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How to shiny hunt Swalot.

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

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Swalot

4 shiny-huntable encounters

Best huntWalking in grass

Friend Safari Poison

X

Friend Safari Slot 2

12.6 hr

estimated time to shiny

Encounter rate
33%
Shiny odds
1/1365
Encounters
4,136
Level
30
#212.6 hr

Friend Safari Poison

Y

Friend Safari Slot 2
Method
Walking in grass
Encounter rate
33%
Shiny odds
1/1365
#35.2 days

Casseroya Lake — Lake

Violet

Morning
Method
Overworld spawn
Encounter rate
2.44%
Shiny odds
1/1365

Paldea spawn chances are estimated: Scarlet and Violet use biome spawn tables, so the odds shown are an even share of the species that appear in this biome at this time of day.

#415.3 days

Lumiose City — 4 Star or Higher (Hyperspace)

Mega Dimension

Method
Overworld spawn
Encounter rate
0.8264%
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.

#GameLocationMethodRateShiny oddsEncountersEst. time
1XFriend Safari Poison
Friend Safari Slot 2
Walking in grassLv 3033%1/13654,13612.6 hr
2YFriend Safari Poison
Friend Safari Slot 2
Walking in grassLv 3033%1/13654,13612.6 hr
3VioletCasseroya Lake — Lake
Morning
Overworld spawnLv 45–552.44%1/136555,9435.2 days
4Mega DimensionLumiose City — 4 Star or Higher (Hyperspace)Overworld spawnLv 26–280.8264%1/1365165,17415.3 days
Browse every Pokémon · Encounter locations and rates come from PokéAPI. Shiny odds, Shiny Charm effects and method speeds are curated estimates — times assume continuous active hunting and no chaining bonus unless noted.