The fastest known Hippowdon shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at Wild Zone 20 in Legends: Z-A — roughly 3.0 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.
19 shiny-huntable encounters
Legends: Z-A
3.0 hr
estimated time to shiny
Legends: Z-A spawn chances are estimated as an even share of the species in this zone; alpha chances are the published values. Wild zone Pokemon can also be caught without battling, so real hunt speed varies.
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| # | Game | Location | Method | Rate | Shiny odds | Encounters | Est. time | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legends: Z-A | Wild Zone 20
| Overworld spawnLv 54–64 | 100% | 1/1365 | 1,365 | 3.0 hr | |||||||||
| 2 | Sword | Giants Mirror Main
| Walking in grassLv 26–60 | 30% | 1/1365 | 4,550 | 13.9 hr | |||||||||
| 3 | Shield | Giants Mirror Main
| Walking in grassLv 26–60 | 30% | 1/1365 | 4,550 | 13.9 hr | |||||||||
| 4 | Sword | Lake of Outrage
| Walking in grassLv 50–60 | 25% | 1/1365 | 5,460 | 16.7 hr | |||||||||
| 5 | Shield | Lake of Outrage
| Walking in grassLv 50–60 | 25% | 1/1365 | 5,460 | 16.7 hr | |||||||||
| 6 | Sword | Galar Route 8 Main | Walking in grassLv 38–40 | 8% | 1/1365 | 17,063 | 2.2 days | |||||||||
| 7 | Shield | Galar Route 8 Main | Walking in grassLv 38–40 | 8% | 1/1365 | 17,063 | 2.2 days | |||||||||
| 8 | Violet | Asado Desert — Desert
| Overworld spawnLv 34–53 | 5% | 1/1365 | 27,300 | 2.5 days | |||||||||
| 9 | Scarlet | Asado Desert — Desert
| Overworld spawnLv 34–53 | 4.76% | 1/1365 | 28,676 | 2.7 days | |||||||||
| 10 | Ultra Sun | Ultra Space Wilds Cave | Static encounter (soft reset)Lv 60 | 15% | 1/1365 | 9,100 | 4.7 days | |||||||||
| 11 | Ultra Moon | Ultra Space Wilds Cave | Static encounter (soft reset)Lv 60 | 15% | 1/1365 | 9,100 | 4.7 days | |||||||||
| 12 | Sword | Dusty Bowl Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 50% | 1/4096 | 8,192 | 9.5 days | |||||||||
| 13 | Sword | Dusty Bowl Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 50% | 1/4096 | 8,192 | 9.5 days | |||||||||
| 14 | Diamond | Sinnoh Route 228
| Walking in grassLv 52–54 | 10% | 1/8192 | 81,920 | 10.4 days | |||||||||
| 15 | Pearl | Sinnoh Route 228
| Walking in grassLv 52–54 | 10% | 1/8192 | 81,920 | 10.4 days | |||||||||
| 16 | Platinum | Sinnoh Route 228
| Walking in grassLv 50–51 | 10% | 1/8192 | 81,920 | 10.4 days | |||||||||
| 17 | Shield | Dusty Bowl Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 35% | 1/4096 | 11,703 | 13.5 days | |||||||||
| 18 | Shield | Dusty Bowl Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 35% | 1/4096 | 11,703 | 13.5 days | |||||||||
| 19 | Mega Dimension | Lumiose City — 4 Star or Higher (Hyperspace) | Overworld spawnLv 34–36 | 0.8264% | 1/1365 | 165,174 | 15.3 days |
