How to shiny hunt Nidoran M.

The fastest known Nidoran M shiny hunt is Overworld spawn at Kanto Route 9 in Let's Go Pikachu — roughly 3.0 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Nidoran M

55 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntOverworld spawn

Kanto Route 9

Let's Go Pikachu

3.0 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 1,365
Level: 17–22

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

#23.0 hr

Kanto Route 9

Let's Go Eevee

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#33.0 hr

Kanto Route 10

Let's Go Pikachu

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

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

#43.0 hr

Kanto Route 10

Let's Go Eevee

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 100%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

Game

Location

Method

Rate

Shiny odds

Encounters

Est. time

Let's Go Pikachu

Kanto Route 9

Overworld spawnLv 17–22

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Let's Go Eevee

Kanto Route 9

Overworld spawnLv 17–22

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Let's Go Pikachu

Kanto Route 10

Overworld spawnLv 18–23

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Let's Go Eevee

Kanto Route 10

Overworld spawnLv 18–23

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Let's Go Pikachu

Kanto Route 22

Overworld spawnLv 3–4

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Let's Go Eevee

Kanto Route 22

Overworld spawnLv 3–4

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Let's Go Pikachu

Kanto Route 23

Overworld spawnLv 41–46

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Let's Go Eevee

Kanto Route 23

Overworld spawnLv 41–46

100%

1/1365

1,365

3.0 hr

Sword: Crown Tundra

Frostpoint Field

Wandering spawnLv 60

100%

1/1365

1,365

5.3 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Frostpoint Field

Wandering spawnLv 60

100%

1/1365

1,365

5.3 hr

Sword: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed

Wandering spawnLv 60

100%

1/1365

1,365

5.3 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed

Wandering spawnLv 60

100%

1/1365

1,365

5.3 hr

Sword: Crown Tundra

Old Cemetery

Overworld spawnLv 60–65

35%

1/1365

3,900

8.7 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Old Cemetery

Overworld spawnLv 60–65

35%

1/1365

3,900

8.7 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed

Overworld spawnLv 60–65

26%

1/1365

5,250

11.7 hr

Sword: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed

Overworld spawnLv 60–65

21%

1/1365

6,500

14.4 hr

Kalos Route 11

Horde encounterLv 11

60%

1/1365

2,275

19.0 hr

Kalos Route 11

Horde encounterLv 11

60%

1/1365

2,275

19.0 hr

Sword: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed

Walking in grassLv 60–65

20%

1/1365

6,825

20.9 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed

Walking in grassLv 60–65

20%

1/1365

6,825

20.9 hr

Sword: Crown Tundra

Old Cemetery

Walking in grassLv 60–65

20%

1/1365

6,825

20.9 hr

Shield: Crown Tundra

Old Cemetery

Walking in grassLv 60–65

20%

1/1365

6,825

20.9 hr

Gold

Johto Route 35

Swarm no · Day, Morning, Night

Swarm

Walking in grassLv 12

30%

1/8192

27,307

3.5 days

Silver

Johto Route 35

Swarm no · Day, Morning, Night

Swarm

Walking in grassLv 12

30%

1/8192

27,307

3.5 days

Crystal

Johto Route 35

Swarm · Day, Morning, Night

Walking in grassLv 12

30%

1/8192

27,307

3.5 days

Crystal

National Park

Day, Morning

Walking in grassLv 12

30%

1/8192

27,307

3.5 days

Gold

Johto Route 36

Day, Morning, Night

Walking in grassLv 12

30%

1/8192

27,307

3.5 days

Silver

Johto Route 36

Day, Morning, Night

Walking in grassLv 12

30%

1/8192

27,307

3.5 days

Pearl

Sinnoh Route 201

Radar on

Walking in grassLv 3

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

HeartGold

Johto Route 35

Swarm no

Radio: Off

Walking in grassLv 12

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

SoulSilver

Johto Route 35

Swarm no

Radio: Off

Walking in grassLv 12

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

HeartGold

Johto Route 36

Any conditions

Radio: Off

Walking in grassLv 12

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

SoulSilver

Johto Route 36

Any conditions

Radio: Off · Day, Night, Morning

Walking in grassLv 12–13

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

FireRed

Kanto Safari Zone Middle

Walking in grassLv 22

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

FireRed

Kanto Safari Zone Area 1 East

Walking in grassLv 24

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

FireRed

Kanto Safari Zone Area 2 North

Walking in grassLv 30

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

FireRed

Kanto Safari Zone Area 3 West

Walking in grassLv 22

20%

1/8192

40,960

5.2 days

FireRed

Kanto Route 3

Walking in grassLv 6–7

14%

1/8192

58,514

7.4 days

Shield: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed Max Raid

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

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

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

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

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

Max Raid denLv 15–40

60%

1/4096

6,827

7.9 days

Platinum

Sinnoh Route 201

Radar on

Walking in grassLv 2–3

11%

1/8192

74,473

9.5 days

Sword: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		25–30
Common		35–40

Max Raid denLv 25–40

25%

1/4096

16,384

19.0 days

Sword: Crown Tundra

Giants Bed Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		25–30
Common		35–40

Max Raid denLv 25–40

25%

1/4096

16,384

19.0 days

Sword: Crown Tundra

Frigid Sea Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		25–30
Common		35–40

Max Raid denLv 25–40

25%

1/4096

16,384

19.0 days

Sword: Crown Tundra

Ballimere Lake Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		25–30
Common		35–40

Max Raid denLv 25–40

25%

1/4096

16,384

19.0 days

Sword: Crown Tundra

Ballimere Lake Max Raid

Rarity	Difficulty	Level
Common		25–30
Common		35–40

Max Raid denLv 25–40

25%

1/4096

16,384

19.0 days

LeafGreen

Kanto Safari Zone Area 1 East

Walking in grassLv 24

1/8192

163,840

20.9 days

LeafGreen

Kanto Safari Zone Area 3 West

Walking in grassLv 30

1/8192

163,840

20.9 days

Diamond

Sinnoh Route 201

Radar on

Walking in grassLv 2

1/8192

409,600

52.1 days

Black 2

Unova Route 2 Hidden Grotto

Hidden GrottoLv 55–59

10%

1/2731

27,310

75.9 days

White 2

Unova Route 2 Hidden Grotto

Hidden GrottoLv 55–59

10%

1/2731

27,310

75.9 days

LeafGreen

Kanto Route 3

Walking in grassLv 6

1/8192

819,200

104.3 days