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Pokemon Legends: ZA players have found a way to shiny hunt multiple Alpha Pokémon at the same time in Wild Zone 20. Between Pokemon Legends: ZAThe shiny duplication glitch and early shiny hunting method in Wild Zone 3 is an incredibly popular game among shiny pet fans due to how easy they are to find. The most popular shiny fishing methods are:
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Resetting the bench (you can find the bench at Pokemon Legends: ZAinteractive map)
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Despawn runs (runs 70m away from the target and then 50m towards it)
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Flying method (repeatedly flying to a location, resetting all Pokemon within 50m)
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Door method (this only works for shiny Pokemon in Legends: ZAWild Zone 3)
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Fossil Reset (buy 10+ fossils and revive them, then close the game if no shiny ones appear)
Still, the community is finding even more creative shiny hunting methods, such as the “ghost walk method” that only works with the turbo controller in Wild Zone 20. Now, a new method has surfaced online that allows players to collect up to six Alpha Pokémon in the middle of Wild Zone 20 and repeatedly reset them to a shiny chance.
How to hunt up to 6 Alpha Pokemon at once in Pokemon Legends: ZA
The method was reportedly found by a Discord user named EagleBMW and then explained in detail and given more attention by renowned YouTube content creator Austin John Plays. Have Pokemon Legends: ZAShiny Charm helps find these Alphas faster. The process has several steps:
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Get aggro from both Alpha Pokémon at the base of the tower in Wild Zone 20, then lead them to the stream to the north.
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Exit Wild Zone 20 and save immediately, then close and restart the game.
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Go back inside Pokemon Legends: ZA's Wild Zone 20, get aggro from the Alpha Pokemon near the stream, then lead them towards the north gate. Then exit the gate, save and restart the game.
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Walk away from the gate, about 60m (which is easy to find by placing a pin on the map where the gate is), then save and restart.
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Run back to the gate, check that both Alphas are there, then enter the area and go to the center without moving 70m from the gate while holding aggro from the previous two Alphas. There should be two more Alpha Pokémon under the tower. Get aggro from them and then lead both of these two and the previous ones to the stream facing north.
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At this point, rinse and repeat the previous steps until all four Alpha Pokemon are at the gate, then get their aggro and the aggro of one or two other Pokemon that appear under the tower, and repeat the steps until all five or six Alphas are at the gate, then save.
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Get knocked out by the Alpha Pokémon, then return to Wild Zone 20 and check to see if all the Alphas are under the tower. If so, prefer shiny fishing using typical methods.
After securing five or six Alpha Pokemon at the base of the tower in Wild Zone 20, players can hunt safely Pokemon Legends: ZA. However, it's worth noting that the Alpha Pokemon collected through this method will change until a shiny appears, locking both species and shiny in place, even if players keep resetting the others.
Since some of the best Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: ZA appear in Wild Zone 20, players have a decent chance of finding at least one or two of them as shiny. Additionally, regularly searching for some of the available alphas and their respective shines can be quite painful, such as Eelektross, Skarmory, and the various Eeveelutions.
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October 16, 2025
- ESRB
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Everyone 10+ / Fantasy violence, in-game purchases
