The fastest known Metagross shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at Wild Zone 20 in Legends: Z-A — roughly 3.0 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.
26 shiny-huntable encounters
Legends: Z-A
3.0 hr
estimated time to shiny
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.
Sword: Crown Tundra
Shield: Crown Tundra
Colosseum
| # | Game | Location | Method | Rate | Shiny odds | Encounters | Est. time | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legends: Z-A | Wild Zone 20
| Overworld spawnLv 63–64 | 100% | 1/1365 | 1,365 | 3.0 hr | |||||||||
| 2 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Snowslide Slope | Wandering spawnLv 68 | 100% | 1/1365 | 1,365 | 5.3 hr | |||||||||
| 3 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Snowslide Slope | Wandering spawnLv 68 | 100% | 1/1365 | 1,365 | 5.3 hr | |||||||||
| 4 | Colosseum | Realgam Tower Colosseum | Snag battle (soft reset)Lv 50 | 100% | 1/8192 | 8,192 | 8.5 days | |||||||||
| 5 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Snowslide Slope Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 6 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Snowslide Slope Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 7 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Path to The Peak Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 8 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Path to The Peak Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 9 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Giants Bed Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 10 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Giants Bed Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 11 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Frigid Sea Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 12 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Frigid Sea Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 45–60 | 40% | 1/4096 | 10,240 | 11.9 days | |||||||||
| 13 | Black 2 | Giant Chasm Forest | Rustling grassLv 47 | 5% | 1/2731 | 54,620 | 12.6 days | |||||||||
| 14 | White 2 | Giant Chasm Forest | Rustling grassLv 47 | 5% | 1/2731 | 54,620 | 12.6 days | |||||||||
| 15 | Black 2 | Giant Chasm Forest Cave | Rustling grassLv 47 | 5% | 1/2731 | 54,620 | 12.6 days | |||||||||
| 16 | White 2 | Giant Chasm Forest Cave | Rustling grassLv 47 | 5% | 1/2731 | 54,620 | 12.6 days | |||||||||
| 17 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Snowslide Slope Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 18 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Snowslide Slope Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 19 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Path to The Peak Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 20 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Path to The Peak Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 21 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Giants Bed Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 22 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Giants Bed Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 23 | Sword: Crown Tundra | Ballimere Lake Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 24 | Shield: Crown Tundra | Ballimere Lake Max Raid
| Max Raid denLv 55–60 | 15% | 1/4096 | 27,307 | 31.6 days | |||||||||
| 25 | Black | Giant Chasm Forest | Rustling grassLv 55 | 5% | 1/8192 | 163,840 | 37.9 days | |||||||||
| 26 | White | Giant Chasm Forest | Rustling grassLv 55 | 5% | 1/8192 | 163,840 | 37.9 days |
