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shedinja
#292

Shedinja

Shed Pokémon

BugGhost

A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one’s spirit.

Base Stats

HP 1
Attack 90
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 40
Total 236

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Shed Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 1.2 kg
Base Exp 83
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

shedinja Front Front
shedinja Back Back
shedinja Front Shiny Front Shiny
shedinja Back Shiny Back Shiny
shedinja Official Art Official Art
shedinja Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Swords Dance
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Lonely
EVs
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With an amazing defensive ability in Wonder Guard, Shedinja is immune to any attack that isn't super effective against it. This ability allows Shedinja to take on numerous threats in the tier such as Suicune, Cobalion, and Snorlax. Even with the ability to take on these threats, though, Shedinja is weak to some of the other common types in the tier such as Dark, Fire, and Flying. At first glance, Shedinja's stats may also not seem that great, especially its lowly base 1 HP, which means that it is instantly KOed by passive damage from entry hazards and status moves such as Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, and Leech Seed. As such, Shedinja should be put on a team built around it with many entry hazard removers and possibly Magic Bounce users such as Espeon and Xatu.

Most Used Moves

Protect
65.9%
Toxic
62.4%
X-Scissor
36.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc