How to shiny hunt Houndour.

The fastest known Houndour shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at Wild Zone 6 in Legends: Z-A — roughly 21.2 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Houndour

45 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntOverworld spawn

Wild Zone 6

Legends: Z-A

21.2 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 14.29%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 9,552
Level: 17–18

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.

#222.8 hr

Kalos Route 10

Method: Yellow flowers
Encounter rate: 20%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#325.0 hr

Kanto Altering Cave d

FireRed

Method: Walking in grass
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/8192

#425.0 hr

Kanto Altering Cave d

LeafGreen

Method: Walking in grass
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/8192

#	Game	Location	Method	Rate	Shiny odds	Encounters	Est. time
1	Legends: Z-A	Wild Zone 6	Overworld spawnLv 17–18	14.29%	1/1365	9,552	21.2 hr
2	X	Kalos Route 10	Yellow flowersLv 19–20	20%	1/1365	6,825	22.8 hr
3	FireRed	Kanto Altering Cave d	Walking in grassLv 12–22	100%	1/8192	8,192	25.0 hr
4	LeafGreen	Kanto Altering Cave d	Walking in grassLv 12–22	100%	1/8192	8,192	25.0 hr
5	X	Kalos Route 10	Walking in grassLv 21	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
6	Legends: Z-A	Lysandre Labs	Overworld spawnLv 47–48	7.14%	1/1365	19,118	42.5 hr
7	Scarlet	South Province Area Four — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 2–20	6.25%	1/1365	21,840	2.0 days
8	Violet	South Province Area Four — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 2–20	6.25%	1/1365	21,840	2.0 days
9	Violet	South Province Area One — Cave Morning	Overworld spawnLv 2–20	6.25%	1/1365	21,840	2.0 days
10	Scarlet	South Province Area One — Cave Morning	Overworld spawnLv 2–20	5.56%	1/1365	24,550	2.3 days
11	Violet	North Province Area Two — Cave Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	5.26%	1/1365	25,951	2.4 days
12	Scarlet	North Province Area Two — Cave Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	4.76%	1/1365	28,676	2.7 days
13	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Chilling Waterhead	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.7%	1/1365	36,892	3.4 days
14	Violet: Teal Mask	Chilling Waterhead	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.7%	1/1365	36,892	3.4 days
15	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Infernal Pass	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.57%	1/1365	38,235	3.5 days
16	Violet: Teal Mask	Infernal Pass	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.57%	1/1365	38,235	3.5 days
17	Scarlet	North Province Area Two — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	3.23%	1/1365	42,260	3.9 days
18	Violet	North Province Area Two — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 24–60	3.23%	1/1365	42,260	3.9 days
19	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Crystal Pool	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.12%	1/1365	43,750	4.1 days
20	Violet: Teal Mask	Crystal Pool	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.12%	1/1365	43,750	4.1 days
21	Crystal	Kanto Route 7 Night	Walking in grassLv 18	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
22	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Paradise Barrens	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.82%	1/1365	75,000	6.9 days
23	Violet: Teal Mask	Paradise Barrens	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.82%	1/1365	75,000	6.9 days
24	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Wistful Fields	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.82%	1/1365	75,000	6.9 days
25	Violet: Teal Mask	Wistful Fields	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.82%	1/1365	75,000	6.9 days
26	Mega Dimension	Lumiose City — 1 Star or Higher (Hyperspace)	Overworld spawnLv 13–15	1.7544%	1/1365	77,804	7.2 days
27	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Fellhorn Gorge	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.69%	1/1365	80,769	7.5 days
28	Violet: Teal Mask	Fellhorn Gorge	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.69%	1/1365	80,769	7.5 days
29	XD: Gale of Darkness	Cipher Lab Outside	Snag battle (soft reset)Lv 17	100%	1/8192	8,192	8.5 days
30	X	Kalos Route 10	Horde encounterLv 11	5%	1/1365	27,300	9.5 days
31	Platinum	Sinnoh Route 214 Radar Off Night Slot2 None Slot2 Ruby Slot2 Sapphire Slot2 Emerald Slot2 Firered	Walking in grassLv 22–24	11%	1/8192	74,473	9.5 days
32	Platinum	Valor Lakefront Night Radar Off	Walking in grassLv 27–28	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
33	HeartGold	Johto Safari Zone Savannah Johto Safari Blocks Forest Min 4	Walking in grassLv 42	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
34	SoulSilver	Johto Safari Zone Savannah Johto Safari Blocks Forest Min 4	Walking in grassLv 42	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
35	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Kitakami Wilds	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.1%	1/1365	124,091	11.5 days
36	Violet: Teal Mask	Kitakami Wilds	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.1%	1/1365	124,091	11.5 days
37	Scarlet: Teal Mask	Oni Mountain	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1%	1/1365	136,500	12.6 days
38	Violet: Teal Mask	Oni Mountain	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1%	1/1365	136,500	12.6 days
39	Gold	Kanto Route 7 Night	Walking in grassLv 15	5%	1/8192	163,840	20.9 days
40	Silver	Kanto Route 7 Night	Walking in grassLv 15	5%	1/8192	163,840	20.9 days
41	HeartGold	Kanto Route 7 Night	Walking in grassLv 15	5%	1/8192	163,840	20.9 days
42	SoulSilver	Kanto Route 7 Night	Walking in grassLv 15	5%	1/8192	163,840	20.9 days
43	Emerald	Hoenn Safari Zone Expansion North	Walking in grassLv 36–39	5%	1/8192	163,840	20.9 days
44	Ultra Sun	Poke Pelago Poni Island Reached	Gift (soft reset)Lv 37–43	3%	1/1365	45,500	26.3 days
45	Ultra Sun	Poke Pelago Elite Four Defeated	Gift (soft reset)Lv 49–55	2%	1/1365	68,250	39.5 days