Active creature swarms double your shiny encounter rate, giving you a reliable way to hunt shiny starters, regional forms, and rare base species in the wild.
Setting Up the Hunt
1. Locate an active swarm event in your world and confirm which of the 400+ included species is currently spawning.
2. Clear away tall grass, trees, or uneven terrain around the outbreak area using standard tools so you have a clear view of incoming spawns.
3. Keep your distance and inspect each creature visually, since the doubled shiny rate only applies while the swarm event remains active.
Maximizing Encounters Before Clearing
1. Avoid defeating creatures unnecessarily while shiny hunting, because clearing a swarm ends the active event and stops the boosted shiny odds.
2. Move around within the outbreak's matching biome and height zone to let creatures spawn naturally while checking the existing group.
3. Engage immediately when you spot a shiny variant; because high-level evolved spawns are swapped for baby forms and scaled to standard progression levels, the encounter stays balanced.
4. Defeat the remaining creatures to clear the swarm only after securing your shiny catch so you still earn the bonus completion loot.