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How to Make Shiny Arceus in Infinite Craft

Shiny Arceus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Diamond plus Shiny Pikachu. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DiamondShiny PikachuShiny Arceus

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 307 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthObsidianDiamond
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6DiamondPlantEmerald
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8TreeWindLeaf
  9. 9EmeraldLeafFour Leaf Clover
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustFireAsh
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EngineSteamTrain
  15. 15TrainTrainTrain Station
  16. 16AshTrain StationAsh Ketchum
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19Ash KetchumSurfSurfing Pikachu
  20. 20Four Leaf CloverSurfing PikachuShiny Pikachu
  21. 21DiamondShiny PikachuShiny Arceus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond5Earth + Water→ Plant6Diamond + Plant→ Emerald7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Tree + Wind→ Leaf9Emerald + Leaf→ Four Leaf Clover10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Fire→ Ash12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Engine + Steam→ Train15Train + Train→ Train Station16Ash + Train Station→ Ash Ketchum17Water + Wind→ Wave18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Ash Ketchum + Surf→ Surfing Pikachu20Four Leaf Clover + Surfing Pikachu→ Shiny Pikachu21Diamond + Shiny Pikachu→ Shiny Arceus

Other ways to make Shiny Arceus

7 combinations are known to produce Shiny Arceus. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shiny Arceus
FirstSecondResult
DiamondShiny PikachuShiny Arceus
ArceusShiny PokemonShiny Arceus
ArceusShiinoticShiny Arceus
ArceusShiny DracovishShiny Arceus
ArceusShiny SojournerShiny Arceus
Shiny DialgaShiny MewtwoShiny Arceus
ArceusShiny JohtoShiny Arceus

What you can make with Shiny Arceus

Shiny Arceus at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
30
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shiny Arceus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Diamond with Shiny Pikachu. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shiny Arceus?

21 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Shiny Arceus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shiny Arceus?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Shiny Arceus, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.