How to shiny hunt Houndoom.

The fastest known Houndoom shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at Wild Zone 6 in Legends: Z-A — roughly 3.0 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Houndoom

27 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntOverworld spawn

Wild Zone 6

Legends: Z-A

Alpha

3.0 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 1,365
Level: 32–33

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.

#220.9 hr

Alola Route 12

Ultra Sun

Method: Walking in grass
Encounter rate: 20%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#342.5 hr

Lysandre Labs

Legends: Z-A

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 7.14%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#42.4 days

North Province Area Two — Cave

Violet

Morning

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 5.26%
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.

#	Game	Location	Method	Rate	Shiny odds	Encounters	Est. time
1	Legends: Z-A	Wild Zone 6 Alpha	Overworld spawnLv 32–33	100%	1/1365	1,365	3.0 hr
2	Ultra Sun	Alola Route 12	Walking in grassLv 29–32	20%	1/1365	6,825	20.9 hr
3	Legends: Z-A	Lysandre Labs	Overworld spawnLv 49–50	7.14%	1/1365	19,118	42.5 hr
4	Violet	North Province Area Two — Cave Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	5.26%	1/1365	25,951	2.4 days
5	Scarlet	North Province Area Two — Cave Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	4.76%	1/1365	28,676	2.7 days
6	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Chilling Waterhead	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.7%	1/1365	36,892	3.4 days
7	Violet: Teal Mask	Chilling Waterhead	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.7%	1/1365	36,892	3.4 days
8	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Infernal Pass	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.57%	1/1365	38,235	3.5 days
9	Violet: Teal Mask	Infernal Pass	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.57%	1/1365	38,235	3.5 days
10	Scarlet	North Province Area Two — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	3.23%	1/1365	42,260	3.9 days
11	Violet	North Province Area Two — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	3.23%	1/1365	42,260	3.9 days
12	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Crystal Pool	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.12%	1/1365	43,750	4.1 days
13	Violet: Teal Mask	Crystal Pool	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.12%	1/1365	43,750	4.1 days
14	Pearl	Sinnoh Route 214 Radar on	Walking in grassLv 23–24	22%	1/8192	37,236	4.7 days
15	Pearl	Sinnoh Route 215 Radar on	Walking in grassLv 20–22	22%	1/8192	37,236	4.7 days
16	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Paradise Barrens	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.82%	1/1365	75,000	6.9 days
17	Violet: Teal Mask	Paradise Barrens	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.82%	1/1365	75,000	6.9 days
18	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Fellhorn Gorge	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.69%	1/1365	80,769	7.5 days
19	Violet: Teal Mask	Fellhorn Gorge	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.69%	1/1365	80,769	7.5 days
20	Colosseum	Realgam Tower Colosseum	Snag battle (soft reset)Lv 48	100%	1/8192	8,192	8.5 days
21	HeartGold	Johto Safari Zone Plains Johto Safari Blocks Peak Min 10 · Morning, Day, Night	Walking in grassLv 43–44	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
22	SoulSilver	Johto Safari Zone Plains Johto Safari Blocks Peak Min 10 · Morning, Day, Night	Walking in grassLv 43–44	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
23	Mega Dimension	Lumiose City — 3 Star or Higher (Hyperspace)	Overworld spawnLv 24–26	1.1111%	1/1365	122,851	11.4 days
24	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Kitakami Wilds	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.1%	1/1365	124,091	11.5 days
25	Violet: Teal Mask	Kitakami Wilds	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.1%	1/1365	124,091	11.5 days
26	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Oni Mountain	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1%	1/1365	136,500	12.6 days
27	Violet: Teal Mask	Oni Mountain	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1%	1/1365	136,500	12.6 days