Top Strategies for Shiny Hunting and Solving in Hyperspace Lumiose

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Catching shiny Pokémon has been a key part of the series since the second generation. Fortunately, Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes shiny hunting easier than ever. After earning the shiny charm by completing Mabel’s Research, the real hunting begins with the Mega Dimension DLC, which introduces new Wild Zones within Hyperspace Lumiose.

Ansha has a good method to boost your chances of finding shiny Pokémon every time you enter Hyperspace Lumiose, along with a few clever tricks to improve your odds even more.

How to Shiny Hunt Using Ansha’s Donuts

In addition to earning the shiny charm, the DLC offers increased shiny odds through recipes for making special donuts with high concentrations of sweet flavoring. These donuts grant Sparkling Power, which raises your chances of encountering shiny Pokémon.

To make these donuts, follow the recipes and focus on ingredients that increase sweet power. Creating donuts with high sweet flavor enhances your likelihood of shiny encounters.

Here’s an example of an easy Sparkling Power donut recipe:

2 Hyper Lum Berries
4 Hyper Occa Berries
1 Hyper Roseli Berry
1 Hyper Chople Berry

Focusing on increasing sweet power through different ingredient combinations can yield even better results, as there are many ways to produce Sparkling Power on your donuts.

Additionally, aiming for Alpha Power and Encounter Power in your donuts can further boost your chances, especially for shiny Alpha Pokémon.

Once you’ve prepared enough donuts, head to the nearest Hyperspace Lumiose wormhole, where the Pokémon you want to hunt will appear most frequently. The three Pokémon shown on the Hyperspace preview screen usually come in larger groups during these encounters.

Tips for Making Effective Donuts

An easy Sparkling Power donut recipe includes:

2 Hyper Lum Berries
4 Hyper Occa Berries
1 Hyper Roseli Berry
1 Hyper Chople Berry

Remember, your goal is to maximize your sweet power—different ingredient combos can help you achieve higher levels of Sparkling Power.

Tips and Tricks for Effective Shiny Hunting in Hyperspace Lumiose

The best way to hunt for shiny Pokémon efficiently is by resetting spawns. There are three main methods:

Running 70+ meters away and then coming back.
Using teleporters repeatedly.
Flying to the spawn area multiple times.

These methods work best in medium or large Hyperspace dimensions, as small areas don’t allow enough space to reset spawns.

Running back and forth or flying away from the spawn location forces new Pokémon groups to appear. Stand on a teleporter that’s at least 70 meters from the spawn area, then repeatedly press A to teleport back. This action resets the Pokémon spawns without resetting your shiny count, which can be stored on the map up to 20 shinies at once. This approach offers an efficient way to find shinies without losing progress.

While running can be slow, teleporting is faster but causes the game to save, which means you can’t try again with the same donut after saving outside of Hyperspace Lumiose. Use these methods wisely to maximize your shiny hunting speed.

Task Hunting for Guaranteed Shinies

Aside from regular methods, task hunting provides a guaranteed shiny Pokémon. Every visit to Hyperspace Lumiose gives you three tasks; occasionally, one will instruct you to find a specific shiny Pokémon. When this task appears, it means the shiny Pokémon has already spawned somewhere on the map, and you need to find it within a set time.

To increase your chances of success, bring a donut with enough time—usually around eight minutes or more—so you can thoroughly search the area. Save your game right outside the portal before entering, and if no task appears, reset and try again. This method guarantees a shiny encounter when the task shows up.

With these strategies and tips, you’ll improve your chances of finding shiny Pokémon throughout Hyperspace Lumiose.