hyperspace)Overworld spawnLv 15–171.8868%1/136572,3456.7 days
11SwordGiants Mirror Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common15–20
Rare15–20
Rare25–30
Max Raid denLv 15–3035%1/409611,70313.5 days
12ShieldGiants Mirror Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common15–20
Rare15–20
Rare25–30
Max Raid denLv 15–3035%1/409611,70313.5 days
13SwordLake of Outrage Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common15–20
Max Raid denLv 15–2035%1/409611,70313.5 days
14ShieldLake of Outrage Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common15–20
Max Raid denLv 15–2035%1/409611,70313.5 days
15SwordHammerlocke Hills Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Rare15–20
Rare25–30
Max Raid denLv 15–3030%1/409613,65315.8 days
16ShieldHammerlocke Hills Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Rare15–20
Rare25–30
Max Raid denLv 15–3030%1/409613,65315.8 days
17SwordRolling Fields Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common25–30
Max Raid denLv 25–3020%1/409620,48023.7 days
18ShieldRolling Fields Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common25–30
Max Raid denLv 25–3020%1/409620,48023.7 days
19SwordEast Lake Axewell Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common25–30
Max Raid denLv 25–3020%1/409620,48023.7 days
20ShieldEast Lake Axewell Max Raid
RarityDifficultyLevel
Common25–30
Max Raid denLv 25–3020%1/409620,48023.7 days
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