Best Spot to Hunt Shiny Dunsparce and Differences

Get a Shiny Dunsparce in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) by shiny hunting at Area Zero Research Station 4 and eating a Sandwich with Sparkling Power: Normal and Encounter Power: Normal. Read on to learn how to get Shiny Dunsparce, the best spot to hunt the Shiny, and other things you should do to improve your odds of finding a Shiny Dunsparce!

Shiny Dunsparce Differences

Normal and Shiny Dunsparce Comparison

Dunsparce	Shiny Dunsparce
Dunsparce	Dunsparce

A Shiny Dunsparce will have pink color accents all over its body instead of blue.

Best Spot to Hunt Shiny Dunsparce

Area Zero Research Station 4

Map Location	Overworld Location

The best spot to hunt a Shiny Dunsparce is at Area Zero Research Station 4.

Go to the Zero Gate and Make a Sparkling Power Sandwich

Go to the Zero Gate and turn off auto-save. Save your game and create a Sandwich with Sparkling Power: Normal and Encounter Power: Normal.

Once you reached the Zero Gate, Go to Research Station 4 and ride down to see a horde of Dunsparce. Thanks to the Sparkling Sandwich you made, only Dunsparce and its evolution, Dudunsparce will spawn in the area.

Unable to Set Up Picnic for Respawning

Since you cannot set up a picnic at Area Zero, the best way to find a shiny Dunsparce is to roam around Research Station 4 to find more Dunsparce.

Shiny Dunsparce is Yellow with Pink outline Instead of Yellow with Turquoise outline

Instead of Yellow and Turquoise, a shiny Dunsparce will be Yellow and Pink in color. The body color is the same, however, the outline on Dunsparce's body will differ so it can be difficult to distinguish. Watch out for this subtle difference!

How to Get Shiny Dunsparce

How to Get Shiny Dunsparce
Prepare a Catcher Pokemon. Stock Up on Poke Balls. Complete the Pokedex to Get the Shiny Charm. Unlock 5 and 6-Star Tera Raid Battles. Turn Off Auto-Save. Make a Sandwich With Sparkling and Encounter Power. Start Shiny Hunting.

Prepare a Catcher Pokemon

Before you start shiny hunting, make sure that you have a good catcher Pokemon first. We recommend getting a Persian, Breloom, or a Gallade since these Pokemon have access to False Swipe and a status move.

Best Pokemon for Catching

Stock Up on Poke Balls

Make sure that you stock up on Poke Balls as well! There are many kinds of Poke Balls that you can use and some of them work better on certain times of day or on certain types of Pokemon.

Use a Quick Ball at the start of the encounter to further increase your chances of catching the Shiny Pokemon! Alternatively, if the Quick Ball doesn't work, you can also use the Dusk Ball since it works well in dark areas like caves.

Best Poke Balls to Use

Complete the Pokedex to Get the Shiny Charm

We also recommend getting the Shiny Charm to further increase your odds of finding a Shiny Pokemon.

This item can be obtained by completing the Pokedex and talking to Jacq at the academy.

How to Complete the Pokedex and Rewards

Unlock 5 and 6 Star Tera Raid Battles

Before you can start shiny hunting with better odds, you need to complete the main story and Post-Game first. Doing so will unlock 5 and 6-Star Tera Raid Battles and allow you to farm Herba Mystica.

How to Increase Tera Raid Star Level

Turn Off Auto-Save

Next, you need to turn off Auto-Save so you'll have full control of when to save and reload the game. With this, you can save just before an important event and reload the game if you didn't get a favorable outcome.

How to Save Your Game

Make a Sandwich With Sparkling and Encounter Power

Type	Ingredient	Herba Mystica
Normal	Cucumber Pickle Tofu x3	Any 2 Herba Mystica except ✖️Sweet + Sour ✖️Sweet + Sweet ✖️Sour + Sour

Next, you need to make a Sandwich with a Sparkling Power: Normal and Encounter Power: Normal. The table above shows which ingredients you need to make a Shiny Sandwich. Make sure you have these ingredients before making the sandwich.

Once you have all the ingredients, save your game and set up a picnic. Interact with the table and create the Shiny sandwich in "Creative Mode". From this point forward in the shiny hunting process, you are not to save your game anymore. This is to ensure that the Herba Mystica you used for your sandwich won't be put to waste in case you didn't get a Shiny Dunsparce.

How to Make Sparkling Power Sandwiches

Farm Herba Mystica

Herba Mystica are essential when making a Sandwich with Sparkling Power and you can farm them by clearing 5 or 6 Star Tera Raid Battles.

Each of the five types of Herba Mystica only drops from specific Tera Raid Pokemon. Check out the tables below for some of the 5-Star and 6-Star Tera Raid Pokemon that you need to battle for the Herba Mystica you need!

5-Star Tera Raids and Herba Mystica Drops

Herba Mystica	5-Star Raid Pokemon to Fight
Multiple Herba Mystica
Salty Herba Mystica
Sour Herba Mystica
Sweet Herba Mystica
Spicy Herba Mystica
Bitter Herba Mystica

6-Star Tera Raids and Herba Mystica Drops

Herba Mystica	6-Star Raid Pokemon to Fight
Multiple Herba Mystica
Salty Herba Mystica
Sour Herba Mystica
Sweet Herba Mystica
Spicy Herba Mystica
Bitter Herba Mystica

How to Farm Herba Mystica

Start Shiny Hunting

Now that everything's been set up, you can start shiny hunting! The effects of the sandwich you made will last for 30 minutes so you'll have until then to find a Shiny Dunsparce.

Unlike in Legends Arceus, Shiny Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet do not sparkle nor make a sound so make sure to keep your eyes peeled.

Shiny Hunting Guide and Shiny Odds

Despawn and Respawn Pokemon in the Area

Roam around Area Zero Research Station 4 to despawn and respawn Dunsparce in the area until a shiny spawns.

Watch Out For Shiny Dudunsparce!

Dudunsparce	Shiny Dudunsparce
Dudunsparce	Dudunsparce

2 segment Dudunsparce is pictured above, but an ultra rare 1 in 100 chance 3 body segment Dudunsparce is also possible to be shiny so keep your eyes peeled!

As Dudunsparce will be spawning with boosted shiny odds as well, keep your eyes peeled for a shiny variant with the same pink color palette as Dunsparce!

Be Mindful of Cliffs and Ledges

The Cave in Area Zero has many cliff ledges that both the player and wild spawning Pokemon may fall off. If a shiny Dunsparce spawns and either you or the Dunsparce fall off a ledge too far, it will despawn, forever lost in the abysses of the cave. To avoid this, as with our following tip, save immediately upon a shiny Dunsparce spawning, so that you can reset and try again if this were to happen.

Save the Game When You See a Shiny Dunsparce

If you see a Shiny Dunsparce, save your game before trying to catch it. This is so you can reload the game at the moment you saw the Shiny Pokemon in case you accidentally kill it or it despawns.

Reload the Game If You Didn't Find a Shiny

If you were not able to find the Shiny Pokemon within 30 minutes, reload the game so it takes you back to the time before you made your sandwich. Repeat the process all over again untl you find a Shiny Dunsparce!

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