How to shiny hunt Numel.

The fastest known Numel shiny hunt is Horde encounter at Hoenn Route 112 in Omega Ruby — roughly 17.5 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Numel

51 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntHorde encounter

Hoenn Route 112

Omega Ruby

17.5 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 65%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 2,100
Level: 8

Five Pokemon per battle - very strong odds per minute.

#217.5 hr

Hoenn Route 112

Alpha Sapphire

Method: Horde encounter
Encounter rate: 65%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

Five Pokemon per battle - very strong odds per minute.

#318.2 hr

Wild Zone 8

Legends: Z-A

Method: Overworld spawn
Encounter rate: 16.67%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

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.

#419.0 hr

Fiery Path

Omega Ruby

Method: Horde encounter
Encounter rate: 60%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

Five Pokemon per battle - very strong odds per minute.

#	Game	Location	Method	Rate	Shiny odds	Encounters	Est. time
1	Omega Ruby	Hoenn Route 112	Horde encounterLv 8	65%	1/1365	2,100	17.5 hr
2	Alpha Sapphire	Hoenn Route 112	Horde encounterLv 8	65%	1/1365	2,100	17.5 hr
3	Legends: Z-A	Wild Zone 8	Overworld spawnLv 23–24	16.67%	1/1365	8,188	18.2 hr
4	Omega Ruby	Fiery Path	Horde encounterLv 8	60%	1/1365	2,275	19.0 hr
5	Alpha Sapphire	Fiery Path	Horde encounterLv 8	60%	1/1365	2,275	19.0 hr
6	Scarlet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Lower Level Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 33–60	11.11%	1/1365	12,286	27.3 hr
7	Violet	The Great Crater of Paldea — Lower Level Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 33–60	11.11%	1/1365	12,286	27.3 hr
8	Ruby	Hoenn Route 112	Walking in grassLv 14–16	75%	1/8192	10,923	33.4 hr
9	Sapphire	Hoenn Route 112	Walking in grassLv 14–16	75%	1/8192	10,923	33.4 hr
10	Emerald	Hoenn Route 112	Walking in grassLv 14–16	75%	1/8192	10,923	33.4 hr
11	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 48	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
12	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 49	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
13	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 51	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
14	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 52	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
15	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 53	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
16	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 54	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
17	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 55	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
18	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 57	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
19	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 58	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
20	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 59	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
21	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 60	Walking in grassLv 31	20%	1/2731	13,655	41.7 hr
22	Ruby	Jagged Pass	Walking in grassLv 18–20	55%	1/8192	14,895	45.5 hr
23	Sapphire	Jagged Pass	Walking in grassLv 20–22	55%	1/8192	14,895	45.5 hr
24	Emerald	Jagged Pass	Walking in grassLv 20–22	55%	1/8192	14,895	45.5 hr
25	Ruby	Fiery Path	Walking in grassLv 15–16	30%	1/8192	27,307	3.5 days
26	Sapphire	Fiery Path	Walking in grassLv 15–16	30%	1/8192	27,307	3.5 days
27	Emerald	Fiery Path	Walking in grassLv 15–16	30%	1/8192	27,307	3.5 days
28	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Torchlit Labyrinth	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.45%	1/1365	39,565	3.7 days
29	Violet: Indigo Disk	Torchlit Labyrinth	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.45%	1/1365	39,565	3.7 days
30	Scarlet	North Province Area Two — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 33–55	3.23%	1/1365	42,260	3.9 days
31	Violet	North Province Area Two — Rocky Morning	Overworld spawnLv 33–55	3.23%	1/1365	42,260	3.9 days
32	Scarlet	West Province Area One — Mountain Morning	Overworld spawnLv 18–31	3.12%	1/1365	43,750	4.1 days
33	Violet	West Province Area One — Mountain Morning	Overworld spawnLv 18–31	3.12%	1/1365	43,750	4.1 days
34	HeartGold	Ilex Forest Radio Hoenn	Walking in grassLv 6	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
35	SoulSilver	Ilex Forest Radio Hoenn	Walking in grassLv 6	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
36	HeartGold	Viridian Forest Radio Hoenn	Walking in grassLv 5	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
37	SoulSilver	Viridian Forest Radio Hoenn	Walking in grassLv 5	20%	1/8192	40,960	5.2 days
38	Mega Dimension	Lumiose City — 2 Star or Higher (Hyperspace)	Overworld spawnLv 17–19	1.8868%	1/1365	72,345	6.7 days
39	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 50	Walking in grassLv 31	5%	1/2731	54,620	7.0 days
40	White 2	Reversal Mountain Unknown Area 56	Walking in grassLv 31	5%	1/2731	54,620	7.0 days
41	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Polar Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.59%	1/1365	85,849	7.9 days
42	Violet: Indigo Disk	Polar Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.59%	1/1365	85,849	7.9 days
43	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Coastal Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.52%	1/1365	89,803	8.3 days
44	Violet: Indigo Disk	Coastal Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.52%	1/1365	89,803	8.3 days
45	XD: Gale of Darkness	Cipher Lab Bf1	Snag battle (soft reset)Lv 14	100%	1/8192	8,192	8.5 days
46	Diamond	Stark Mountain Slot2 None Slot2 Ruby Slot2 Sapphire Slot2 Firered Radar Off	Walking in grassLv 22–24	4%	1/8192	204,800	26.1 days
47	Pearl	Stark Mountain Slot2 None Slot2 Ruby Slot2 Sapphire Slot2 Firered Radar Off	Walking in grassLv 22–24	4%	1/8192	204,800	26.1 days
48	Platinum	Stark Mountain Any conditions Radar Off	Walking in grassLv 51	4%	1/8192	204,800	26.1 days
49	Diamond	Sinnoh Route 227 Slot2 None Slot2 Ruby Slot2 Sapphire Slot2 Firered Radar Off	Walking in grassLv 22–24	4%	1/8192	204,800	26.1 days
50	Pearl	Sinnoh Route 227 Slot2 None Slot2 Ruby Slot2 Sapphire Slot2 Firered Radar Off	Walking in grassLv 22–24	4%	1/8192	204,800	26.1 days
51	Platinum	Sinnoh Route 227 Any conditions Radar Off	Walking in grassLv 51	4%	1/8192	204,800	26.1 days