I have created a google sheet that includes what the best (in my eyes) way to shiny hunt each pokemon in each game from Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee to Legends: Z-A. You can decide which games you would rather hunt in from your library. Make a copy of this sheet and hide/delete the columns of the games you don't have. You can search the pokemon you want to hunt in the name filter and examine the row to determine your best/favorite way to hunt that particular 'mon. You can also look at your favorite hunting method and see what all you can get with it. Sorting the first column (A to Z) will keep all pokemon in national pokedex order, with the alolan, galarian, hisuian, and paldean forms at the end, or you can sort by the "Dex" column (A to Z) to integrate them, so all of the Meowths are next to eachother, for instance.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s6wArwCoeOLZsN7Zh9GiO28x-hWfVfh4ZLBgS2cm794/edit?usp=sharing
legend:
– If the name is White with a Dark gray background, then it is not obtainable as shiny on the switch (outside of events). Spinda is included in this, mentioned later.
– If the name is Yellow with a Teal background, then it is only obtainable from Pokemon HOME's dex completion rewards
– If the name has a light red background, then I recommend not hunting them until you have all of the legendaries & Ultra beasts you will hunt from Dynamax Adventures, as they (or their prevo) can be found there as well.
keep in mind:
– Spinda cannot be transfered in or out of BDSP, so you cannot shiny hunt one on the switch if you want it in HOME. You also can't send this guy from Pokemon Go, so you're only option for a Shiny Spinda in HOME is to hunt one on the 3ds.
– Nincada cannot touch both BDSP and HOME before it evolves, or else HOME hates you. idk smth like that.
– New evolutions that came out in a newer game, or new galarian/hisuian forms that evolve from regular pokemon can technically be hunted in games they didn't exist in, as long as they evolve in the correct game. Bergmite can be hunted in PLA very easily, then sent to SwSh to get an original Avalugg instead of a hisuian one. Bisharp can be hunted in many games, then sent to SV to evolve into Kingambit. Because this is possible, some pokemon are listed under games they technically don't exist in.
I have ranked the following methods in this order, if you disagree using math, then i can change them:
LGPE: Catch Combos > Soft Reset
SwSh: Brilliant Hunts > Chain Fishing > Masuda Method > Soft Resets (Regina Trades are always required if listed and Dynamax Adventures is listed if required)
BDSP: Pokeradar > Masuda Method > Soft Resets (Unown does not fall into any of these categories)
PLA: Mass Outbreaks > Massive Mass Outbreaks > Space-Time Distortions (Burmy does not fall into any of these categories)
SV: Outbreaks > Masuda Method (Sandwiches in Area Zero are always required when listed)
PLZA: There is not much of a definitive method other than macros and turbo controllers, so i just labeled everything as "Huntable"
by Zestyclose-Initial67