Best Spot to Hunt Shiny Combee and Differences

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

Shiny Combee Differences

Normal and Shiny Combee Comparison

Combee	Shiny Combee
Combee	Combee

A Shiny Combee is colored orange rather than yellow.

Best Spot to Hunt Shiny Combee

East of North Province (Area Three)

Map Location	Overworld Location

The best spot to hunt a Shiny Combee is at the East North Province (Area Three).

Fly to North Province (Area Three) Pokemon Center and Make a Sparkling Power Sandwich

Fly to the North Province (Area Three) Pokemon Center and turn off auto-save. Save your game and create a Sandwich with Sparkling Power: Bug and Encounter Power: Bug.

Once you reach the Pokemon Center, ride towards the path beside the Team Star's Fairy Base and group of Vespiquen with mini Combee will be there. Thanks to the Sparkling Sandwich you made, plenty of Combee will then start spawning in the area.

Despawn and Respawn Pokemon in the Area

There is a huge space to cover in this area so it will be a great idea to roam around to see groups of Combee around. Alternatively, you can set up a picnic and pack it up again to respawn a new set of Combee. Keep doing either of the two method until you find a Shiny Combee.

Shiny Combee is Orange Instead of Yellow

Instead of Yellow, a shiny Combee will be Orange in color. It may be difficult to see the difference since the color schemes are too close to each other, but watch out for an Orange Combee and it will turn out to be a shiny Combee!

How to Get Shiny Combee

How to Get Shiny Combee
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! If the Quick Ball doesn't work, use Net Balls as it is effective for Bug-type Pokemon like Combee.

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
Bug	Cucumber Pickle Cherry Tomatoes x3	Any 2 Herba Mystica except ✖️Sweet + Sour ✖️Sweet + Sweet ✖️Sour + Sour

Next, you need to make a Sandwich with a Sparkling Power: Bug and Encounter Power: Bug. 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 Combee.

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-star 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 Combee.

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 North Province (Area Three) to despawn and respawn Combee in the area until a shiny spawns. You can also respawn a new set by setting up a picnic and packing it up again.

Watch Out For Shiny Vespiquen!

Vespiquen	Shiny Vespiquen
Vespiquen	Vespiquen

As Vespiquen will be spawning with boosted shiny odds as well, keep your eyes peeled for a shiny variant with an Orange color palette!

Watch Out For Shiny Vivillon!

Vivillon	Shiny Vivillon
Vivillon	Vivillon

The area is also home to the Bug-type, Vivillon so it will be spawning with boosted shiny odds as well. It can be tricky to differentiate this shiny so keep your eyes peeled for a shiny variant with a Green wings but a white body!

Save the Game When You See a Shiny Combee

If you see a Shiny Combee, 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.

Reload the Game If You Didn't Find a Shiny

If you weren't 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 Combee!

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