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shiftry
#275

Shiftry

Wicked Pokémon

GrassDark

By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 ft/second that can level houses.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 100
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 60
Speed 80
Total 480

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Wicked Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 59.6 kg
Base Exp 216
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Ground ,Plant

Sprites

shiftry Front Front
shiftry Back Back
shiftry Front Shiny Front Shiny
shiftry Back Shiny Back Shiny
shiftry Front ♀ Front ♀
shiftry Back ♀ Back ♀
shiftry Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
shiftry Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
shiftry Official Art Official Art
shiftry Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 1.0%
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Nasty Plot
Moves
Solar Beam / Grass Knot
Dark Pulse / Explosion
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest / Rash
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Attacking Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Early Bird
Nature
Rash
EVs
Atk 116
SpA 252
Spe 140

Strategy Overview

Shiftry is a very straightforward, dangerous Pokemon. Unfortunately, it is often underrated due to its stigma for being just another Sunny Day sweeper. Shiftry, however, has the ability to work both in and out of the sun; and, it has the ability to run both a physical and special sweeper set due to its terrifying boosting moves in Swords Dance and Nasty Plot, making it a force to be reckoned with. It may have poor defenses and a rather limited movepool, but most sweepers aren't meant to take hits and it has enough attacking options to work with, making this tengu sandal wearing, fan wielder a solid Pokemon overall.

Most Used Moves

Explosion
33.5%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
65.6%
Life Orb
31.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc