Is Shaymin Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Transfer only. Grass with AbilityNatural Cure. Land Forme only in HGSS. If imported, decent stats and Natural Cure utility. Most players will never have one.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Shaymin resists most of Chuck's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Shaymin resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Shaymin resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Shaymin resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Karen'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.
- LV 10GrassMagical Leaf90100%20
- After Falkner
- TUTORNormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Whitney
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- LV 64FlyingAir Slash7595%15
- LV 73GrassEnergy Ball135100%10
- LV 91GrassLeaf Storm19590%5
- LV 100GrassSeed Flare18085%5
How to Get Shaymin in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Shaymin doesn't appear in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Transfer it from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
Shaymin cannot be caught in the wild in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
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
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Cyndaquil Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | C | |
 Hoothoot Normal | D | |
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | C | |
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Chatot Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Qwilfish WaterPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Qwilfish builds →Ice Beam 4x75-89% Rollout 2x20-24% Poison Sting 2x16-20% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x88-104%KO Fire Blast 2x55-65% Rock Tomb 2x27-33% Poison Sting 2x16-20% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x85-100%KO Fire Blast 2x53-63% Aerial Ace 2x31-38% Rock Tomb 2x27-32% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x94-111%KO Fire Blast 2x57-68% Rock Tomb 2x29-34% Peck 2x21-25% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x86-102%KO Fire Blast 2x54-64% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% Rock Tomb 2x27-32% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 4x95-112%KO Fire Blast 2x59-70% Rock Tomb 2x30-35% Peck 2x22-26% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Gyarados builds →Ice Fang 4x86-102%KO Fire Blast 2x44-52% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Nidoqueen builds →Ice Beam 4x84-98% Sludge Bomb 2x60-71% Fire Blast 2x52-62% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x64-76% Rock Tomb 2x24-28% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 4x136-161%KO Rock Tomb 2x36-42% Peck 2x25-30% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Rayquaza builds →Ice Beam 4x146-173%KO Fly 2x105-123%KO Overheat 2x108-127%KO Stone Edge 2x78-91% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Ho-oh builds →Brave Bird 2x122-144%KO Overheat 2x124-146%KO Ancient Power 2x36-42% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x188-222%KO Avalanche 4x101-120%KO Fire Blast 2x46-55% | ||
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Magnezone's Explosion hits Shaymin for 45-53%. Flygon's Outrage hits Shaymin for 41-48%.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt36-43% Explosion45-53% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Flygon builds →Outrage41-48% U Turn24-28% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves View Hippowdon builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Swampert builds →Ice Beam 4x85-100%KO Waterfall11-14% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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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
HGSS Shaymin Best Moveset
Pure Grass type at 100 across every stat with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on the switch. The moveset fires special Grass attacks, drains HP with MoveLeech Seed, and switches cleanly. Reliable and steady, but coverage stays limited to Grass.
Best Build
Shaymin best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Seed Flare
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Rest
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
Base Stats
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Shaymin HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Shaymin is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Seedflare with Leftovers is the standard set.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, Shaymin fills the sweeper 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, the core moveset is Seedflare, Earthpower, Hiddenpowerfire, and Rest. Seedflare leads at 0% usage. This set covers the sweeper 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