Special
Attacker
CTier
80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Shiftry's Attack does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Attack EVs per KO. Tough to catch, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP90
B
Attack100
B
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk90
B
Sp. Def60
C
Speed80
C
Total480
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.3 m
4'03"Average
Weight59.6 kg
131.4 lbsStandard
Base XP216
High Yield
Abilities
ChlorophyllTop Pick
Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
Wind Rider
Gives immunity to wind moves, and causes the Pokémon's Attack to increase by one stage when hit by one.
PickpocketHA
Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
Wind Rider grants Flying immunity
EV Yield
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Strong Attack training target
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

By flapping its leafy fans, it can whip up gusts of 100 feet per second that can level houses.

Shiftry Weakness

Shiftry's Grass/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Fairy. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Shiftry leans offensive (base 100 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Shiftry Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Bug
2x (Weak)Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)Psychic
Type ChartFragile
7Weak
6Resist
2Immune
Score-7
4xCritical
Bug
2xWeak
FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairy
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
PsychicFlying
STAB (5)
WaterGroundRockPsychicGhost
How to Beat Shiftry in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Ribombee
Ribombee
BugFairy
C
Available Moves
Moves
  • Pollen PuffLv. 1
  • Bug BuzzLv. 28
  • Dazzling GleamTM99
  • Leech LifeTM28
Damage vs Shiftry
Pollen Puff 4x
179-211%KO
Bug Buzz 4x
179-211%KO
Dazzling Gleam 2x
80-95%
Leech Life 4x
108-127%KO
View Ribombee builds →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Shiftry evolved from Seedot's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Seedot eggs (quick to hatch). The evolution from Seedot pushed Shiftry to 480 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Seedot
#273Seedot
14
Level 14
Nuzleaf
#274Nuzleaf
Leaf Stone
Leaf Stone
Shiftry
#275Shiftry
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Seedot
Grass
Nuzleaf
GrassDark
Shiftry
GrassDark
HP
40
70+30
90+20
ATK
40
70+30
100+30
DEF
50
40-10
60+20
SP.ATK
30
60+30
90+30
SP.DEF
30
40+10
60+20
SPE
30
60+30
80+20
BST
220D-Tier
340D-Tier+120
480C-Tier+140
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Shiftry to get Seedot eggs easily using 218 partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Beat Up, Bullet Seed and 10 more.

Egg Groups
GroundPlant
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
13moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosvenusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradeserperiorrhydonludicolo
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Sun & Moon Shiftry Best Moveset

Life Orb and Chlorophyll form the backbone. Shiftry invests max Attack and Speed EVs to play its physical attacker role properly, and Adamant nature pushes Attack higher. Knock Off handles the heavy lifting on offense. The remaining moves rounds it out.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Chlorophyll
Item
Life OrbPOWER
Best Nature for Shiftry
Adamant+ATK

Shiftry best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Knock OffSTAB
  • Leaf BladeSTAB
  • Rock Slide
  • Seed BombSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Torkoal
TorkoalDecent
Venusaur
VenusaurDecent

Moves

You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Beat Up on Shiftry. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Leaf Storm and Solar Beam, they expand what Shiftry can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Feint Attack
C60—20Dark
Lv 1
Nasty Plot
C——20Dark
Lv 1
Razor Leaf
C559525Grass
Lv 1
Whirlwind-6
C——20Normal
Lv 20
Leaf Tornado
—659010Grass
Lv 32
Hurricane
C1107010Flying
Lv 44
Leaf Storm
B130905Grass

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
C60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
B7510015Fighting
TM59
Brutal Swing
C6010020Dark
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM97
Dark Pulse
C8010015Dark
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM63
Embargo
——10015Dark
TM53
Energy Ball
B9010010Grass
TM64
Explosion
B2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM54
False Swipe
—4010040Normal
TM56
Fling
D—10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM47
Low Sweep
—6510020Fighting
TM96
Nature Power
D——20Normal
TM66
Payback
—5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
A759010Rock
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM95
Snarl
S559515Dark
TM22
Solar Beam
B20010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
A——20Normal
TM46
Thief
C6010025Dark
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM81
X-Scissor
C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Amnesia
D——20Psychic
Egg
Beat Up
——10010Dark
Egg
Bullet Seed
D2510030Grass
Egg
Defog
C——15Flying
Egg
Foul Play
B9510015Dark
Egg
Grassy Terrain
———10Grass
Egg
Leech Seed
C—9010Grass
Egg
Nasty Plot
C——20Dark
Egg
Power Swap
D——10Psychic
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Razor Wind
—8010010Normal
Egg
Take Down
—908520Normal
Egg
Worry Seed
D—10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Shiftry can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Bide+1
———10Normal
Rem
Explosion
B2501005Normal
Rem
Extrasensory
C8010020Psychic
Rem
Fake Out+3
S4010010Normal
Rem
Growth
D——20Normal
Rem
Harden
D——30Normal
Rem
Leaf Blade
S9010015Grass
Rem
Nature Power
D——20Normal
Rem
Pound
—4010035Normal
Rem
Razor Leaf
C559525Grass
Rem
Razor Wind
—8010010Normal
Rem
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
Rem
Swagger
D—8515Normal
Rem
Synthesis
C——5Grass
Rem
Torment
——10015Dark

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Air Cutter
D609525Flying
Gen 3
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 3
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
Gen 6
Dig
C8010010Ground
Gen 3
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 4
Fury Cutter
D409520Bug
Gen 4
Headbutt
C7010015Normal
Gen 3
Mega Kick
C120755Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
D——10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Ominous Wind
—601005Ghost
Gen 6
Power-Up Punch
D4010020Fighting
Gen 6
Retaliate
C701005Normal
Gen 6
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
Gen 4
Rollout
D309020Rock
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 4
Silver Wind
D601005Bug
Gen 6
Strength
—8010015Normal
Gen 4
Sucker Punch+1
B701005Dark
Gen 4
Swift
D60—20Normal
Gen 4
Twister
D4010020Dragon

How to Get Shiftry in Sun & Moon

Shiftry can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Transfer Seedot from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Shiftry in Sun & Moon

  1. Seedot
    Step 1Obtain Seedot

    Also found in:

    RubyEmeraldDiamondPlatinumHeartGoldWhite
  2. Nuzleaf
    Step 2Evolve into Nuzleaf

    Also found in:

    RubyEmeraldDiamondPlatinumHeartGoldWhite
  3. Shiftry
    Step 3Shiftry ✓

Shiftry Guide

  • In Sun & Moon, Shiftry looks average on paper at 480 BST. But Chlorophyll is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Knock Off with Life Orb is the standard set.

  • In Sun & Moon, watch for Scizor (Bug), Blaziken (Fire), and Lapras (Ice) when using Shiftry. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Scizor is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Shiftry gets Chlorophyll, Wind Rider, and Pickpocket. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Shiftry is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.

  • For Sun & Moon, Shiftry has answers, but so do you. Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Game Availability

Since Ruby & Sapphire, Shiftry has been in 15 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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