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Pokemon Legends Z-A - Best Shiny Hunting Locations

You can find Shiny Pokemon in areas such as Magenta Sector 8 Rooftops, Wild Zone 8, and WIld Zone 16 in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Find out where to hunt for Shiny Pokemon here!

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This is a map of all regular Pokemon and Alpha Pokemon locations. Note that Pokemon can also spawn randomly across specific ranges.

Furthermore, the Blue and Brown circles indicate the 50-meter range for Shiny Hunting. Blue circles indicate the radius around a Fast Travel point while Brown cricles indicate the 50-meter radius around a Bench.

All Pokemon Locations Map

Notable Shiny Pokemon

Chikorita ImageChikorita Tepig ImageTepig Totodile ImageTotodile Bulbasaur ImageBulbasaur
Charmander ImageCharmander Squirtle ImageSquirtle Chespin ImageChespin Fennekin ImageFennekin
Froakie ImageFroakie Gible ImageGible Bagon ImageBagon Larvitar ImageLarvitar
Drilbur ImageDrilbur Ampharos ImageAmpharos Staryu ImageStaryu Lucario ImageLucario

Here are some of the Pokemon that you can reliably hunt Shiny variants of in different locations throughout Lumiose City. Use the locations below to hunt for these Shiny Pokemon.

List of All Shiny Pokemon

Shiny Hunting Locations

Where to Find Shiny Pokemon
Magenta Sector 7 Rooftops Magenta Sector 8 Rooftops
Wild Zone 2 Wild Zone 8
Wild Zone 15 Wild Zone 5 & 16
Wild Zone 17 Wild Zone 18
Wild Zone 20, East Bench Wild Zone 20, North Bench
Wild Zone 20, Centrico Plaza Lysandre Labs

Magenta Sector 7 Rooftops

Map View World View
Magenta Sector 7 Rooftops Map View
Magenta Sector 7 Rooftops World View
Available Pokemon
Ralts ImageRalts Eevee ImageEevee Abra ImageAbra
Dedenne ImageDedenne Buneary ImageBuneary Shuppet ImageShuppet

You can reroll for a Shiny Ralts and a Shiny Eevee by climbing up to the Magenta Sector 7 Rooftops and using the Bench Reset method.

You can do this method by repeatedly pressing A in front of a bench and holding down on your left joystick to keep facing the bench after the first reset.

How to Change Time To Night or Day

Magenta Sector 8 Rooftops

Map View World View
Magenta Sector 8 Rooftops Map View
Magenta Sector 8 World View
Available Pokemon
Dratini ImageDratini Eevee ImageEevee Bellsprout ImageBellsprout
Emolga ImageEmolga - -

You can also use the Bench Reset method on the Magenta Sector 8 Rooftops to reroll for a Shiny Dratini and a Shiny Eevee . While the Eevee can't be seen from the bench area, it remains in range for Shiny rerolls.

Best Shiny Dratini Hunting Location

Wild Zone 2

Map View World View
Wild Zone 2 Map View
Wild Zone 2 World View
Available Pokemon
Magikarp ImageMagikarp Staryu ImageStaryu
(Night Only)		 Budew ImageBudew
Binacle ImageBinacle Patrat ImagePatrat Kakuna ImageKakuna

You can hunt for both a Shiny Magikarp and a Shiny Staryu by using the Fast Travel method at night in Wild Zone 2. You can do this by repeatedly entering the Wild Zone then Fast Traveling back to the Wild Zone to reset the Pokemon inside.

Alternatively, you can do the Bench Reset method by using the Bench near the Wild Zone 2 entrance, but fewer Pokemon will be rerolled.

Wild Zone 2 Pokemon and How to Unlock

Wild Zone 8

Map View World View
Available Pokemon
Gible ImageGible
(Low Chance)		 Drilbur ImageDrilbur Machop ImageMachop
Numel ImageNumel Camerupt ImageCamerupt Sandile ImageSandile
Krokorok ImageKrokorok - -

You can also use the Fast Travel method in Wild Zone 8 or use the Bench found northwest of the Wild Zone to reroll for a Shiny Gible or a Shiny Drilbur.

However, the spawn rate of a normal Gible is already low, so the chance of a Shiny Gible is extremely rare.

Wild Zone 8 Pokemon and How to Unlock

Wild Zone 15

Map View World View
Wild Zone 5 and 16 Map View
Wild Zone 5 and 16 World View
Available Pokemon
Larvitar ImageLarvitar Pansage ImagePansage Pansear ImagePansear
Panpour ImagePanpour - -

You can try rerolling for three Shiny Larvitars by repeatedly running back and forth along the Wild Zone 15 rooftops.

You cannot use the Fast Travel or Bench Reset methods for this, and you must manually respawn the Pokemon by running instead.

Wild Zone 15 Pokemon and How to Unlock

Wild Zone 5 & 16

Map View World View
Wild Zone 5 and 16 Map View
Wild Zone 5 and 16 World View
Available Pokemon
Froakie ImageFroakie Flaaffy ImageFlaaffy Ampharos ImageAmpharos
Medicham ImageMedicham Barbaracle ImageBarbaracle Starmie ImageStarmie
Falinks ImageFalinks Florges ImageFlorges Venipede ImageVenipede

Since you spawn in the middle of Wild Zone 5 and Wild Zone 16 when you Fast Travel to Wild Zone 5, you can reroll for Shiny Pokemon in both Wild Zones through the Fast Travel method.

Wild Zone 17

Map View World View
Wild Zone 17 Map View
Wild Zone 17 World View
Available Pokemon
South Bench Chespin ImageChespin Diggersby ImageDiggersby
North Bench Pyroar ImagePyroar Skarmory ImageSkarmory

You can hunt for a Shiny Chespin and a Shiny Skarmory in Wild Zone 17's South Bench and North Bench, respectively.

This is the only place where you can hunt for Chespin, making Shiny Chespin a rare catch. Additionally, take note that Skarmory does not appear during rainy weather.

Wild Zone 17 Pokemon and How to Unlock

Wild Zone 18

Map View World View
Wild Zone 18 Map View
Wild Zone 18 World View
Available Pokemon
Bagon ImageBagon Salamence ImageSalamence Fennekin ImageFennekin
Noibat ImageNoibat Noivern ImageNoivern Swablu ImageSwablu
Altaria ImageAltaria Lopunny ImageLopunny -

You can use the bench in front of Wild Zone 18's rooftop entrance to do the Bench Reset method and reroll for the Pokemon in the area, including a Fennekin and the Alpha Salamence below.

However, Fennekin will run away if it notices you, so make sure to manually save when you see a Shiny one.

Wild Zone 18 Pokemon and How to Unlock

Wild Zone 20, East Bench

Map View World View
Wild Zone 20 East Bench Map View
Wild Zone 20 East Bench World View
Available Pokemon
Totodile ImageTotodile Chikorita ImageChikorita Squirtle ImageSquirtle
Bulbasaur ImageBulbasaur Gardevoir ImageGardevoir Roserade ImageRoserade
Malamar ImageMalamar Dragalge ImageDragalge Random Alpha Pokemon

You can use the East Bench inside Wild Zone 20 to hunt for the Shiny Water and Grass type starters through the Bench Reset method.

Additionally, the resets also include the random Alpha Pokemon in the middle of the area, so you can hunt for Shiny variants of those Alpha Pokemon as well.

Wild Zone 20 Pokemon and How to Unlock

Wild Zone 20, North Bench

Map View World View
Wild Zone 20 North Bench Map View
Wild Zone 20 North Bench World View
Available Pokemon
Bulbasaur ImageBulbasaur Chikorita ImageChikorita Gardevoir ImageGardevoir
Roserade ImageRoserade Scrafty ImageScrafty Aggron ImageAggron
Garbodor ImageGarbodor Random Alpha Pokemon -

If you're looking for a Shiny Scrafty or a Shiny Alpha Aggron, you can use the North Bench instead.

However, you won't be able to hunt for the Shiny Water starters from here as they are beyond the range that you can reroll for Pokemon when using the Bench method.

Wild Zone 20, Centrico Plaza

Map View World View
Wild Zone 20 Centrico Plaza Map View
Wild Zone 20 Centrico Plaza World View
Available Pokemon
Charmander ImageCharmander Tepig ImageTepig Lucario ImageLucario
Hippowdon ImageHippowdon Dragalge ImageDragalge Malamar ImageMalamar
Totodile ImageTotodile Squirtle ImageSquirtle -

If you're looking to hunt for Shiny Fire starter Pokemon in Wild Zone 20, then you can repeatedly Fast Travel to Centrico Plaza instead. However, only a few of the Fire starters appear at a time.

Alternatively, you can also run around the Wild Zone if you want to hunt for other Shiny Pokemon alongside Charmander and Tepig.

Lysandre Labs

Map View World View
Lysandre Labs Map View
Lysandre Labs World View
Available Pokemon
Beldum ImageBeldum Metang ImageMetang Noivern ImageNoivern
Houndoom ImageHoundoom - -

You can also hunt for Shiny Pokemon by using the teleporters in Lysandre Labs. Since the game loads each time you enter a teleporter, the Pokemon in the area also reset, allowing you to reroll for Shiny Pokemon in this area as well.

Lysandre Labs Map and Pokemon Locations

How to Hunt for Shiny Pokemon

Reroll Your Encounters

How to Hunt for Shiny Pokemon

To efficiently hunt for Shiny Pokemon, it is advisable to reroll your encounters with the Pokemon in an area instead of going around different Wild Zones to find them.

To reroll an encounter, you can either Fast Travel or enter and exit an area to make the game load or skip the time using by resting on Bench.

How to Reroll Encounters

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Z-A Royale Z-A Battle Club
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What Happens When You Die? What Happens When You Set Your Birthday
What Does the Speed Stat Do? Shiny Pokemon Hunting Guide
EV Training Guide Plus Moves Explained
Hypertraining Guide: How to Increase IVs What to Wish For: Rank A Wish Choice Guide
List of Useful NPCs Mega Charizard X or Mega Charizard Y?
EV Farming Locations Guide List of Titles and How to Unlock
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How to Change Time To Night or Day How to Find Mega Shards
How to Change Moves Obedience Guide: How to Make Pokemon Obey
How to Save Your Game How to Sprint
How to Dodge How to Jump Between Platforms
How to Unlock More Boxes for Pokemon How to Sneak Up on Opponents
How to Increase Friendship How to Revive Fossils
How to Get All Starters How to Reroll Encounters
How to Change the Weather Canari Quiz Answers
How to Use Items in Battle Judge Function: How to Check IVs and EVs
How to Enter Boutique Couture How to Clear Data and Start Over
How to Clear 1000 Trainer Battles Quickly How to Reset EVs
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How to Get Prize Medals How to Get Ticket Points Fast
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2 Craftyluck79 Craftyluck79 about 2 months

I forgot to mention there’s a bench right next to the Pokemon center for switching to day or night, depending on what you’re hunting

1 Craftyluck79 Craftyluck79 about 2 months

You can reroll zone 13 by fast traveling to the Rouge Pokemon Center

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