Is Shuppet Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Ghost with AbilityFrisk revealing the opponent's held item. Banette at 37 has strong Attack. If imported, physical Ghost with AbilityFrisk for item scouting. Banette is wild natively though.
Cheren's team hits Shuppet's weaknesses hard.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Shuppet's weaknesses hard.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Shuppet's weaknesses hard.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shuppet trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shuppet here.
Shuppet has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Shuppet's weaknesses hard.
Iris's typing presses Shuppet's defenses.
Shuppet 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 Shuppet in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Shuppet. The 2-stage line runs through Shuppet, which you can catch in the wild from the locations below. Evolve at level 37 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Shuppet in B2W2
To get Shuppet, start by catching Shuppet through walking encounters at Lv. 32-50. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Shuppet ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into BanetteStrange HouseLv.32-34FloorRate 15%AnyVictory Road - 1FLv.47-50CaveRate 70%AnyVictory Road - 3FLv.47-50CaveRate 70%Anyor evolve from Shuppet (Step 1)
Shuppet Weakness
Ghost and Dark moves hit Shuppet for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal and Fighting-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Shuppet Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Shuppet
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
 Liepard Dark | C | |
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Jellicent builds →Ominous Wind 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x87-104%KO | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Jellicent builds →Ominous Wind 2x112-132%KO | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Cofagrigus Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Cofagrigus builds →Shadow Ball 2x161-189%KO Thief 2x34-40% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Liepard builds →Snarl 2x104-123%KO Shadow Claw 2x83-99% | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x139-164%KO Shadow Claw 2x80-95% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x179-211%KO Shadow Claw 2x119-141%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x223-263%KO Shadow Claw 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Drapion builds →Night Slash 2x133-157%KO Shadow Ball 2x77-90% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x235-277%KO Thief 2x35-42% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x108-128%KO Shadow Ball 2x72-85% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x181-213%KO Shadow Claw 2x121-142%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x223-263%KO Shadow Claw 2x111-131%KO | ||
Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x151-179%KO Shadow Ball 2x77-91% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x234-275%KO Thief 2x35-41% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x107-126%KO Shadow Ball 2x71-84% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x216-254%KO Shadow Claw 2x126-148%KO | ||
 Bisharp DarkSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Bisharp builds →Night Slash 2x178-210%KO Shadow Claw 2x119-140%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x228-269%KO Shadow Claw 2x112-132%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x240-283%KO Payback 2x44-52% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x210-248%KO Shadow Claw 2x123-145%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Hydreigon can KO Shuppet with Dark Pulse (257-303%).
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shuppet View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x257-303%KO Draco Meteor209-245%KO Fire Blast118-139%KO Flamethrower97-114%KO | ||
Shuppet Evolutions
Shuppet is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Banette. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Shuppet. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Shuppet easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond and 7 more to offspring.
B2W2 Shuppet Best Moveset
Ghost at 75 Attack with AbilityFrisk revealing the opponent's held item on entry. AbilityCursed Body as a hidden ability disables moves on contact. The moveset fires Ghost TermStab at pre-evolution power. Banette one evolution away adds the Attack stat.
Best Build
Shuppet best EVs are Attack
Physical Stallbreaker Moveset
- Trick Room
- Destiny Bond
- Taunt
- Shadow Sneak
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Shuppet picks up Astonish and Confuse Ray only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Shadow Ball and Hex while Dark and Electric coverage and more adds range.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It feeds on the dark emotions of sadness and hatred, which make it grow steadily stronger.
Shuppet Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Shuppet works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Banette. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Shuppet appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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