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Height
2'07"
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0.8 m
Metric
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2'07"/0.8 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
2.6 lbs.
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1.2 kg
Metric
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2.6 lbs./1.2 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
2
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 95
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Battle Exp.: 951*
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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 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
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
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
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.
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| Generation III
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| Ruby
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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.
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| Sapphire
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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.
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| Emerald
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A peculiar Pokémon that floats in air even though its wings remain completely still. The inside of its body is hollow and utterly dark.
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| FireRed
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A most peculiar Pokémon that somehow appears in a Poké Ball when a Nincada evolves.
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| LeafGreen
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| Generation IV
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| Diamond
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A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one's spirit.
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| Pearl
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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A strange Pokémon--it flies without moving its wings, has a hollow shell for a body, and does not breathe.
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| SoulSilver
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| Generation V
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| Black
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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。
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| White
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| Black 2
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| White 2
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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1
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1 - 1
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1 - 1
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 236
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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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
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- 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
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| This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- 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
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Side game data
Evolution
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
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.
- 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.
- 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
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
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 Jīnchántuōqiào, figuratively "to slip away like a cicada shedding its skin".
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Shedinja images on Bulbagarden Archives.
