Shedinja (Pokémon)

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Shedinja ヌケニン Nukenin #292
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Bug Ghost Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Shed Pokémon
Abilities Wonder Guard ----- Blue-Striped ----- Wonder Guard Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 600,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #044 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-033 Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'07" Imperial 0.8 m Metric 2'07"/0.8 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 2.6 lbs. Imperial 1.2 kg Metric 2.6 lbs./1.2 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Mineral group 16 cycles (4080 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 95 Battle Exp.: 951*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Shedinja (Japanese: ヌケニン Nukenin) is a dual-type Bug/Ghost Pokémon.

It is considered a "special" evolution of Nincada, appearing only when it evolves into Ninjask and there is an extra space in the player's party. In Generation IV, it requires an extra Poké Ball in the bag, which will be consumed upon its evolution.

Biology

Physiology

Shedinja's body is based off of an insect's shed exoskeleton. Therefore, its body is completely hollow (it possesses no internal organs). The shell consists of chitin and is entirely incapable of movement. As it is the shed shell of a fully developed Ninjask, it has a similar shape to the latter. Shedinja's entire body is brown in color; the abdomen is of a darker shade. There are four protrusions where Ninjask's limbs were growing. What appears to be its eyes are actually slits; perhaps formerly for the Ninjask the shell housed to look through. Shedinja has one pair of what appear to be tattered "wings" on its back, which is actually where the exoskeleton was torn by Ninjask to break free of the shell. Between its "wings" there is a hole, out of which the Ninjask escaped. Each "wing" divides into three smaller pieces. These "wings" actually don't perform any function, as Shedinja's body is immobile and levitates. Two horizontal lines circle its abdomen. A white halo constantly floats above its head.

Gender differences

Shedinja is a genderless species.

Special abilities

It is rumored that if a human peers into its back, the human's soul will be stolen. This rumor was never mentioned in the anime. Shedinja is impervious to direct-damage from all attacks that its type combination isn't weak to. However, any direct-damage from attacks that Shedinja is weak to (or any form of indirect damage) will always knock it out.

Behavior

Shedinja appear to be wise and intelligent Pokémon. They are also very quiet and stealthy, like a Ninja. They are protective over Ninjask but otherwise very little is known about them.

Habitat

File:Forest.gif

Forest Pokémon

Shedinja probably live in forests, anywhere where there are Nincada and Ninjask and many other bug Pokémon.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Shedinja in the anime

Major appearances

Shedinja made its debut appearance in The Princess and the Togepi under the ownership of Colonel Hansen. It also appeared in A Togepi Mirage!.

Minor appearances

It has made a number of cameo appearances in some Pokémon Contests, such as in The Saffron Con.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG044 Shedinja May's Pokédex Shedinja, the Shed Pokémon. Shedinja possesses a hard, powerful body, giving it strong defenses.

In the manga

Shedinja first appeared when Aqua Admin Amber, having been deprived of his Pokémon after being abandoned by Archie, borrows a Nincada from his comrade Shelly, which then immediately evolves into a Ninjask, putting Wattson in quite a pinch with the incredible speed it gained by the minute. Although the old gym leader eventually managed to defeat it, a Shedinja formed from the shell Ninjask shed and attacked him from behind, sending him sinking into the ocean.

Several more volumes down the line, both Emerald and Greta used Shedinja to exploit its Wonder Guard ability, as well as the fact that it has one base HP, requiring no items to resuscitate itself.

In the TCG

Main article: Shedinja (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby Shedinja's hard body doesn't move - not even a twitch. In fact, its body appears to be merely a hollow shell. It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body from its back. Sapphire Shedinja is a peculiar Pokémon. It seems to appear unsought in a Poké Ball after a Nincada evolves. This bizarre Pokémon is entirely immobile - it doesn't even breathe. Emerald A peculiar Pokémon that floats in air even though its wings remain completely still. The inside of its body is hollow and utterly dark. FireRed A most peculiar Pokémon that somehow appears in a Poké Ball when a Nincada evolves. LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one's spirit. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold A strange Pokémon--it flies without moving its wings, has a hollow shell for a body, and does not breathe. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black ぬけがらが　たましいを　やどした。せなかの　すきまから　のぞきこむと　たましいを　すわれてしまうらしい。 White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party Emerald None Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party and spare Poké Ball Platinum None Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party and spare Poké Ball HeartGold SoulSilver None Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party and spare Poké Ball Pal Park Forest Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Automatic on obtaining Ninjask
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 19 Endless Level 33 Forever Level 33 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Nincada
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mt. Travail (1F-19F)
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 1		1 - 1	1 - 1
Attack: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Defense: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Atk: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Def: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Speed: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 236	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/2 ★★	Power 1/3 ★☆☆
Skill 1/3 ★☆☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 5/5 ★★★★★	Total 13/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 0× Ghost 2× Steel 0× Fire 2× Water 0× Grass 0× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 0× Dragon 0× Dark 2× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 0× Ghost 2× Steel 0× Fire 2× Water 0× Grass 0× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 0× Dragon 0× Dark 2× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 0× Ghost 2× Steel 0× Fire 2× Water 0× Grass 0× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 0× Dragon 0× Dark 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 2× Poison 0× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 0× Ghost 2× Steel 0× Fire 2× Water 0× Grass 0× Electric 0× Psychic 0× Ice 0× Dragon 0× Dark 2× None

Notes: If the opponent has the Ability Mold Breaker, Turboblaze or Teravolt, or the Pokémon is affected by Gastro Acid or has its Ability replaced, only  Normal  and  Fighting-type  moves will not cause damage to this Pokémon. If this Pokémon is affected by Soak, only  Grass  and  Electric-type  moves will cause damage to this Pokémon.

Shedinja can also be damaged by Struggle and any of the shadow moves from Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD. The moves Future Sight and Doom Desire can hit Shedinja prior to Generation V.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and its sequel, the standard A-button tackle will do one HP damage and foe Shedinja always has a maximum of 5 HP. However, as a team member, Shedinja's HP is not capped.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 00Start Harden Normal Status 0000— ——% 30 055 Leech Life Bug Physical 02020 100100% 15 099 Sand-Attack Ground Status 0000— 100100% 15 1414 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 1919 Mind Reader Normal Status 0000— ——% 5 2525 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 10 3131 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 10 3838 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 04040 100100% 30 4545 Grudge Ghost Status 0000— ——% 5 5252 Heal Block Psychic Status 0000— 100100% 15 5959 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shedinja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shedinja Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Canon	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	04040	100}}100%	40
	TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	0000—	075}}75%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM76	Insect Opposition	Bug	Special	03030	100}}100%	20
	TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shedinja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shedinja Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100%	10
	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Extreme Risk	Fighting	Special	—	100%	5
	Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—%	20
	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100%	35
	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100%	5
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Shedinja in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Shedinja in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shedinja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shedinja Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Shedinja can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Shedinja cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shedinja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shedinja Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 292.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Secretive Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP I'm an empty shell, but still I'll fight! 26%-50% HP My health has dipped to around half the peak level. 1%-25% HP It's looking grim. I even feel like an empty shell now... Level up I'm just an empty shell, but I can still level up! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I'm just an empty shell, but I can still level up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: D
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Bug  Poké Assist: ( Ghost ) Field move: None Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 36 Max. exp.: 70 Browser entry   Shedinja is difficult to capture because it fades in and out of view.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Nincada  Bug  Ground	Level 20 →	First Evolution Ninjask  Bug  Flying
If... Poké Ball in bag (Poké Ball not needed in Generation III)	Space in party →	Castoff evolution Shedinja  Bug  Ghost

Note: In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Shedinja will not be mentioned when evolving Nincada, but will subsequently appear in Chimecho's Assembly.

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Shedinja images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In addition to the moves that Shedinja can learn by leveling up, it can also know any of the moves that the Ninjask whose shell it recently inhabited knew at the time of its evolution. For example, Shedinja can learn Agility, along with any other moves Ninjask knew, from a Nincada that evolves into Ninjask.
• Shedinja is the only Pokémon whose HP IV cannot be determined, due to it always having the same amount of HP. To figure out a Shedinja's HP IV, one must find out the HP IV of the Ninjask that shed it.
• A Poké Ball is only needed to obtain a Shedinja in the Generation IV games. In other games, Shedinja copies the ball that Nincada was in.
  • The Poké Ball in Generation IV must be a basic Poké Ball.
  • A Poké Ball is removed from the player's inventory when they obtain a Shedinja through evolution in Generation IV.
• No other Pokémon shares the same type combination as Shedinja.
• Shedinja has the lowest base HP stat of all Pokémon.
  • Shedinja's base HP stat is also the lowest base stat number of any Pokémon.
  • Due to this, it's the only Pokémon who can't gain any additional HP Effort Value points.
• Due to the fact that its HP is always 1, in Generation IV, it cannot take damage from poison outside of battle, and in Generation III, it cannot survive any damage from it.
• Shedinja has the lowest base stat total of all fully evolved Pokémon.
  • Shedinja is also the only fully evolved Pokémon that has lower base stat total than its pre-evolved form, largely due to its HP base stat of 1.
• Shedinja is one of only three Pokémon that is not a baby Pokémon to have a different egg group than its evolutionary relatives, being in the Mineral egg group while Nincada and Ninjask are in the Bug group. It cannot breed normally with Mineral group Pokémon either way, however, as it has no gender. The other two Pokémon that share this trait are Nidorina and Nidoqueen.
• Shedinja is one of the only two Template:Type2 Pokémon that cannot learn Psychic, the other being Rotom.
• A Shedinja that appears upon the evolution of a Nincada will always appear with its default name, SHEDINJA, while its Poké Ball will always be the normal kind. Its IVs and EVs are inherited by the creating Nincada, as are its OT and ID numbers.
• Due to its ability, Shedinja has the most immunities out of all Pokémon, with 12.
  • A Shedinja that was taught Mimic by move tutor, may mimic a type changing move (such as Conversion or Camouflage) to change its type to lower or increase its immunities. If changed to the Normal or Electric type, it will have 16 of 17 immunities; with only Fighting and Ground respectively being super effective.
• Despite it being able to learn Rest and Substitute, they will always fail since it only has 1 HP.
  • Shedinja can still be under the effects of Substitute if given one through Baton Pass.
• Since Shedinja has only one HP, its Defense and Special Defense stats normally have no purpose in battle.
  • However, if Shedinja receives a Substitute through Baton Pass, its Defense and Special Defense are factored into damage the Substitute takes.
  • Shedinja's Defense and Special Defense stats are also used when a Pokémon uses Transform on a Shedinja.
  • Shedinja can also still gain Effort Values in Defense and Special Defense (but not HP).
• Ironically, Shedinja gives 2 EVs in HP when defeated in battle, despite having HP as its lowest stat.
• Shedinja is the only Pokémon that has its HP restored to maximum when leveled up with a Rare Candy or revived with a Revive.

Origin

It is based on the shed husk that cicadas leave behind when they finish their metamorphosis into adults. It may also be based off a guardian angel, due to the 'halo' floating over its head. Its ability Wonder Guard probably alludes to this.

Name origin

Shedinja's name is a combination of shed, casting off skin or exoskeleton, and ninja.

Nukenin is a combination of 抜け殻 nukegara, casting off skin, and 忍者 ninja. Nukenin is also a term describing ninja who have abandoned their clan and lord.

In other languages

• German: Ninjatom - A combination of Ninja and Phantom.
• French: Munja - From mue (shed skin) and ninja.
• Korean: 껍질몬 Kkeopjilmon
• Chinese (Taiwan): 脫殼忍者 Tuō Ké Rěn Zhě - Literally "Shedding ninja". 脫殼 can also be derived from the idiom 金蟬脫殼 Jīn​chán​tuō​qiào, figuratively "to slip away like a cicada shedding its skin".

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