How to shiny hunt Smeargle.

The fastest known Smeargle shiny hunt is Walking in grass at Friend Safari Normal in X — roughly 12.6 hours of active hunting. Every other game and route is ranked below.

Smeargle

41 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntWalking in grass

Friend Safari Normal

Friend Safari Slot 3

12.6 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate: 33%
Shiny odds: 1/1365
Encounters: 4,136
Level: 30

#212.6 hr

Friend Safari Normal

Friend Safari Slot 3

Method: Walking in grass
Encounter rate: 33%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#320.9 hr

Alola Route 2 South

Sun

Method: Walking in grass
Encounter rate: 20%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#420.9 hr

Alola Route 2 South

Moon

Method: Walking in grass
Encounter rate: 20%
Shiny odds: 1/1365

#	Game	Location	Method	Rate	Shiny odds	Encounters	Est. time
1	X	Friend Safari Normal Friend Safari Slot 3	Walking in grassLv 30	33%	1/1365	4,136	12.6 hr
2	Y	Friend Safari Normal Friend Safari Slot 3	Walking in grassLv 30	33%	1/1365	4,136	12.6 hr
3	Sun	Alola Route 2 South	Walking in grassLv 7–10	20%	1/1365	6,825	20.9 hr
4	Moon	Alola Route 2 South	Walking in grassLv 7–10	20%	1/1365	6,825	20.9 hr
5	Emerald	Artisan Cave	Walking in grassLv 40–50	100%	1/8192	8,192	25.0 hr
6	FireRed	Kanto Altering Cave i	Walking in grassLv 18–28	100%	1/8192	8,192	25.0 hr
7	LeafGreen	Kanto Altering Cave i	Walking in grassLv 18–28	100%	1/8192	8,192	25.0 hr
8	X	Kalos Route 7	Walking in grassLv 14	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
9	Y	Kalos Route 7	Walking in grassLv 14	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
10	Sun	Alola Route 2 North	Walking in grassLv 7–10	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
11	Moon	Alola Route 2 North	Walking in grassLv 7–10	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
12	Ultra Sun	Alola Route 2 North	Walking in grassLv 7–10	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
13	Ultra Moon	Alola Route 2 North	Walking in grassLv 7–10	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
14	Ultra Sun	Alola Route 2 South	Walking in grassLv 6–9	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
15	Ultra Moon	Alola Route 2 South	Walking in grassLv 6–9	10%	1/1365	13,650	41.7 hr
16	X	Kalos Route 7	Yellow flowersLv 14	10%	1/1365	13,650	45.5 hr
17	X	Kalos Route 7	Purple flowersLv 14	10%	1/1365	13,650	45.5 hr
18	Y	Kalos Route 7	Yellow flowersLv 14	10%	1/1365	13,650	45.5 hr
19	Y	Kalos Route 7	Purple flowersLv 14	10%	1/1365	13,650	45.5 hr
20	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Torchlit Labyrinth	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.45%	1/1365	39,565	3.7 days
21	Violet: Indigo Disk	Torchlit Labyrinth	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	3.45%	1/1365	39,565	3.7 days
22	Platinum	Sinnoh Route 208 Radar on	Walking in grassLv 18–20	22%	1/8192	37,236	4.7 days
23	Diamond	Sinnoh Route 212 North Towards Hearthome City Radar on	Walking in grassLv 16–18	22%	1/8192	37,236	4.7 days
24	Pearl	Sinnoh Route 212 North Towards Hearthome City Radar on	Walking in grassLv 16–18	22%	1/8192	37,236	4.7 days
25	Platinum	Sinnoh Route 212 North Towards Hearthome City Radar on	Walking in grassLv 21–24	22%	1/8192	37,236	4.7 days
26	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Savanna Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.96%	1/1365	69,643	6.4 days
27	Violet: Indigo Disk	Savanna Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.96%	1/1365	69,643	6.4 days
28	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Canyon Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.67%	1/1365	81,737	7.6 days
29	Violet: Indigo Disk	Canyon Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.67%	1/1365	81,737	7.6 days
30	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Polar Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.59%	1/1365	85,849	7.9 days
31	Violet: Indigo Disk	Polar Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.59%	1/1365	85,849	7.9 days
32	Scarlet: Indigo Disk	Coastal Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.52%	1/1365	89,803	8.3 days
33	Violet: Indigo Disk	Coastal Biome	Overworld spawnLv 10–60	1.52%	1/1365	89,803	8.3 days
34	Colosseum	Snagem Hideout 2f	Snag battle (soft reset)Lv 45	100%	1/8192	8,192	8.5 days
35	Gold	Ruins of Alph Outside	Walking in grassLv 20–22	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
36	Silver	Ruins of Alph Outside	Walking in grassLv 20–22	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
37	Crystal	Ruins of Alph Outside Day	Walking in grassLv 20–22	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
38	HeartGold	Ruins of Alph Outside	Walking in grassLv 20–22	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
39	SoulSilver	Ruins of Alph Outside	Walking in grassLv 20–22	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
40	HeartGold	Johto Safari Zone Plains Johto Safari Blocks Forest Min 3 · Morning, Day Safari Blocks: Inactive · Morning, Day	Walking in grassLv 17–41	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days
41	SoulSilver	Johto Safari Zone Plains Johto Safari Blocks Forest Min 3 · Morning, Day Safari Blocks: Inactive · Morning, Day	Walking in grassLv 17–41	10%	1/8192	81,920	10.4 days