Is Shiinotic Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Shiinotic's Grass/Fairy handles Piers and Raihan with Fairy coverage and Nessa with Grass. AbilityEffect Spore randomly inflicts status on contact attackers. 90/80/100 special bulk is solid. Glimwood Tangle catch that contributes through the back half of the story. Not flashy, but the typing carries.
Milo's typing presses Morelull's defenses.
Morelull resists most of Nessa's coverage and hits back hard.
Kabu's Pokemon outpace and outclass Morelull here.
Shiinotic trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Opal's team hits Shiinotic's weaknesses hard.
Shiinotic has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Shiinotic has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Shiinotic has the type edge here and should clean up Raihan's team.
Bede's team hits Shiinotic's weaknesses hard.
Shiinotic trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Morelull on Giant's Mirror (overworld, Lv 28-30). Heavy Fog.
Your Morelull should hit Level 24 before you reach Bea, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Shiinotic in Sword & Shield
decent spawn rates for Shiinotic across 12 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Shiinotic in SwSh
The path to Shiinotic starts with Morelull at Lv. 28-37 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch MorelullGiant's MirrorLv.28-30OverworldRate 35%Heavy FogHammerlocke HillsLv.29-31OverworldRate 35%Heavy Fog
Step 2Shiinotic ✓Glimwood TangleLv.34-36GrassSwordRate 20%All WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%SnowstormGlimwood TangleLv.34-37OverworldShieldRate 20%Heavy FogGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%SnowingGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldSwordRate 20%All WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%OvercastGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%SandstormGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%ThunderstormGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%Normal WeatherGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%RainingGlimwood TangleLv.34-36OverworldShieldRate 20%Intense SunGlimwood TangleLv.34-36GrassShieldRate 15%All Weatheror evolve from Morelull (Step 1)
Shiinotic Weakness
Shiinotic is weak to Poison, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Steel. Watch out for Poison attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Poison |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Shiinotic Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shiinotic
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Trubbish Poison | C | |
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x122-144%KO Incinerate 2x56-66% | ||
 Centiskorch FireBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Centiskorch builds →Venoshock 4x68-80% Flame Wheel 2x68-81% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Garbodor builds →Belch 4x137-162%KO Metal Claw 2x34-40% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x126-149%KO Incinerate 2x58-69% Acrobatics 2x27-32% | ||
Centiskorch FireBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Centiskorch builds →Venoshock 4x70-84% Flame Wheel 2x70-83% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x130-154%KO | ||
Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Garbodor builds →Belch 4x140-166%KO Metal Claw 2x33-40% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x119-141%KO Incinerate 2x55-65% Acrobatics 2x26-31% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x168-198%KO | ||
Centiskorch FireBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Centiskorch builds →Venoshock 4x68-80% Flame Wheel 2x66-78% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x126-149%KO | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x157-185%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x123-145%KO Incinerate 2x55-65% Acrobatics 2x27-32% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x165-195%KO Icy Wind 2x28-33% | ||
Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Garbodor builds →Gunk Shot 4x229-270%KO Metal Claw 2x33-38% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-189%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x122-143%KO Incinerate 2x56-67% Acrobatics 2x27-32% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 4x172-203%KO Icy Wind 2x28-34% | ||
Garbodor Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Garbodor builds →Gunk Shot 4x235-277%KO Metal Claw 2x34-40% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Toxtricity builds →Belch 4x226-266%KO Fire Punch 2x50-59% | ||
 Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Eternatus builds →Venoshock 4x151-178%KO Flamethrower 2x70-82% Fly 2x53-63% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x121-143%KO Flamethrower 2x84-99% Acrobatics 2x26-31% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-190%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x150-177%KO Smog 4x48-56% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Toxtricity builds →Belch 4x226-266%KO Fire Punch 2x50-59% | ||
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Eternatus builds →Venoshock 4x151-178%KO Flamethrower 2x70-82% Fly 2x53-63% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x121-143%KO Fire Blast 2x102-120%KO Acrobatics 2x26-31% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-190%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x150-177%KO Smog 4x48-56% | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Toxtricity builds →Belch 4x226-266%KO Fire Punch 2x50-59% | ||
Eternatus PoisonDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEnergy Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Eternatus builds →Venoshock 4x151-178%KO Flamethrower 2x70-82% Fly 2x53-63% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salazzle builds →Venoshock 4x121-143%KO Fire Blast 2x102-120%KO Acrobatics 2x26-31% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-190%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x150-177%KO Smog 4x48-56% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Gengar can KO Shiinotic with Sludge Bomb (184-217%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (90-106%).
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball41-48% Sludge Bomb 4x184-217%KO Giga Drain13-15% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed20-24% Flare Blitz 2x90-106%KO Flamethrower 2x60-71% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Salamence builds →Earthquake20-24% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x38-44% Knock Off10-12% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shiinotic View Lapras builds →Avalanche 2x42-50% Thunderbolt8-9% Waterfall14-16% | ||
Shiinotic Evolutions
Shiinotic is the evolved form of Morelull. Breeding produces Morelull eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Morelull gave Shiinotic the biggest boost in Defense (+25), bringing the total to 405 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Shiinotic to get Morelull eggs easily using 50 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Growth, Leech Seed, Poison Powder and 1 more.
SwSh Shiinotic Best Moveset
Grass/Fairy with 90 Sp. Atk and 100 Sp. Def giving the moveset some special offense and bulk. AbilityEffect Spore punishes physical contact with random status effects. E-tier because 30 Speed goes dead last and 60/80 physical stats are too thin for sustained defensive play.
Best Build
Shiinotic best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Spore
- Moonblast
- Strength Sap
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Shiinotic gets Growth and Leech Seed exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Ghost and Psychic coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Moonblast.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its flickering spores lure in prey and put them to sleep. Once this Pokémon has its prey snoozing, it drains their vitality with its fingertips.
If you see a light deep in a forest at night, don’t go near. Shiinotic will make you fall fast asleep.
Shiinotic Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, Shiinotic's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison), Arcanine (Fire), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gengar is the most dangerous since Poison moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Shiinotic won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Sword & Shield, Shiinotic can work for a story run. 405 BST is average, but Grass/Fairy typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Sword & Shield, Shiinotic has a 405 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. It works best as a trick room. Spore with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
Illuminate is the go-to ability for Shiinotic. It doubles the wild encounter rate. Its hidden ability Rain Dish can work in specific setups. Effect Spore is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Sword & Shield, Shiinotic fills the trick room role. It's a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Introduced in Sun & Moon, Shiinotic has appeared in 3 games across 4 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves