Shaymin (Sky Forme)

#492 (Sinnoh)

#493 Arceus ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Flying

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Windy weather

Shaymin (Sky Forme) weaknesses

Shaymin (Sky Forme) is weak to Flying, Poison, Rock and Fire-type moves, and doubly weak to Ice-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Shaymin (Sky Forme) is resistant to Fighting and Water-type moves, doubly resistant to Grass-type moves, and triply resistant to Ground-type moves.

63%

39%

24%

Best moveset for Shaymin (Sky Forme)

The best moves for Shaymin (Sky Forme) are Magical Leaf and Grass Knot when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Magical Leaf and Solar Beam deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Magical Leaf

13.6DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Defending

Magical Leaf

13.6DPS

Solar Beam

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Magical Leaf

3.3EPT

Solar Beam

2.25DPE

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Evolutions and form changes

Shaymin (Sky Forme) currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Shaymin (Land Forme)

Changing between Shaymin (Sky Forme) and Shaymin (Land Forme) costs 25 Shaymin Candy and 10,000 Stardust each way.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Shaymin:

Land Forme

Sky Forme

Game images

Shaymin (Sky Forme), with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Shaymin (Sky Forme) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Summary

Shaymin (Sky Forme) is a mythical Grass & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Ice, Flying, Poison, Rock and Fire moves. Shaymin's best moveset is Magical Leaf & Grass Knot and it has a Max CP of 4,061.

About

"The blooming of Gracidea flowers confers the power of flight upon it. Feelings of gratitude are the message it delivers."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Magical Leaf	17	11.3	13.6
Zen Headbutt	11	9	11
Hidden Power	15	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Solar Beam	180	1	2.16
Grass Knot	90	2	2.16
Energy Ball	90	2	2.16
Seed Flare	115	1	1.38

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Magical Leaf	10	3	4	3.3
Hidden Power	9	3	3	2.7
Zen Headbutt	8	3	2.7	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Solar Beam	150	80	2.25
Grass Knot	90	50	2.16
Energy Ball ▼ def	80	45	2.13
Seed Flare ▼▼ def	130	75	2.08

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
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	15	100%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	14.7	98%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Seed Flare 55.2 DPS	13.8	92%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	13.1	87%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	13.1	87%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	12.9	86%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	12.7	85%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	12.3	82%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Seed Flare 55.2 DPS	11.9	79%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Seed Flare 55.2 DPS	11.5	77%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	11.1	74%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	10.9	72%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	7	100%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	6.9	98%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	6.3	89%
Magical Leaf 13.6 DPS	Seed Flare 55.2 DPS	6	85%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	6	85%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	6	85%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	5.5	78%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	5	71%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Seed Flare 55.2 DPS	5	70%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	4.9	69%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	4.7	66%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Seed Flare 55.2 DPS	4.1	58%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Solar Beam 2.25 DPE	24	11.5	100%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	15	11.2	97%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Energy Ball ▼ def 2.13 DPE	15	11.1	97%
Magical Leaf 3.3 EPT	Seed Flare ▼▼ def 2.08 DPE	24	10.9	95%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Solar Beam 2.25 DPE	30	9	78%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	21	8.8	76%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Energy Ball ▼ def 2.13 DPE	18	8.7	76%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Seed Flare ▼▼ def 2.08 DPE	30	8.6	74%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Solar Beam 2.25 DPE	42	7.2	62%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	27	7	61%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Energy Ball ▼ def 2.13 DPE	24	6.9	60%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Seed Flare ▼▼ def 2.08 DPE	39	6.8	59%

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

Top Shaymin (Sky Forme) counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Shaymin (Sky Forme) Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.93
2
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

1.21
3
Baxcalibur

Ice Fang

Avalanche

1.31
4
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

1.36
5
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

1.4

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		261
Defense		166
Stamina		225

Max HP

Level 40	189
Level 50	201

Average size

Height	0.4 m
Weight	5.2 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,539
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,052
Level 30 Max wild	3,079
Level 40	3,592
Level 50	4,061

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,566
Level 35 (wild)	3,336