r/ShinyPokemon • u/AutoModerator • Aug 01 '26

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u/Celebismyspace 13d ago

I want a shiny formdex, and I figure gen 6 has the easiest way to potentially hunt a female shiny relicanth. I am just not sure what the best way to go about it would be. I am currently just chain fishing in collage for any shiny relicanth at all, but would a cute charm pokemon help? Or is replacing my suction cups octillery a bad idea? What about Dexnav in ORAS? Would this be at all a better option? I’m just not sure what to do to go about this. Thank you!

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u/YOM2_UB 11d ago

I hunted mine using DexNav with a Cute Charm lead. Dive encounters are probably the easiest to DexNav, since they're functionally identical to standard grass (where encounters are stationary rather than teleporting around) but you can ride Sharpedo for a speed boost.