How to shiny hunt Iron Thorns.

The fastest known Iron Thorns shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at The Great Crater of Paldea — Deepest Level Rocky in Violet — roughly 6.1 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Iron Thorns

3 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntOverworld spawn

The Great Crater of Paldea — Deepest Level Rocky

Violet

Morning

6.1 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 50%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 2,730
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.

#221.2 hr

The Great Crater of Paldea — Upper Level Rocky

Violet

Morning

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 14.29%
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.

#327.3 hr

The Great Crater of Paldea — Lower Level Rocky

Violet

Morning

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 11.11%
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 Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 52–60	50%	1/1365	2,730	6.1 hr
2	Violet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Upper Level Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 52–60	14.29%	1/1365	9,552	21.2 hr
3	Violet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Lower Level Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 52–60	11.11%	1/1365	12,286	27.3 hr