So be wary, your mileage may vary.

The method for farming shinies follows the same steps outlined by a few people.

I followed the guide fromArekkz Gamingon Youtube.

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you oughta find a mass outbreak, and defeat 60 Pokemon.

If a shiny still hasn’t spawned, simply set up a picnic and then leave.

I didn’t even need to set up a picnic for this to work.

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After a solid few minutes of having Tadbolt battling Finizen on his own, a shiny appeared!

(I lost count of how many he downed, but it was definitely past the 30 mark.)

I then tried to duplicate my shiny Finizen following this guide fromAustin John Plays.

Save the game and quit, then restart the game and head back to the area.

The exact shiny you just caught should be there again.

This didn’t work for me, though I plan on trying it again.

I can definitely attest to the farming method.

Don’t ask me how I feel about driving the Levinicia population of Finizen to extinction though.

Stuck on what to do next in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?

Check out our guide on therecommended path and walkthroughfor some tips!