Shedinja (Pokémon)
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| Shedinja ヌケニン Nukenin | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| National Dex | #292 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #044 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-033 |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Bug / Ghost |
| Species | Shed Pokémon |
| Height | 2′07″ (0.8m) |
| Weight | 2.6 lbs. (1.2kg) |
| Ability | Wonder Guard |
| Egg group | Mineral |
| Time to hatch | 3,840 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 HP |
| Exp. yield | 95 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 600,000 exp. |
| Gender | — |
| Pokédex color | Brown |
| Catch rate | 45 |
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Shedinja (Japanese: ヌケニン Nukenin) is the only 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 and an extra Poké Ball in their bag.
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Biology
Physiology
Shedinja is a brownish Pokémon resembling an insect's exoskeleton. Shedinja has a white halo floating over its head and a black hole on its back. As a matter of fact, it is the shed remains of a Nincada after it evolves into a Ninjask. However, there is no logical explanation as to how Shedinja gained a "life" of its own.
Gender differences
This Pokémon is a genderless species.
Special abilities
It is rumored that if a human peers into its back, their soul will be stolen. 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.
Shedinja's movepool is the same as Ninjask's, but with the addition of several Ghost-type moves.
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Shedinja don't eat anything at all.
In the anime
Shedinja first appeared in The Princess and the Togepi. It was owned by Colonel Hansen.
Since then, it has appeared in some episodes involving Pokémon Contests as an extra.
In the TCG
- Main article: Shedinja (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | A most peculiar Pokémon that somehow appears in a Poké Ball when a Nincada evolves. | |
| 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 | A discarded bug shell that came to life. Peering into the crack on its back is said to steal one's spirit. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Nincada with extra slot in party |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Forest |
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 | Evolve from Nincada |
| Pokémon Ranger | Lyra Forest |
Base stats
| HP: | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 90 | |
| Defense: | 45 | |
| SpAtk: | 30 | |
| SpDef: | 30 | |
| Speed: | 40 |
Type effectiveness
Due to its ability, Shedinja is only affected by the types it is weak to - Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost and Rock. Due to its HP, any hit from such a move will knock it out. This means that for Shedinja, the five types mentioned above are one-hit KO's, and the others don't affect it. The only way to get other moves to affect it are status affecting moves or weather, or moves like Gastro Acid, which will cancel Wonder Guard on Shedinja. Abilities like Mold Breaker will also cancel out the ability.
Shedinja can also be damaged by Struggle and any of the Shadow moves from Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and its sequel, the standard A-button tackle will do one HP damage and wild Shedinja always has a maximum of 5 HP. However, as a team member Shedinja's HP is not capped.
Learnset
Shedinja is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Level | Generation III | Generation IV |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Scratch Harden | Scratch Harden |
| 5 | Leech Life | Leech Life |
| 9 | Sand-Attack | Sand-Attack |
| 14 | Fury Swipes | Fury Swipes |
| 19 | Mind Reader | Mind Reader |
| 25 | Spite | Spite |
| 31 | Confuse Ray | Confuse Ray |
| 38 | Shadow Ball | Shadow Sneak |
| 45 | Grudge | Grudge |
| 52 | Heal Block | |
| 59 | Shadow Ball |
By TM/HM
| # | Generation III | Generation IV |
|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Toxic |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Hidden Power |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Sunny Day |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Hyper Beam |
| TM17 | Protect | Protect |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Giga Drain |
| TM21 | Frustration | Frustration |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | SolarBeam |
| TM27 | Return | Return |
| TM28 | Dig | Dig |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Shadow Ball |
| TM32 | Double Team | Double Team |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Sandstorm |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Aerial Ace |
| TM42 | Facade | Facade |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Secret Power |
| TM44 | Rest | Rest |
| TM46 | Thief | Thief |
| TM54 | False Swipe | |
| TM58 | Endure | |
| TM61 | Will-O-Wisp | |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | |
| TM70 | Flash | |
| TM81 | X-Scissor | |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | |
| TM87 | Swagger | |
| TM90 | Substitute | |
| HM01 | Cut | Cut |
| HM05 | Flash |
By breeding
| Move | Father |
|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Ariados Ninjask Yanmega |
| Bug Buzz | Butterfree Venomoth Ledyba, Ledian Yanma, Yanmega Beautifly, Dustox Masquerain Volbeat, Illumise Kricketune Mothim |
| Faint Attack | Gligar, Gliscor Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon |
| Gust | Butterfree Venomoth Beautifly, Dustox Masquerain Mothim Combee |
| Night Slash | Scyther, Scizor Yanmega Heracross |
| *Indicates moves only available through chain breeding. | |
By tutoring
| FRLG | Emerald |
|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Endure |
| Dream Eater | Fury Cutter |
| Mimic | Mud-Slap |
| Substitute | Sleep Talk |
| Snore | |
| Swagger |
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| 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! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 6 | Minimum Experience: 36 |
Poké Assist: 
| Field Move: None | Maximum Experience: 70 |
| Shedinja is difficult to capture because it fades in and out of view. | ||
Evolution
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Level 20 (with Poké Ball and extra party space)
Shedinja
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- Note: In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2, 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 | |
| Image:Spr 3r 292.png | 
| Image:Spr 3f 292.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 292 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 292 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 292 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 292 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 292.png | Image:Spr 4p 292.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 292 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 292 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Shedinja images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- 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, it creates its own Poké Ball in the same way that eggs do.
- No other Pokémon shares the same type combination as Shedinja.
- Shedinja has the lowest base HP stat of all Pokémon.
- 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.
- Despite having the lowest HP of all Pokémon, a defeated Shedinja will give 2 HP EVs.
Origin
It is based on the shed husk that cicadas leave behind when they finish their metamorphosis into adults.
Name origin
Shedinja's name is a combination of shed, casting off of skin or exoskeleton, and ninja. Its Japanese name 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
External links
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