Is Shedinja Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
AbilityWonder Guard blocks all damage except super-effective hits. 1 HP. Bug/Ghost has five weaknesses in Gen 3. Trade-only. Against opponents without those types, Shedinja is untouchable. Against the rest, it's gone instantly.
Nincada trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Misty's team hits Nincada's weaknesses hard.
Nincada trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Nincada's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Nincada's defenses.
Nincada trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Nincada trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Nincada has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Nincada trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Nincada trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Nincada's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Nincada's weaknesses hard.
Terry's team hits Nincada's weaknesses hard.
Shedinja cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- LV 38GhostShadow Ball120100%15
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Ninjask cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
- STARTING (Lv 1)
- LV 1BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Shedinja cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
- LV 5BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- LV 38GhostShadow Ball120100%15
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Shedinja in FireRed & LeafGreen
Evolving Nincada at level 20 creates two Pokemon. Shedinja is the bonus, but only if you have an empty party slot and at least one Pokeball in your bag. Two Pokemon from one evolution.
How to Obtain Shedinja in FRLG
Step 1Obtain NincadaCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 116, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Route 116, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · National Park · Post-National Dex - Thursday, Saturday.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 116 · Horde battle.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · South Lake Miloch · Sandstorm.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Nincada can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Shedinja ✓
Shedinja Weakness
Shedinja is weak to Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Wonder Guard makes Shedinja immune to all non-super-effective damage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison, Ground, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Shedinja Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Shedinja
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x106-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-90% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x106-126%KO Thief 2x42-52% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x90-106%KO Thief 2x74-90% | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Pidgey builds →Aerial Ace 2x90-106%KO Thief 2x48-58% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x106-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-90% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x106-126%KO Thief 2x42-52% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x90-106%KO Thief 2x74-90% | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Pidgey builds →Aerial Ace 2x90-106%KO Thief 2x48-58% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x296-350%KO Shadow Ball 2x169-200%KO | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Fearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x142-169%KO Pursuit 2x63-75% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x258-306%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-88% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Gyarados builds →Flamethrower 2x142-167%KO Bite 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x131-156%KO Shadow Ball 2x117-138%KO Bite 2x94-113%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Dodrio builds →Fly 2x206-243%KO Pursuit 2x64-75% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x308-362%KO Shadow Ball 2x181-215%KO Bite 2x130-155%KO | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Fearow builds →Fly 2x177-209%KO Pursuit 2x64-75% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x274-323%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-94% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Gyarados builds →Flamethrower 2x143-170%KO Bite 2x92-109%KO | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Dodrio builds →Fly 2x206-243%KO Pursuit 2x64-75% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x308-362%KO Shadow Ball 2x181-215%KO Bite 2x130-155%KO | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Fearow builds →Fly 2x177-209%KO Pursuit 2x64-75% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x274-323%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-94% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Gyarados builds →Flamethrower 2x143-170%KO Bite 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x519-613%KO Fly 2x163-192%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x460-542%KO Shadow Ball 2x176-208%KO Bite 2x133-158%KO | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Dodrio builds →Drill Peck 2x233-275%KO Pursuit 2x63-75% | ||
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Pidgeot builds →Fly 2x158-188%KO Thief 2x71-83% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Fearow builds →Drill Peck 2x197-233%KO Pursuit 2x63-75% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x604-711%KO Fly 2x193-229%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x537-632%KO Fly 2x171-201%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x479-564%KO Shadow Ball 2x186-218%KO Bite 2x138-163%KO | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Dodrio builds →Drill Peck 2x241-284%KO Pursuit 2x67-79% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x459-541%KO Rock Slide 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x554-652%KO Fly 2x248-291%KO Shadow Ball 2x187-221%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x618-728%KO Fly 2x198-233%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x401-472%KO Bite 2x135-159%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x551-650%KO Fly 2x170-201%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Safari Zone Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x252-297%KO Fire Blast 2x291-344%KO Rock Tomb 2x121-144%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Blissey can KO Shedinja with Ice Beam (128-151%). Starmie threatens a KO with Ice Beam (141-166%). Jolteon's Thunderbolt also KOs at 150-177%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Blissey builds →Ice Beam128-151%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Starmie builds →Ice Beam141-166%KO Thunderbolt141-166%KO Surf141-166%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt150-177%KO | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Claydol builds →Earthquake50-59% Psychic78-92% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Shedinja View Regice builds →Ice Beam142-167%KO Thunderbolt142-167%KO | ||
Shedinja Evolutions
Nincada's line splits into 2 evolutions, and Shedinja is the level-up path. Each sibling form needs a different method to obtain. Breed through Nincada to get eggs. Ninjask has 220 more total stats, but Shedinja makes up for it with a stronger Attack gain (+45 from Nincada). View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Shedinja is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Nincada eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyFRLG Shedinja Best Moveset
1 HP with AbilityWonder Guard blocking all moves that aren't super-effective. Bug/Ghost means only Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, and Dark hit at all. The moveset is immune to everything else. MoveShadow Ball for Ghost TermStab from 90 Attack (Ghost is physical). One super-effective hit ends it, but many teams lack the coverage to touch it.
Best Build
Shedinja best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Toxic
- Baton Pass
- Hidden Power Bug
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Shedinja gets Endure and Feint Attack exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Leech Life and Shadow Ball.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
A most peculiar POKéMON that somehow appears in a POKé BALL when a NINCADA evolves.
Shedinja FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Shedinja isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Shedinja spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 7SM
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