How to shiny hunt Iron Hands.

The fastest known Iron Hands shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at The Great Crater of Paldea — Deepest Level Grass in Violet — roughly 9.1 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Iron Hands

4 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntOverworld spawn

The Great Crater of Paldea — Deepest Level Grass

Violet

Morning

9.1 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 33.33%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 4,095
Level: 52–60

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.

#230.3 hr

The Great Crater of Paldea — Lower Level Grass

Violet

Morning

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 10%
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.

#345.5 hr

The Great Crater of Paldea — Upper Level Grass

Violet

Morning

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 6.67%
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.

#42.4 days

The Great Crater of Paldea — Deepest Level Underground

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	Violet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Deepest Level Grass Morning	Overworld spawnLv 52–60	33.33%	1/1365	4,095	9.1 hr
2	Violet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Lower Level Grass Morning	Overworld spawnLv 52–60	10%	1/1365	13,650	30.3 hr
3	Violet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Upper Level Grass Morning	Overworld spawnLv 52–60	6.67%	1/1365	20,465	45.5 hr
4	Violet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Deepest Level Underground Morning	Overworld spawnLv 52–60	5.26%	1/1365	25,951	2.4 days