Special
Trick Room
CTier
30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Shiinotic's spread favors special bulk over offense. Sp. Def leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 Sp. Def EVs per defeat. Medium-fast 1M XP curve to level.

Base Stats
Above
HP60
C
Attack45
D
Defense80
C
Sp. Atk90
B
Sp. Def100
B
Speed30
F
Total405
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging75 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.0 m
3'03"Small
Weight11.5 kg
25.4 lbsFeather
Base XP142
Average
Abilities
Illuminate
Doubles the wild encounter rate.
Effect SporeTop Pick
Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rain DishHANiche
Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe
Special Defense training target
Pokedex Entries

Forests where Shiinotic live are treacherous to enter at night. People confused by its strange lights can never find their way home again.

Shiinotic Weakness

Shiinotic is weak to Poison, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Steel. Watch out for Poison attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Shiinotic Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Poison
2x (Weak)Fire, Ice, Flying, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Dark
0x (Immune)Dragon
Type ChartVulnerable
5Weak
6Resist
1Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
Poison
2xWeak
FireIceFlyingSteel
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassFightingGroundDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Dragon
STAB (6)
WaterGroundRockFightingDragonDark
How to Beat Shiinotic in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Nihilego
Nihilego
RockPoison
B
Available Moves
Moves
  • VenoshockLv. 23
  • Clear SmogLv. 7
  • AcidLv. 1
  • Acid SprayLv. 47
Damage vs Shiinotic
Venoshock 4x
139-164%KO
Clear Smog 4x
105-124%KO
Acid 4x
87-102%KO
Acid Spray 4x
87-102%KO
View Nihilego builds →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Shiinotic is the evolved form of Morelull. Breeding produces Morelull eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Morelull gave Shiinotic the biggest boost in Defense (+25), bringing the total to 405 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Morelull
#755Morelull
24
Level 24
Shiinotic
#756Shiinotic
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Morelull
GrassFairy
Shiinotic
GrassFairy
HP
40
60+20
ATK
35
45+10
DEF
55
80+25
SP.ATK
65
90+25
SP.DEF
75
100+25
SPE
15
30+15
BST
285D-Tier
405C-Tier+120
ROLE
Balanced
Trick Room
TYPE
Special
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Shiinotic to get Morelull eggs easily using 67 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Growth, Leech Seed and 2 more.

Egg Groups
Plant
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
venusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradeserperiorludicoloshiftryabomasnowwhimsicottjumpluffbreloomcacturne
12 of 67·

Sun & Moon Shiinotic Best Moveset

For a defensive wall, Shiinotic wants max HP and Sp. Def EVs and Bigroot. The Calm nature tilts toward special wall duty, and Effect Spore contributes without taking a move slot.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Effect Spore
Item
Big Root
Best Nature for Shiinotic
Calm+SPD

Shiinotic best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • MoonblastSTAB
  • SporeUtility
  • Strength SapSTAB
  • Leech SeedSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Gliscor
GliscorDecent
Infernape
InfernapeDecent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Shiinotic gets Amnesia and Growth exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Ghost and Psychic coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Solar Beam and Moonblast.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Absorb
—4010025Grass
Lv 1
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Lv 1
Flash
D—10020Normal
Lv 1
Ingrain
D——20Grass
Lv 4
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Lv 8
Flash
D—10020Normal
Lv 11
Moonlight
B——5Fairy
Lv 15
Mega Drain
D7510015Grass
Lv 18
Sleep Powder
C—7515Grass
Lv 22
Ingrain
D——20Grass
Lv 26
Confuse Ray
D—10010Ghost
Lv 31
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
Lv 35
Strength Sap
S—10010Grass
Lv 40
Spore
S—10015Grass
Lv 44
Moonblast
S9510015Fairy
Lv 49
Dream Eater
C10010015Psychic
Lv 53
Spotlight+3
———15Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM57
Charge Beam
A509010Electric
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM99
Dazzling Gleam
S8010010Fairy
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
C10010015Psychic
TM53
Energy Ball
B9010010Grass
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
A——30Psychic
TM96
Nature Power
D——20Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
C9010010Poison
TM22
Solar Beam
B20010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Amnesia
D——20Psychic
Egg
Growth
D——20Normal
Egg
Leech Seed
S—9010Grass
Egg
Poison Powder
D—7535Poison
Egg
Stun Spore
C—7530Grass

Tutor Moves

Shiinotic can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Sunny Day
C——5Fire

How to Get Shiinotic in Sun & Moon

Can't catch Shiinotic directly. Start with Morelull at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 24. The 2-stage line from Morelull to Shiinotic is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Shiinotic in Sun & Moon

The path to Shiinotic starts with Morelull at Lv. 14-27 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Morelull
    Step 1Catch Morelull
    Brooklet Hill - North
    MoonGrass Lv.14-17
    20%Early
    Night
    Brooklet Hill - North
    SunGrass Lv.14-17
    20%Early
    Night
    Lush Jungle - North
    MoonGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
    30%Mid
    Night
    Lush Jungle - North
    SunGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
    30%Mid
    Night
    Lush Jungle - South
    SunGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
    20%Mid
    Night
    Lush Jungle - South
    MoonGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
    20%Mid
    Night
    Lush Jungle - West
    SunGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
    10%Mid
    Night
    Lush Jungle - West
    MoonGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
    10%Mid
    Night
    Route 11
    SunGrass Lv.24-27 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
    Route 11
    MoonGrass Lv.24-27 Route
    10%Mid
    Night
  2. Shiinotic
    Step 2Shiinotic ✓

Shiinotic Guide

  • In Sun & Moon, Shiinotic's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison), Arcanine (Fire), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gengar is the most dangerous since Poison moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Shiinotic won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • In Sun & Moon, Morelull evolves into Shiinotic at level 24. Shiinotic is the fully evolved form. It sits at 405 BST in its evolved form.

  • In Sun & Moon, Shiinotic can work for a story run. 405 BST is average, but Grass/Fairy typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

  • In Sun & Moon, Shiinotic has a 405 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Sun & Moon's meta. It works best as a trick room. Moonblast with Bigroot is the standard set.

  • Illuminate is the go-to ability for Shiinotic. It doubles the wild encounter rate. Its hidden ability Rain Dish can work in specific setups. Effect Spore is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

Game Availability

Introduced in Sun & Moon, Shiinotic has appeared in 3 games across 4 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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