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Iron Treads Shiny Hunting Guide Pokemon Violet

Iron Treads Shiny Hunting Guide (Pokémon Violet)

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Introduction

Iron Treads is a Ground/Steel-type Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. It looks similar to a Donphan, but it is made from metal, has a gray body, a digital face with red eyes, and a black trunk with glowing red parts.

Shiny Iron Treads has its trunk turn a gray color while keeping the glowing red parts.

Evolution

Iron Treads doesn't evolve.

Preferred Location

The best location to shiny hunt Iron Treads is inside Area Zero, around Research Station No.4

Sandwich Recipe

The easiest way to make a Sparkling and Encounter Power: Steel Lv. 3 sandwich is:

  • 1 Hamburger
  • A combination of 1 Salty + 1 Sweet/Spicy/Sour Herba Mystica

If you don’t have any Salty Herba Mystica, then use this recipe:

  • 1 Cucumber + 1 Pickle
  • 3 Hamburger
  • Any 2 Herba Mystica combination besides: 1 Sweet + 1 Sour Herba Mystica

Tips For Hunting

The best way to shiny hunt Iron Treads is to run around the Research Station No.4 in Area Zero while making sure to despawn the Pokémon. Shiny Iron Treads can be difficult to notice from far away, so it's best to come up to each one to make sure you don't miss its shiny.

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