How to shiny hunt Kabuto.

The fastest known Kabuto shiny hunt is Wandering spawn (water) at Giants Foot in Shield: Crown Tundra — roughly 5.7 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Kabuto

24 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntWandering spawn (water)

Giants Foot

Shield: Crown Tundra

5.7 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 1,365
Level: 63

#214.2 hr

Giants Foot

Shield: Crown Tundra

Method: Overworld spawn (water)
Encounter rate: 24%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#314.2 hr

Roaring Sea Caves

Shield: Crown Tundra

Method: Overworld spawn (water)
Encounter rate: 24%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#419.0 hr

Cinnabar Island Cinnabar Lab

Let's Go Pikachu

Method: Gift (soft reset)
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

Catch Combo + Lure stacks to roughly 1/273 with the charm.

Game

Location

Method

Rate

Shiny odds

Encounters

Est. time

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Foot

Wandering spawn (water)Lv 63

100%

1/1365

1,365

5.7 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Foot

Overworld spawn (water)Lv 60–65

24%

1/1365

5,688

14.2 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Roaring Sea Caves

Overworld spawn (water)Lv 60–65

24%

1/1365

5,688

14.2 hr

Let's Go Pikachu

Cinnabar Island Cinnabar Lab

Gift (soft reset)Lv 44

100%

1/1365

1,365

19.0 hr

Let's Go Eevee

Cinnabar Island Cinnabar Lab

Gift (soft reset)Lv 44

100%

1/1365

1,365

19.0 hr

Ultra Sun

Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center

Gift (soft reset)Lv 15

100%

1/1365

1,365

19.0 hr

Ultra Moon

Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center

Gift (soft reset)Lv 15

100%

1/1365

1,365

19.0 hr

Black 2

Nacrene City Nacrene Museum

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 25

100%

1/2731

2,731

37.9 hr

White 2

Nacrene City Nacrene Museum

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 25

100%

1/2731

2,731

37.9 hr

FireRed

Cinnabar Island Cinnabar Lab

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 5

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

LeafGreen

Cinnabar Island Cinnabar Lab

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 5

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

Diamond

Oreburgh City Oreburgh Mining Museum

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 20

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

Pearl

Oreburgh City Oreburgh Mining Museum

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 20

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

Platinum

Oreburgh City Oreburgh Mining Museum

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 20

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

HeartGold

Pewter City Pewter Museum of Science

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 20

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

SoulSilver

Pewter City Pewter Museum of Science

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 20

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

Black

Nacrene City Nacrene Museum

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 25

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

White

Nacrene City Nacrene Museum

Item Dome Fossil

Gift (soft reset)Lv 25

100%

1/8192

8,192

4.7 days

Shield: Crown Tundra

Snowslide Slope Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		15–20
Common		25–30
Rare		15–20
Rare		25–30

Max Raid denLv 15–30

100%

1/4096

4,096

4.7 days

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		15–20
Common		25–30
Common		35–40
Rare		15–20
Rare		25–30

Max Raid denLv 15–40

60%

1/4096

6,827

7.9 days

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		15–20
Common		25–30
Common		35–40
Rare		15–20
Rare		25–30

Max Raid denLv 15–40

60%

1/4096

6,827

7.9 days

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Foot Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		15–20
Common		25–30
Common		35–40
Rare		15–20
Rare		25–30

Max Raid denLv 15–40

60%

1/4096

6,827

7.9 days

Shield: Crown Tundra

Frigid Sea Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		15–20
Common		25–30
Common		35–40
Rare		15–20
Rare		25–30

Max Raid denLv 15–40

60%

1/4096

6,827

7.9 days

Shield: Crown Tundra

Ballimere Lake Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		15–20
Common		25–30
Common		35–40
Rare		15–20
Rare		25–30

Max Raid denLv 15–40

60%

1/4096

6,827

7.9 days