Competitive Information for Shedinja [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Shedinja? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Shedinja is an extraordinary Bug and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Shedinja out in the 7th generation battlefield. Shedinja is weak to Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Safety Goggles
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Sneak
- Protect / Secret Power
- Toxic
- Will-O-Wisp
Physical Sweeper Shedinja (Popular/Trending)
Shedinja is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Shedinja from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Wonder Guard, Shedinja can only be damaged by supereffective moves and indirect damage.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Shedinja this turn).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
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Item: Ghostium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Double-Edge / Return
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Shedinja (Wonder Guard)
Shedinja is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Wonder Guard, Shedinja can only be damaged by supereffective moves and indirect damage.
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Shedinja recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Shedinja? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Ghostium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Double-Edge / Return
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shedinja (Wonder Guard)
Shedinja is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Wonder Guard, Shedinja can only be damaged by supereffective moves and indirect damage.
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Shedinja recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Shedinja learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Shedinja can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Shedinja
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Bide, Endure, Protect, Shadow Sneak, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Shedinja's stats
- Agility
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Silver Wind
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Shedinja
- Baton Pass
- Hidden Power
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Secret Power
- Shadow Sneak
- Spite
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- Will-O-Wisp
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Shedinja in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Hasty Nature ( 0/252/0/4/0/252/ )
- Optimize Shedinja's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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