What does Shuppet evolve into?

Get Shuppet to Banette at level 37. At 295 BST, Shuppet is just the starting point.

At what level does Shuppet evolve?

Level 37 gets you Banette . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Shuppet?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Shuppet works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Banette . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Shuppet?

You can find Shuppet in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Shuppet - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Shuppet's spread. It leans mixed with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP44

Attack75

Defense35

Sp. Atk63

Sp. Def33

Speed45

Total295

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.6 m

Weight2.3 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

InsomniaTop Pick

Prevents sleep.

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Cursed BodyHA

Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

They love vengeful emotions and hang in rows under the eaves of houses where vengeful people live.

Shuppet Weakness

Ghost and Dark moves hit Shuppet for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal and Fighting-type moves can't touch it at all.

Shuppet Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Shuppet in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Dragapult can KO Shuppet with Shadow Ball (290-341%). Blacephalon's Shadow Ball also KOs at 260-306%.

Dragapult DragonGhost	S
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor U Turn Shadow Ball Flamethrower Damage vs Shuppet Draco Meteor 235-277%KO U Turn 20-24% Shadow Ball 2x 290-341%KO Flamethrower 109-128%KO View Dragapult builds →
Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Shuppet U Turn 27-33% View Zarude builds →
Blacephalon FireGhost	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball FlamethrowerSTAB TrickUtility OverheatSTAB Damage vs Shuppet Shadow Ball 2x 260-306%KO Flamethrower 146-172%KO Overheat 211-248%KO View Blacephalon builds →
Hydreigon DarkDragon	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Dark Pulse Draco Meteor U Turn Flamethrower Damage vs Shuppet Dark Pulse 2x 226-266%KO Draco Meteor 183-216%KO U Turn 18-21% Flamethrower 85-100%KO View Hydreigon builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Shuppet is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Banette. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Shuppet. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#353Shuppet

Level 37

#354Banette

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Shuppet

Ghost

Banette

Ghost

64+20

ATK

115+40

DEF

65+30

SP.ATK

83+20

SP.DEF

63+30

SPE

65+20

BST

295D-Tier

455C-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Shuppet easily with 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Shuppet Best Moveset

The recommended build leans into Shuppet's strengths as a physical attacker. Sitrus Berry provides a one-time health recovery at low HP, and max HP and Attack EVs back that up. Insomnia rounds out the package.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Ability

Insomnia

Item

Sitrus BerryRECOVERY

Best Nature for Shuppet

Naughty+ATK

Shuppet best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpA

Physical Tank Moveset

Shadow BallSTAB
Shadow SneakSTAB
Double Edge
PaybackCoverage

Recommended Teammates

WalreinExcellent

SpindaExcellent

WhiscashExcellent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Shuppet picks up Astonish and Confuse Ray only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Phantom Force and Shadow Ball while Dark and Electric coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 4

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 7

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 10

Spite

D—10010Ghost

Lv 13

Shadow Sneak+1

S4010030Ghost

Lv 16

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Lv 19

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 22

Hex

C6510010Ghost

Lv 26

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 30

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

Lv 34

Role Play

———10Psychic

Lv 38

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 42

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 46

Grudge

———5Ghost

Lv 50

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Lv 54

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM79

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM21

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM66

Payback

S5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM30

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Destiny Bond

A——5Ghost

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Gunk Shot

C120805Poison

Egg

Imprison

D——10Psychic

Egg

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

Egg

Shadow Sneak+1

S4010030Ghost

Tutor Moves

Shuppet can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Shuppet in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Shuppet doesn't appear in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Transfer it from Ruby, Emerald, or Omega Ruby to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Shuppet is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Black Omega Ruby

Shuppet Guide

Get Shuppet to Banette at level 37. At 295 BST, Shuppet is just the starting point.
Level 37 gets you Banette. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Shuppet works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Banette. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Shuppet in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Shuppet appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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