Is Shaymin Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Grass with AbilityNatural Cure. Event mythical. Sky Forme adds Flying and AbilitySerene Grace. If imported, handles Clay and Marlon. Most players won't have one.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Shaymin resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Shaymin resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Shaymin resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Shaymin resists most of Marshal's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Shaymin cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Shaymin in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Shaymin in Black 2 & White 2. It's available in Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Shaymin is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Shaymin Weakness
Shaymin is weak to Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Shaymin Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shaymin
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x62-74% Rock Tomb 2x34-40% | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Mandibuzz builds →Pluck 2x39-47% Rock Tomb 2x21-26% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x61-72% Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Braviary builds →Fly 2x88-103%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x89-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x26-31% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x54-64% Rock Tomb 2x20-25% Incinerate 2x12-15% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x128-151%KO Rock Slide 2x53-63% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Braviary builds →Fly 2x88-104%KO Rock Slide 2x49-58% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x53-63% Rock Tomb 2x20-24% Incinerate 2x12-14% | ||
 Weezing Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weezing builds →Sludge Bomb 2x64-76% Incinerate 2x16-19% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x132-155%KO Rock Slide 2x55-65% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x176-207%KO Rock Slide 2x51-61% Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x62-73% Rock Slide 2x35-42% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x129-152%KO Rock Slide 2x54-64% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x172-202%KO Rock Slide 2x51-61% Aerial Ace 2x41-48% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x61-72% Rock Slide 2x34-40% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 4x191-225%KO Fly 2x61-72% Stone Edge 2x67-79% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x141-166%KO Ancient Power 2x41-48% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Smog 2x15-18% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x186-219%KO Ice Beam 4x73-86% Fire Blast 2x45-53% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Tyranitar's Crunch hits Shaymin for 49-57%. Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (197-232%). Gengar deals 49-57% with Shadow Ball.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit25-29% Crunch49-57% Superpower24-29% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x197-232%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball49-57% Focus Blast24-28% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Salamence builds →Outrage75-88% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x151-178%KO Surf19-22% Ice Shard 4x58-69% Thunderbolt25-30% | ||
Shaymin Evolutions
Shaymin is a mythical Grass/Flying type with 600 total stats. No evolution, no breeding. You get one through events or special distribution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
B2W2 Shaymin Best Moveset
100 across all stats with Grass typing and AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on every switch. The moveset fires Grass TermStab from balanced offenses while recovering from any status condition. Answers Water and Ground types. MoveSeed Flare hits hard with a Sp. Def drop chance.
Best Build
Shaymin best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Earth Power
- Seed Flare
- Aromatherapy
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Shaymin develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Energy Ball and Leaf Storm show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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Shaymin Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Shaymin is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a support. Earthpower with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, Shaymin's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice), Charizard (Fire), and Nidoking (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Lapras is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Serene Grace is the go-to ability for Shaymin. It doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring. It's Shaymin's only ability.
In Black 2 & White 2, Shaymin fills the support role. It's a special attacker with base 120 Sp. Atk. Base 127 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Earthpower, Seedflare, Aromatherapy, and Hiddenpowerice. Earthpower leads at 0% usage. This set covers the support role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
As a Mythical Pokemon, Shaymin has limited availability — 12 games since its debut in Diamond & Pearl. Typically obtained through special events or in-game quests rather than standard encounters.
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 4DPDebut
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