Is Shaymin Good in Legends: Arceus Playthrough?
Grass-type Shaymin from Floaro Gardens if you have Sword/Shield save data. Balanced stats in Land Forme. A nice mythical addition without being game-breaking. Handles Water and Ground encounters.
How to Get Shaymin in Legends: Arceus
Shaymin is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Floaro Gardens when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Shaymin in Legends: Arceus
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 |
What is Shaymin Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shaymin
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x142-167%KO Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Arcanine builds →Raging Fury 2x106-126%KO Rock Slide 2x44-53% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 4x79-93% Poison Jab 2x51-60% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Walrein IceWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x141-167%KO Rollout 2x14-17% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 4x78-93% Poison Jab 2x50-59% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Avalugg Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Avalugg builds →Mountain Gale 4x186-218%KO Rock Slide 2x46-54% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Mamoswine builds →Icicle Crash 4x172-203%KO Ancient Power 2x25-30% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Avalugg Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Avalugg builds →Mountain Gale 4x186-219%KO Rock Slide 2x47-55% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodFirespit Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Heatran builds →Magma Storm 2x102-120%KO Ancient Power 2x41-49% | ||
Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Mamoswine builds →Icicle Crash 4x174-205%KO Ancient Power 2x25-29% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
In Legends: Arceus, Tyranitar can KO Shaymin with Stone Edge (205-241%). Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (152-179%). Gengar's Sludge Bomb also KOs at 110-129%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Tyranitar builds →Crunch82-97% Stone Edge 2x205-241%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Blaziken builds →Close Combat38-45% Flare Blitz 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball49-57% Sludge Bomb 2x110-129%KO Giga Drain8-9% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves View Salamence builds →
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 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Lapras builds →Avalanche 4x121-143%KO Thunderbolt19-23% Waterfall20-24% | ||
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
PLA Shaymin Best Moveset
100 across every stat on Grass. Same balanced profile as Manaphy but on a typing with more weaknesses. The moveset runs Grass TermStab at moderate power. The Sky Forme adds Flying and shifts to 127 Sp. Atk at 127 Speed, transforming the offensive identity.
Best Build
Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Moves List
Shaymin's options are limited here. You've got Energy Ball and Aerial Ace for STAB damage, but there isn't much beyond Grass and Flying hitting power. TMs help fill gaps, though the kit stays tight.
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
Upon taking in the scent of a particular rare flower, Shaymin is enveloped in light, and its tiny body transforms. I took a whiff of the flower myself, but alas, my body remained unchanged.
Shaymin Legends: Arceus Guide
In Legends: Arceus, Shaymin is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Earthpower with Life Orb is the standard set.
Shaymin is a static encounter at Hisui Floaro Gardens in Legends: Arceus. Shaymin appears at level 70. Prerequisite: Request: A Token of Gratitude; requires Sword/Shield save data. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, 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.
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