Is Shaymin Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Iono's team.
Shaymin resists most of Kofu's coverage and hits back hard.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Shaymin trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Shaymin has the type edge here and should clean up Geeta'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 Scarlet & Violet
No wild encounters for Shaymin in Scarlet & Violet. 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 |
What is Shaymin Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shaymin
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Squawkabilly Normal | C | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x83-98% Acrobatics 2x40-47% | ||
 Skeledirge FireGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fuecoco (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x198-234%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x147-173%KO Poison Jab 2x49-58% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Cetitan Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Cetitan builds →Ice Spinner 4x140-165%KO Bounce 2x50-59% | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Corviknight Steel | B | |
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x129-152%KO Rock Slide 2x42-49% | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x209-246%KO | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x155-182%KO Poison Jab 2x51-61% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Cetitan Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Cetitan builds →Ice Spinner 4x148-175%KO Bounce 2x52-62% | ||
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x208-245%KO | ||
 Chien-Pao DarkIce | B | |
Obtain MethodWest Province Area One Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Chien-Pao builds →Ice Spinner 4x154-182%KO Acrobatics 2x36-42% | ||
 Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x179-211%KO Hurricane 2x73-86% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x154-182%KO Poison Jab 2x51-61% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x201-237%KO | ||
Chien-Pao DarkIce | B | |
Obtain MethodWest Province Area One Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Chien-Pao builds →Ice Spinner 4x149-175%KO Acrobatics 2x34-41% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x174-205%KO Hurricane 2x70-83% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x149-175%KO Poison Jab 2x49-58% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 4x205-241%KO | ||
Chien-Pao DarkIce | B | |
Obtain MethodWest Province Area One Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Chien-Pao builds →Ice Spinner 4x151-178%KO Acrobatics 2x35-41% | ||
Frosmoth IceBug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Frosmoth builds →Ice Beam 4x176-208%KO Hurricane 2x72-84% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Weavile builds →Ice Spinner 4x151-178%KO Poison Jab 2x50-59% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
In Scarlet & Violet, Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (197-232%). Gengar's Sludge Bomb also KOs at 110-129%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityProtosynthesis ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Great Tusk builds →Rapid Spin21-24% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Blaziken builds →Close Combat49-58% Flare Blitz 2x197-232%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball49-57% Sludge Bomb 2x110-129%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Shaymin View Lapras builds →Surf23-26% Thunderbolt30-35% | ||
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
SV Shaymin Best Moveset
100 across every stat on Grass with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on the switch. The moveset runs balanced Grass TermStab at modest power and speed. Sky Forme shifts to 127 Sp. Atk and 127 Speed with Air Slash flinch at 60% through AbilitySerene Grace, but base Shaymin stays grounded. Tera Grass boosts the main TermStab.
Best Build
Shaymin best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Earth Power
- Seed Flare
- Leech Seed
- Air Slash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Shaymin's options are limited here. You've got Leaf Storm and Seed Flare 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
Shaymin's spread is anchored by Speed, with balanced defenses backing it up. Defense is the clear weak point. Worth 3 HP EVs per KO, and the 1.06M XP medium-slow curve keeps leveling painless.
Shaymin Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Shaymin is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Earthpower with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet, the core moveset is Earthpower, Seedflare, Leech Seed, and Air Slash. Earthpower 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