Is Shiftry Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Grass/Dark from Hoenn with AbilityChlorophyll for sun Speed. Without sun, Shiftry is a slow mixed attacker. If imported, handles Fantina and Crasher Wake through dual coverage. Roserade is the better Grass option natively.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Nuzleaf's weaknesses hard.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Shiftry resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Shiftry resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Seedot
Catch Seedot on Route 203 (walking, Lv 5, rare). Pokémon Ruby in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Seedot to Nuzleaf
Seedot evolves into Nuzleaf at Level 14. Your Seedot should hit Level 14 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 31DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Nuzleaf to Shiftry
Nuzleaf evolves into Shiftry with a Leaf Stone. You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Floaroma Meadow.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 49GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Shiftry in Diamond & Pearl
A Leaf Stone on a Nuzleaf is the only road to Shiftry, which never spawns wild. The Nuzleaf line itself only shows with a Ruby cart linked through the GBA port.
Catch Seedot or Nuzleaf at any of these 5 spots to eventually evolve into Shiftry.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8How to Obtain Shiftry in DP
Seedot is your first catch on the way to Shiftry. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-20 across 14 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Nuzleafor evolve from Seedot (Step 1)
- Step 3Shiftry ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Seedot egg.
How to Get Shiny Shiftry in Diamond & Pearl
Shiftry needs a Leaf Stone, so chain a shiny Seedot in Eterna Forest first, then evolve it up. Compare Shiny Shiftry odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Shiftry Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Shiftry in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x299-352%KO Focus Punch 2x186-219%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x193-227%KO Sludge Bomb 2x42-49% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x200-235%KO Focus Punch 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x159-188%KO Overheat 2x149-176%KO U-turn 4x100-118%KO Poison Jab 2x57-68% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 4x200-235%KO Brick Break 2x63-74% Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x180-211%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x163-192%KO X-Scissor 4x117-137%KO Poison Jab 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x180-211%KO Poison Jab 2x64-76% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 4x180-211%KO Wing Attack 2x67-79% Brick Break 2x56-66% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Yanmega builds →Bug Buzz 4x211-248%KO Air Slash 2x89-104%KO | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Drapion builds →X-Scissor 4x102-120%KO Poison Jab 2x76-90% Brick Break 2x48-56% Ice Fang 2x41-48% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Skarmory builds →X-Scissor 4x93-109%KO Fly 2x77-91% Rock Smash 2x24-28% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x154-181%KO Poison Jab 2x55-65% Fire Blast 2x48-56% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 4x159-188%KO Brick Break 2x50-59% Cross Poison 2x46-55% Aerial Ace 2x40-48% | ||
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 131 partners from the Field and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, False Swipe, Leech Seed and 5 more.
DP Shiftry Best Moveset
Sun doubles 80 Speed through AbilityChlorophyll, and Grass/Dark coverage hits from both 100 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk. The moveset can go physical or special under sun, but 60 in both defenses means one hit on the wrong side usually ends it.
Best Build
Shiftry best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Low Kick
- Explosion
- Dark Pulse
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and False Swipe on Shiftry. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Leaf Storm and Solar Beam, they expand what Shiftry can actually threaten in practice.
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
45 of 47 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Shiftry as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Adamant on Shiftry. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
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 7Let's Go
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
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