If you’ve been exploring the Wild Zones in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, you might have noticed that hunting shinies can feel like a grind—especially for early fan favorites like Charmander and Tepig. However, thanks to a clever setup method demonstrated by Talera, it’s possible to secure up to seven simultaneous spawns near the Centrico Plaza area, drastically improving your odds of finding shiny Pokémon or even rare alpha variants.

This guide breaks down how the method works, why it’s effective, and how you can optimize it for your own shiny hunting routine.

Step 1: Setting Your Base and Reset Point

Begin by traveling to the Centrico Pokémon Center, located near Wild Zone 20. Heal your team here, as this Pokémon Center will act as your respawn point in case you faint or need to reset your game quickly. Saving here ensures you can easily repeat the spawn cycle without wasting travel time.

Once you’ve saved, rest on the nearby bench until it’s daytime. This is important because the day cycle lasts longer than the night, giving you more time to perform multiple spawn resets in one go.

Step 2: Initial Spawns and Luring Pokémon

From Centrico Plaza, you’ll encounter a small selection of Pokémon including Charmander, Tepig, Hippowdon, and Lucario. Normally, this area only holds two spawn slots. But by manipulating distances and save points, Talera’s method allows you to expand this into seven active spawns.

Start by luring a Hippowdon or Charmander near the Wild Zone gate. These two are ideal because they follow players more consistently than Tepig or Lucario. Once a Pokémon begins to follow you, move slowly toward the gate until it loses interest. The moment it does, save manually near the gate, close your game, and reopen it. This locks that Pokémon’s position.

When you return, repeat this process with other Pokémon from distant spawn points, bringing them closer to the gate one by one. The goal is to build up a cluster of Pokémon at the gate while maintaining a fixed spawn radius.

Step 3: Understanding the 66-Meter Rule

The entire trick relies on distance-based spawn resets. Pokémon despawn if you move roughly 70 meters away, so the ideal range for resetting spawns is between 60 and 67 meters.

After saving near the gate, walk about 66 meters away, save again, close and reopen your game. This tells the game engine to treat your movement as valid, prompting a new spawn at the original location. Doing this repeatedly will cause new Pokémon to appear where the old ones were, without losing the ones you’ve already locked at the gate.

With patience and precision, you can stabilize four to seven spawn points, which can then be cycled infinitely for shiny resets.

Step 4: Maintaining Spawn Stability

As you repeat the method, sometimes distant spawns may stop appearing or seem “frozen.” When this happens, the best fix is to reload your game from the last manual save or move your gate Pokémon slightly closer to the barrier before saving again.

Be cautious not to move beyond the 70-meter threshold, or your gate Pokémon will despawn, forcing you to restart the setup. For consistency, most players prefer measuring their distance using landmarks—such as the nearby staircase or rock formations—to maintain the correct spacing.

Step 5: Expanding to Both Gates

Once your four main Pokémon are locked on one side of the Wild Zone gate, you can repeat the process on the opposite gate to secure an additional two or three spawns. Doing this effectively doubles your shiny farming potential, creating a multi-point cycle where you can quickly check several species within a few seconds of loading in.

This advanced method is particularly valuable if you’re looking to buy shiny Pokémon Legends ZA from community trades or compare your self-caught shinies with those from the market. It’s also a practical way to obtain cheap alpha Pokémon, since repeated spawn resets give you frequent chances at alpha variants without relying on random event spawns.

Step 6: Time Manipulation and Safety Saves

A unique aspect of this setup is that it persists through day-night cycles. Even if the in-game time shifts from day to night (or vice versa), your spawn points remain intact—as long as you’ve saved correctly near the gate.

If you ever lose track of your spawns, rest at a bench to reset the time of day, reload your save, and check that all your Pokémon remain clustered near the gate. From there, simply continue the 66-meter movement and reload cycle to keep new Pokémon appearing.

This Centrico Plaza method is one of the most efficient shiny hunting techniques currently available in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. By combining smart save placements, controlled distance management, and careful spawn tracking, players can farm multiple rare Pokémon with minimal downtime. Whether you’re chasing that perfect shiny Charmander or expanding your collection of alpha Pokémon, this system provides a reliable, repeatable foundation for endgame hunting.