Is Shiftry Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Grass/Dark from Hoenn with AbilityChlorophyll or AbilityEarly Bird. If imported, Shiftry handles Agatha through Dark and Misty through Grass. The dual coverage is unique in Kanto. Trade-only.
Brock's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Terry's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Shiftry 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.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM46DarkThief90100%25
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Blaine
- TUTORNormalExplosion250100%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Shiftry in FireRed & LeafGreen
Shiftry evolves from Nuzleaf via Leaf Stone. The stone is purchasable at Celadon Mall, but Nuzleaf has to come in from Sapphire or Emerald since FRLG has no Seedot spawn.
How to Obtain Shiftry in FRLG
Step 1Obtain SeedotCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 114, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Route 117, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 204 · Dual-slot: Ruby.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Headbutt · Viridian Forest · Post-National Dex.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 114 · Horde battle.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · West Lake Axewell · Overcast.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Seedot can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Nuzleaf
Step 3Shiftry ✓
Shiftry Weakness
Shiftry's Grass/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, and Flying. 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Shiftry Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shiftry
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Mankey builds →Karate Chop 2x47-56% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x37-46% Aerial Ace 2x31-37% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x39-47% Double Kick 2x22-27% Poison Sting 2x20-25% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoking builds →Peck 2x29-34% Double Kick 2x22-27% Poison Sting 2x20-25% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Zubat builds →Aerial Ace 2x37-46% Leech Life 4x22-27% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoqueen builds →Brick Break 2x51-61% Aerial Ace 2x39-47% Poison Sting 2x20-25% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoking builds →Brick Break 2x54-64% Peck 2x29-34% Poison Sting 2x20-25% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x68-81% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Beedrill builds →Brick Break 2x47-58% Aerial Ace 2x39-47% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x37-46% Brick Break 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x31-37% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Primeape builds →Brick Break 2x81-96% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x81-96% Brick Break 2x37-44% Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Machoke builds →Brick Break 2x76-90% Flamethrower 2x39-46% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x57-68% Flamethrower 2x57-68% Brick Break 2x52-62% Peck 2x25-30% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x97-115%KO Ice Beam 2x59-70% Flamethrower 2x59-70% Brick Break 2x54-64% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb 2x81-96% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoqueen builds →Sludge Bomb 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x53-63% Flamethrower 2x53-63% Brick Break 2x50-59% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Venomoth builds →Silver Wind 4x96-113%KO Sludge Bomb 2x71-83% Aerial Ace 2x31-38% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x163-193%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x156-185%KO Flamethrower 2x40-48% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Nidoqueen builds →Focus Punch 2x96-114%KO Sludge Bomb 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x53-63% Flamethrower 2x53-63% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x156-185%KO Overheat 2x63-74% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x150-177%KO Fire Blast 2x47-56% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Muk builds →Focus Punch 2x104-123%KO Sludge Bomb 2x94-112%KO Fire Blast 2x58-68% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x152-179%KO Focus Punch 2x87-103%KO Fly 2x62-73% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x162-191%KO Overheat 2x65-76% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x156-184%KO Fire Blast 2x49-58% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x175-205%KO Fly 2x74-87% Rock Smash 2x15-18% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x96-113%KO Fly 2x65-76% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x299-352%KO Focus Punch 2x186-219%KO | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x156-184%KO Fly 2x91-107%KO Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x160-189%KO Overheat 2x64-76% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x154-181%KO Fire Blast 2x48-56% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Swampert's Ice Beam hits Shiftry for 48-57%. Blissey's Ice Beam hits Shiftry for 63-75%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Swampert builds →Earthquake17-20% Ice Beam 2x48-57% Hydro Pump15-17% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Blissey builds →Ice Beam 2x63-75% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Celebi builds →Giga Drain12-14% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Suicune builds →Surf13-15% Ice Beam 2x51-60% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt20-24% | ||
Shiftry Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Shiftry to get Seedot eggs easily using 102 partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, False Swipe, Leech Seed and 3 more.
FRLG Shiftry Best Moveset
100 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk on a Grass/Dark frame with AbilityChlorophyll doubling Speed in sun. Dark is special and Grass is special in this format, pushing both TermStab types to Sp. Atk. The moveset hits hard in sun with MoveSolar Beam and Dark coverage, but needs weather support to function.
Best Build
Shiftry best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Shadow Ball
- Brick Break
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and False Swipe on Shiftry. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Solar Beam and Giga Drain, they expand what Shiftry can actually threaten in practice.
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 POKéMON that was feared as a forest guardian. It can read the foe’s mind and take preemptive action.
Shiftry FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Shiftry isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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
- 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