Competitive Information for Shedinja [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Shedinja
Bug / Ghost
Abilities:
Wonder GuardWonder Guard: This Pokemon can only be damaged by supereffective moves and indirect damage.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
0x
2x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
0x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Shedinja? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Shedinja is a phenomenal Bug and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to see Shedinja show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Shedinja is weak to Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Shedinja
Item: Focus Sash / Safety Goggles
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Phantom Force
- X-Scissor
- Protect
- Sunny Day
Item: Focus Sash / Safety Goggles
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Phantom Force
- X-Scissor
- Protect
- Sunny Day
Physical Sweeper Shedinja (Popular/Trending)
Shedinja is an awesome Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset 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.
♦ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Shedinja this turn).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Shedinja this turn).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Shedinja
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Shedinja (Wonder Guard)
Shedinja is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Shedinja's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Wonder Guard, Shedinja can only be damaged by supereffective moves and indirect damage.
♦ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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 mighty amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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 mighty amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Shedinja? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Shedinja
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Wonder Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Leech Life / X-Scissor
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shedinja (Wonder Guard)
Shedinja is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Shedinja's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Wonder Guard, Shedinja can only be damaged by supereffective moves and indirect damage.
♦ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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 considerable amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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 considerable amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Shedinja can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Shedinja
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, Ally Switch
Most notable and possible best moves for Shedinja
- Ally Switch
- Phantom Force
- Poltergeist
- Protect
- Shadow Sneak
- Sunny Day
- Will-O-Wisp
- X-Scissor
Common Effort Values for Shedinja in Sword and Shield
- Naive Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252 )
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Shedinja's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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