Shiftry

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Shiftry is a Grass/Dark type Pokémon introduced in Generation 3.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0275
Type	Grass Dark
Species	Wicked Pokémon
Height	1.3 m (4′03″)
Weight	59.6 kg (131.4 lbs)
Abilities	1. Chlorophyll 2. Wind Rider Pickpocket (hidden ability)
Local №	0024 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 0024 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 0041 (Sword/Shield) 0056 (The Teal Mask)

Training

EV yield	3 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	216
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field, Grass
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)

Base stats

HP	90	290	384
Attack	100	184	328
Defense	60	112	240
Sp. Atk	90	166	306
Sp. Def	60	112	240
Speed	80	148	284
Total	480	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Shiftry.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2	½	½	½	2	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	0	4		½		½		2

Evolution chart

#0273
Seedot
Grass

(Level 14)

#0274
Nuzleaf
Grass · Dark

(use Leaf Stone)

#0275
Shiftry
Grass · Dark

Shiftry changes

In Generations 3-8, Shiftry has the Early Bird ability.
In Generations 3-4, Shiftry has a base experience yield of 181.
In Generations 3-7, Shiftry has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Ruby	SHIFTRY is a mysterious POKéMON that is said to live atop towering trees dating back over a thousand years. It creates terrific windstorms with the fans it holds.
Sapphire	SHIFTRY’s large fans generate awesome gusts of wind at a speed close to 100 feet per second. The whipped-up wind blows anything away. This POKéMON chooses to live quietly deep in forests.
FireRed LeafGreen	A POKéMON that was feared as a forest guardian. It can read the foe’s mind and take preemptive action.
Emerald	It is said to arrive on chilly, wintry winds. Feared from long ago as the guardian of forests, this POKéMON lives in a deep forest where people do not venture.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 ft/second that can level houses.
HeartGold SoulSilver	It lives quietly in the deep forest. It is said to create chilly winter winds with the fans it holds.
Black White Black 2 White 2	By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 ft/second that can level houses.
X	A Pokémon that was feared as a forest guardian. It can read the foe’s mind and take preemptive action.
Y	By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 feet per second that can level houses.
Omega Ruby	Shiftry is a mysterious Pokémon that is said to live atop towering trees dating back over a thousand years. It creates terrific windstorms with the fans it holds.
Alpha Sapphire	Shiftry’s large fans generate awesome gusts of wind at a speed close to 100 feet per second. The whipped-up wind blows anything away. This Pokémon chooses to live quietly deep in forests.
Sword	A Pokémon that was feared as a forest guardian. It can read the foe’s mind and take preemptive action.
Shield	It lives quietly in the deep forest. It is said to create chilly winter winds with the fans it holds.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	By flapping its leafy fans, it can whip up gusts of 100 feet per second that can level houses.

Moves learned by Shiftry

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Shiftry learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
1	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
1	Payback	Dark	50	100
1	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Shiftry learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Leaf Blade	Grass		90	100

Moves learnt by reminder

Shiftry learns the following extra moves when using the Remember Moves feature in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Absorb	Grass	20	100
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Growth	Normal	—	—
Harden	Normal	—	—
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
Razor Leaf	Grass	55	95
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Swagger	Normal	—	85
Synthesis	Grass	—	—
Tackle	Normal	40	100
Torment	Dark	—	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Shiftry does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Shiftry is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
29	Hex	Ghost	65	100
30	Snarl	Dark	55	95
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
33	Magical Leaf	Grass	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
40	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
56	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
57	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
62	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
65	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
92	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
111	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
113	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
118	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
119	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
128	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
137	Grassy Terrain	Grass	—	—
140	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
159	Leaf Storm	Grass	130	90
160	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
168	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
184	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100
190	Solar Blade	Grass	125	100
191	Uproar	Normal	90	100
193	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
194	Grassy Glide	Grass	55	100
199	Lash Out	Dark	75	100
203	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
206	Petal Blizzard	Grass	90	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—
229	Upper Hand	Fighting	65	100

Moves learnt by level up

Shiftry learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Explosion	Normal	250	100
1	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growth	Normal	—	—
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
1	Leaf Blade	Grass	90	100
1	Leaf Tornado	Grass	65	90
1	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
1	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
1	Payback	Dark	50	100
1	Razor Leaf	Grass	55	95
1	Rollout	Rock	30	90
1	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
1	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
1	Swagger	Normal	—	85
1	Synthesis	Grass	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Torment	Dark	—	100
1	Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Shiftry learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Leaf Tornado	Grass		65	90

Egg moves

Shiftry learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Shiftry gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Grassy Terrain	Grass	—	—
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Worry Seed	Grass	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shiftry is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Snarl	Dark	55	95
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
97	Defog	Flying	—	—
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Shiftry sprites

Type	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal					—
Shiny					—	—	—

See all Shiftry sprites

Where to find Shiftry

Ruby	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Sapphire FireRed LeafGreen	Trade/migrate from another game
Emerald	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Black	Trade/migrate from another game
White	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Black 2 White 2	Nature Sanctuary, Nature Preserve
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Shield	Trade/migrate from another game
Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Seedot/Nuzleaf
Shining Pearl	Trade/migrate from another game
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Shiftry questions

what does no guard do in pokemon?

Other languages

English	Shiftry
Japanese	ダーテング (Dirteng)
German	Tengulist
French	Tengalice
Italian	Shiftry
Spanish	Shiftry
Korean	다탱구 (dataenggu)
Chinese (Simplified)	狡猾天狗
Chinese (Traditional)	狡猾天狗

English	Wicked Pokémon
Japanese	よこしまポケモン
German	Verschlagen-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Malveillant
Italian	Pokémon Burbero
Spanish	Pokémon Malvado
Korean	부정하기포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	邪恶宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	邪惡寶可夢

Name origin

shifty: deceptive, evasive
tree: large plant with a trunk