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Shedinja ヌケニン

Bug Ghost Generation III Shed Pokémon
Height 0.8m Weight 1.2kg
Wonder Guard

Pokémon Profile

SHEDINJA’s hard body doesn’t move - not even a twitch. In fact, its body appears to be merely a hollow shell. It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body from its back.

Base Stats

Form Base Stats：Shedinja · Total 236

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

Basic Info

Catch Rate
45（5.9%）
Egg Groups
Mineral
Egg Cycles
15
Base Friendship
50
EV Yield
HP+2
Base Experience
83
Shape
Columnar
Color
Brown
Experience
600,000（Erratic）

Type Matchups View full type chart →

Defensive (when attacked)

2× Weakness Fire ×2 Flying ×2 Rock ×2 Ghost ×2 Dark ×2
Immune Normal ×0 Fighting ×0
1/2 Resistance Grass ×0.5 Poison ×0.5 Ground ×0.5 Bug ×0.5

Offensive (when attacking)

2× Weakness Grass ×2 Psychic ×2 Ghost ×2 Dark ×2

Evolution Chain

Nincada Nincada
Level 20 or higher
Ninjask Ninjask
With a Poké Ball in the bag and an empty party slot
Shedinja Shedinja

Learnset

Level Moves Type Category Power Accuracy PP
— Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
— Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35
— Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
— Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
— Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
— Harden Normal Status — — 30
— Grudge Ghost Status — — 5
— False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100 40
— Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
15 Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
23 Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
29 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100 30
36 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80 15
43 Mind Reader Normal Status — — 5
50 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
57 Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
64 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100 10

Wild Encounters

No wild encounter data available (official encounter records only cover Generations 1-7).

Shedinja Competitive Movesets & Sets

Shedinja movesets cover 7 generations and 24 formats with 27 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.

7 Generation 24 Format 27 set
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Pokédex Entries

Generation III
Ruby：
SHEDINJA’s hard body doesn’t move - not even a twitch. In fact, its body appears to be merely a hollow shell. It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body from its back.
Sapphire：
SHEDINJA is a peculiar Pokémon. It seems to appear unsought in a POKé BALL after a NINCADA evolves. This bizarre Pokémon is entirely immobile - it doesn’t even breathe.
Emerald：
A peculiar Pokémon that floats in air even though its wings remain completely still. The inside of its body is hollow and utterly dark.
FireRed：
A most peculiar Pokémon that somehow appears in a POKé BALL when a NINCADA evolves.
Generation IV
Diamond：
A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one’s spirit.
HeartGold：
A strange Pokémon--it flies without moving its wings, has a hollow shell for a body, and does not breathe.
Generation V
Black：
A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one’s spirit.
Generation VI
X：
A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one’s spirit.
Y：
A most peculiar Pokémon that somehow appears in a Poké Ball when a Nincada evolves.
Omega Ruby：
Shedinja’s hard body doesn’t move—not even a twitch. In fact, its body appears to be merely a hollow shell. It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body from its back.
Alpha Sapphire：
Shedinja is a peculiar Pokémon. It seems to appear unsought in a Poké Ball after a Nincada evolves. This bizarre Pokémon is entirely immobile—it doesn’t even breathe.
Generation VIII
Sword：
A most peculiar Pokémon that somehow appears in a Poké Ball when a Nincada evolves.
Shield：
A strange Pokémon—it flies without moving its wings, has a hollow shell for a body, and does not breathe.