Is Shiftry Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Leaf Stone on Nuzleaf. Grass/Dark with AbilityChlorophyll in sun. Dark coverage handles Fantina's Ghost gym and Lucian's Psychic E4. Requires Ruby Dual Slot for the base form.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Nuzleaf's weaknesses hard.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
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 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 Jupiter's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Seedot
Catch Seedot on Route 203 (walking, Lv 6, rare). Pokémon Ruby in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- 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 Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 31DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- 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
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- 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. 2 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORDarkSucker PunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- 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
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Shiftry in Platinum
The Seedot line tops out at Shiftry, which has zero wild spawns. Catch a Nuzleaf through the Ruby-game spawns, then use a Leaf Stone to finish the evolution.
Catch Seedot or Nuzleaf at any of these 5 spots to eventually evolve into Shiftry.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Seedot is your first catch on the way to Shiftry. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-48 across 7 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 Platinum
Shiftry takes a Leaf Stone, so chain a Seedot in Eterna Forest to 40 for a shiny, then evolve the line. Compare Shiny Shiftry odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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 (Route 201 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 | ||
 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% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x180-211%KO Poison Jab 2x64-76% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x186-219%KO X-Scissor 4x133-157%KO Poison Jab 2x67-78% Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Yanmega builds →Bug Buzz 4x211-248%KO Air Slash 2x89-104%KO | ||
 Forretress BugSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shiftry View Forretress builds →Bug Bite 4x115-135%KO Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 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% | ||
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.
Pt Shiftry Best Moveset
Without sun, 80 Speed and 100 Attack or 90 Sp. Atk are decent but not threatening enough. The moveset runs physical or special Grass and Dark hits, and AbilityChlorophyll in sun doubles that Speed for sweeping. Useful in sun, unremarkable without it.
Best Build
Shiftry best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Low Kick
- Explosion
- Dark Pulse
- Sucker Punch
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
45 of 47 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 ft/second that can level houses.
Shiftry Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Shiftry as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Platinum, 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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