Shedinja

#292 (Hoenn)

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Pokémon type

Bug

Ghost

Shedinja weaknesses

Shedinja is weak to Flying, Rock, Ghost, Fire and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Shedinja is resistant to Poison, Ground, Bug and Grass-type moves, doubly resistant to Normal-type moves, and triply resistant to Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

24%

Best moveset for Shedinja

The best moves for Shedinja are Shadow Claw and Dig when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Shadow Claw and Shadow Sneak deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Shadow Claw

14.4DPS

Dig

22.2DPS

Defending

Struggle Bug Elite TM

12DPS

Dig

22.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Shadow Claw

4EPT

Shadow Sneak

1.8DPE

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Evolution

Shedinja currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Shedinja, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Shedinja is a Bug & Ghost Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Rock, Ghost, Fire and Dark moves. Shedinja's best moveset is Shadow Claw & Dig and it has a Max CP of 445.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Shadow Claw	6	8	14.4
Bug Bite	5	12	12
Bite Legacy	6	8	12
Struggle Bug Elite TM	15	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dig	100	2	2
Shadow Sneak	50	3	1.82
Aerial Ace	55	3	1.67

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Shadow Claw	6	2	3.6	4
Bite Legacy	2	1	2	4
Bug Bite	4	1	4.8	3
Struggle Bug Elite TM	9	3	3.6	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Sneak	75	50	1.8
Dig	70	50	1.4
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.33

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	7.2	100%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	7.1	99%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	6.9	97%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	6.8	96%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	6.8	95%
Bite Legacy 12 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	6.6	93%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	6.5	91%
Bite Legacy 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	6.5	91%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 12 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	6.4	90%
Bite Legacy 12 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	6.3	88%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	6.3	88%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 12 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	6.1	85%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Struggle Bug Elite TM 12 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	3.3	152%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 12 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	3	137%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	3	136%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	2.2	100%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	2	93%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	2	91%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	2	89%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	1.9	87%
Bite Legacy 12 DPS	Dig 22.2 DPS	1.9	86%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	1.9	85%
Bite Legacy 12 DPS	Shadow Sneak 20 DPS	1.8	80%
Bite Legacy 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	1.7	79%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Shadow Sneak 1.8 DPE	14	10.8	100%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Shadow Sneak 1.8 DPE	17	10.2	94%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Dig 1.4 DPE	14	9.2	85%
Bite Legacy 4 EPT	Shadow Sneak 1.8 DPE	13	9.2	85%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Dig 1.4 DPE	17	9	83%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	8.9	83%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	15	8.8	81%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Shadow Sneak 1.8 DPE	21	8.4	78%
Bite Legacy 4 EPT	Dig 1.4 DPE	13	7.6	70%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Dig 1.4 DPE	21	7.3	68%
Bite Legacy 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	7.3	68%
Struggle Bug Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	18	7.2	66%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Shedinja?

Shedinja is weak to Flying, Rock, Ghost, Fire and Dark moves.

The best counter to Shedinja is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent, followed by Dawn Wings Necrozma, Blacephalon and Mega Delphox.

The top Shedinja counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	100%
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent	91%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	88%
Blacephalon	Incinerate Mind Blown	87%
Blacephalon	Astonish Mind Blown	86%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Mystical Fire+	86%
Mega Chandelure	Fire Spin Ominous Wind+	85%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	84%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		153
Defense		73
Stamina		1

Max HP

Level 40

Size

Height	0.79 m
Weight	1.2 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	168
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	224
Level 30 Max wild	337
Level 40	393
Level 50	445

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	281
Level 35 (wild)	365