If you like shiny hunting, then you'll no doubt be clamouring to get the Shiny Charm in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. This item increases the likelihood of encountering a shiny Pokémon out in the wild, a much-rarer colour of a familiar face.
This guide covers what you need to do to get this extremely useful item, so get ready to seek out those sparkly 'mons and collect all the colours!
How do you get the Shiny Charm in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
The Shiny Charm is actually pretty straightforward to unlock, except it takes a really long time.
You need to get yourself to Research Level 50. It'll require a lot of effort, so let's go over what you need to do.
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How to raise your Research Level
Similar to Research Levels in Legends: Arceus, Mabel will want you to fulfill different tasks to help fill out the Pokédex and a few other activities.
Examples include:
- Catching multiple Pokémon of a specific type
- Filling out the Pokédex
- Filling out your Mega Evolution Pokédex
- Sitting at Cafés
- Sitting on benches
- Catching every Pokémon within a Wild Zone
- Evolving Pokémon
- Using Evolution Stones and items
There are multiple tiers to most of these, meaning the more you do a thing, the more points you'll get. Unless you very specifically focus on getting these Research Tasks done, you probably won't get to level 50 until you're in the post game.
In fact, there are some incredibly difficult tasks required to get every single Research Task done, including battling over 1,000 trainers. Sooo it might take you a while...
You can check which Research Tasks you have available by hitting L on the Mable's Research tab on the menu. Claim any rewards you have by entering the menu. It's that easy.
Now you can be a shiny hunting pro with this item. Of course, there's plenty of other stuff to do in Lumiose City, so check out our full Pokémon Legends: Z-A Walkthrough hub for all the help you need.