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.
It loves vengeful emotions and hangs in rows under the eaves of houses where vengeful people live.
It loves vengeful emotions and hangs 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
 Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Liepard builds →Thief 2x115-136%KO Pursuit 2x75-91% | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Liepard builds →Thief 2x110-130%KO Snarl 2x105-125%KO Pursuit 2x75-90% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Scraggy builds →Feint Attack 2x97-115%KO Snarl 2x58-70% Payback 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Zorua Dark | D | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Zorua builds →Feint Attack 2x88-105%KO Thief 2x88-105%KO Snarl 2x97-115%KO Pursuit 2x63-75% | ||
 Cofagrigus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x151-178%KO Hex 2x125-148%KO Ominous Wind 2x114-135%KO Thief 2x49-58% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x96-113%KO Thief 2x106-126%KO Snarl 2x99-117%KO Pursuit 2x74-87% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krokorok builds →Bite 2x99-117%KO Assurance 2x99-117%KO Thief 2x99-117%KO Snarl 2x62-74% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Scraggy builds →Feint Attack 2x91-109%KO Snarl 2x55-65% Payback 2x77-91% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Zorua builds →Shadow Ball 2x88-104%KO Feint Attack 2x84-100%KO Thief 2x84-100%KO Snarl 2x91-109%KO | ||
Cofagrigus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x158-187%KO Hex 2x129-152%KO Ominous Wind 2x122-144%KO Thief 2x51-60% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x101-119%KO Assurance 2x112-132%KO Thief 2x112-132%KO Snarl 2x105-125%KO | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x139-164%KO Bite 2x105-125%KO Assurance 2x105-125%KO Thief 2x105-125%KO | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Scraggy builds →Feint Attack 2x99-117%KO Snarl 2x56-66% Payback 2x82-97% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x135-160%KO Shadow Ball 2x92-109%KO Feint Attack 2x88-105%KO Thief 2x88-105%KO | ||
Cofagrigus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x169-199%KO Hex 2x136-160%KO Ominous Wind 2x127-150%KO Thief 2x51-60% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x105-123%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-105%KO Assurance 2x112-133%KO Thief 2x112-133%KO | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x142-167%KO Shadow Claw 2x83-98% Bite 2x109-129%KO Assurance 2x109-129%KO | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Scraggy builds →Feint Attack 2x100-119%KO Snarl 2x59-70% Payback 2x85-101%KO | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x142-167%KO Shadow Ball 2x97-114%KO Feint Attack 2x92-108%KO Thief 2x92-108%KO | ||
Cofagrigus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x161-189%KO Hex 2x131-155%KO Ominous Wind 2x123-145%KO Thief 2x47-57% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Liepard builds →Shadow Ball 2x101-120%KO Shadow Claw 2x83-99% Assurance 2x109-129%KO Thief 2x109-129%KO | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x139-164%KO Shadow Claw 2x80-95% Bite 2x104-123%KO Assurance 2x104-123%KO | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Scraggy builds →Crunch 2x128-152%KO Feint Attack 2x96-114%KO Snarl 2x56-66% Payback 2x80-95% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x137-161%KO Shadow Ball 2x95-112%KO Feint Attack 2x88-104%KO Thief 2x88-104%KO | ||
Cofagrigus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x166-196%KO Hex 2x135-159%KO Ominous Wind 2x125-147%KO Thief 2x49-58% | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krokorok builds →Foul Play 2x166-196%KO Crunch 2x139-164%KO Shadow Claw 2x82-96% Bite 2x105-124%KO | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Scraggy builds →Crunch 2x130-153%KO Feint Attack 2x98-115%KO Snarl 2x56-66% Payback 2x83-98% | ||
 Houndour DarkFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Houndour builds →Foul Play 2x130-153%KO Shadow Ball 2x96-113%KO Bite 2x83-98% Feint Attack 2x83-98% | ||
Zorua Dark | D | |
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x139-164%KO Shadow Ball 2x96-113%KO Feint Attack 2x90-107%KO Thief 2x90-107%KO | ||
In Black & White, Jellicent's Scald hits Shuppet for 76-90%. Hydreigon threatens a KO with Dark Pulse (257-303%).
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Jellicent builds →Scald76-90% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x257-303%KO Draco Meteor209-245%KO Fire Blast118-139%KO Flamethrower97-114%KO | ||
Black & White 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
Breeding
Breed Shuppet easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond and 7 more to offspring.
Black & White Shuppet Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.
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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 Shadow Ball and Hex while Dark and Electric coverage and more adds range.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Black & White Shuppet Locations
high spawn rates for Shuppet across 2 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Shuppet in Black & White
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 Black & White, 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 Black & White. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves