Is Shiftry Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Leaf Stone on Nuzleaf. Grass/Dark with AbilityChlorophyll. Handles Shauntal through Dark and Clay through Grass. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. Decent mixed offenses but five weaknesses make it fragile.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Roxie's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Shiftry on Nature Preserve (shaking grass, Lv 59, uncommon). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
How to Get Shiftry in Black 2 & White 2
Shiftry starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Shiftry in B2W2
Seedot is your first catch on the way to Shiftry. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 56-59 across 8 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Obtain Seedot
Step 2Catch or Evolve NuzleafNature PreserveLv.56-57GrassRate 30%AnyNature SanctuaryLv.56-57GrassRate 30%Anyor evolve from Seedot (Step 1)- Step 3Shiftry ✓Nature PreserveLv.59Shaking grass spotsRate 10%AnyShaking spotNature SanctuaryLv.59Shaking grass spotsRate 10%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Nuzleaf (Step 2)
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Shiftry Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shiftry
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
 Koffing Poison | C | |
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x51-60% Rock Smash 2x23-28% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x43-51% Rock Smash 2x23-28% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x69-82% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x51-61% Rock Smash 2x42-50% Smog 2x12-14% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Muk builds →Sludge 2x48-57% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x54-64% Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x74-87% Rock Smash 2x27-33% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x74-87% Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x77-90% Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
 Dwebble BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Dwebble builds →Bug Bite 4x93-111%KO Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x195-230%KO Brick Break 2x62-73% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 4x243-287%KO Poison Tail 2x53-63% Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x146-172%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% Venoshock 2x23-28% | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Mandibuzz builds →U-turn 4x70-83% Fly 2x66-78% Rock Smash 2x20-24% Incinerate 2x15-17% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x198-234%KO Brick Break 2x62-73% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 4x245-289%KO Poison Tail 2x52-62% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-190%KO U-turn 4x127-150%KO Hammer Arm 2x91-107%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x146-172%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% Venoshock 2x23-27% | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 4x167-197%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-50% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x295-347%KO Close Combat 2x147-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% Venoshock 2x23-28% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x199-234%KO Superpower 2x98-116%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 4x247-291%KO Poison Tail 2x53-62% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x86-102%KO Aerial Ace 2x38-45% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x164-192%KO U-turn 4x128-151%KO Superpower 2x109-128%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x294-346%KO Close Combat 2x147-173%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% Venoshock 2x23-27% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Cobalion builds →X-Scissor 4x101-119%KO Sacred Sword 2x85-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x38-45% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x197-232%KO Superpower 2x98-115%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 4x243-286%KO Poison Tail 2x51-61% Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-189%KO U-turn 4x127-150%KO Superpower 2x107-126%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x295-348%KO Close Combat 2x148-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% Venoshock 2x22-26% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Volcarona builds →Bug Buzz 4x238-280%KO Overheat 2x184-217%KO Hurricane 2x105-124%KO Poison Jab 2x36-43% | ||
 Durant BugSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Durant builds →X-Scissor 4x176-207%KO Aerial Ace 2x44-52% Rock Smash 2x30-35% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x112-132%KO X-Scissor 4x101-118%KO Poison Jab 2x50-59% Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x198-234%KO Superpower 2x98-116%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Genesect can KO Shiftry with U-turn (204-240%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (149-176%).
 Genesect BugSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Genesect builds →U Turn 4x204-240%KO Ice Beam 2x72-84% Explosion121-142%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x123-144%KO Air Slash 2x103-121%KO Fire Blast 2x149-176%KO Focus Blast 2x109-128%KO | ||
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 181 partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Beat Up, Bullet Seed and 9 more.
B2W2 Shiftry Best Moveset
AbilityChlorophyll in sun doubles 80 Speed to 160, and 100 Attack fires physical Grass/Dark TermStab before everything. The moveset answers Water, Psychic, and Ground types in sun. AbilityEarly Bird handles sleep strategies as an alternative. 60/60 defenses fold to any hit the moveset doesn't dodge by outspeeding.
Best Build
Shiftry best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Dark Pulse
- Sucker Punch
- Giga Drain
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Leaf Storm and Solar Beam for the basics, but Shiftry's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Flying and Fighting hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 ft/second that can level houses.
Shiftry Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Shiftry looks average on paper at 480 BST. But Chlorophyll is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Dark Pulse with Choice Specs is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Scizor (Bug), Blaziken (Fire), and Lapras (Ice) when using Shiftry. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Scizor is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Fighting, Poison, and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Shiftry gets Chlorophyll, Wind Rider, and Pickpocket. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Shiftry is a mixed attacker with base 100 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Dark Pulse, Sucker Punch, Giga Drain, and Fakeout on Shiftry. Dark Pulse is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
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