What are all the ways to look for shiny slowpoke in Pokemon Violet?

Question

I really really want a shiny slowpoke and ZA has failed me so I am moving on to Violet however one problem
You can barely tell what is a shiny and what isn’t
So please tell me how and ways to help boost my odds in finding one.
So if you can please tell me how to tell them apart better, all shiny hunting methods to get one, and best place to find one.

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Slowpoke is far easier to tell as shiny in ZA than in Violet. For the Violet methods, you only really have the Masuda Method, just running around with a Sparkling Power sandwich, or outbreaks, the last of which combines with the latter 2. If you're paranoid enough about missing slowpoke to go the safe route and do the Masuda Method, then it's probably just better to hunt it in ZA.

With slowpoke, the shiny is paler than the normal. There's not really a trick that I know of to make shiny slowpoke more obvious in this game. As for where to hunt, I also don't know the best spot, but you're probably going to want an outbreak in a spot that doesn't have too much shade, and maybe not in the water, as the shade and water might make it even harder to identify the shiny. I think shiny slowpoke would be easiest to tell apart in a group, so maybe shoot for outbreaks on the land parts of casserole (forgot how to spell it too lazy to look) lake, get to max odds, then pop a sandwich.

Most importantly, you can target slowpoke with an autobattle. With the single exception of being in synchro mode in blueberry academy, your autobattler will never knock out a shiny, so if you aren't sure, just target the slowpoke with an autobattle. Just make sure not to KO too many slowpoke if you're in an outbreak, and I recommend saving at max outbreak odds and before you make a sandwich (if you do) so you can reset in case you don't get anything to get your herba back, or if you end the outbreak.

If that's enough for an answer and nobody else answered, let me know. I'm going to sleep for a bit, but when I wake up I should be able to answer, after testing some locations for myself.

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Good to know

Answer 1

The best method is to use a Sparkling and Encounter Power Psychic sandwich on the beach West of Levincia.

Specifically on the side closest to the wall and the watchtower. Although the shade can possibly throw you off, I found this spot to be the best, as the Slowpoke spawn easier on this side compared to the other, and compared to other locations, the Slowpoke spawn closer together, allowing you to compare them if you aren't sure.

Using Level 3 Encounter Power Psychic gets you just Slowpoke on this beach (the other side closer to Levincia has trouble spawning Slowpoke because of the hillier terrain), the beach next to the Porto Marinada Lighthouse, and on the land parts surrounding Casseroya Lake. I found the beach near Levincia and Casseroya to be the most efficient, even though Slowpoke sometimes spawn in groups with Slowbro and are a bit more spread out at Casseroya.

For the best odds, you're going to want the Shiny Charm, Sparkling Power Psychic 3, and 60+ Slowpoke KOed in an outbreak for shiny odds of 1/512. However, I didn't find getting an outbreak to be necessary, so just Sparkling and Encounter Power should get the job done if you don't have the charm. The sandwich recipe I used was 1 serving of Pickles, 1 serving of Cucumbers, and 3 servings of Onions, with 2 different herba mystica that weren't a combination of Sweet and Sour, but if you have a different recipe, feel free to use that instead. Save before making the sandwich so that if you don't get any shinies, you can reset the game and get your herba back.

If you're really that worried about missing the shiny, the Masuda Method with the Shiny Charm also get you odds of 1/512, although at that point, it would likely be faster to just hunt Slowpoke in ZA.

As for telling the Slowpoke is shiny, there isn't really much you can do. Compared to the more purple shiny in Legends ZA, shiny Slowpoke in SV is more pale, so it's just one of those shinies you're going to have to know what it looks like and keep an eye out. I recommend avoiding the shade if you aren't confident, hunt at night if you need to (the rock wall near at the Levincia spot creates a shadow that disappears at night), and hunt in an area where the Slowpoke are closer together so you can easily compare them. Additionally, if you target a shiny with your autobattler, your Pokemon won't KO the shiny, so if you aren't sure, just try to autobattle the Slowpoke. Just be careful not to KO too many and end the outbreak if you are hunting in one.

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That's all the tips I have for you. Good luck on your hunt, and hope this helped!

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Thank you a lot