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Shedinja ヌケニン Nukenin #292
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Bug Ghost Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Shed Pokémon
Ability Wonder Guard Blue-Striped -----	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— 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 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 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 Bug/Ghost-type Pokémon.

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 Template:Type2 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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

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. Also, 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, the standard B-button tackle will do one HP damage and Shedinja always has a maximum of 5 HP.

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

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

• 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.
• Even though it says that looking into the hole on its back can steal one's spirit, the sprite showing the back has the hole clearly visible.

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

• German: Ninjatom - A combination of ninja and tomb.
• French: Munja
• Korean: 껍질몬 Kkeopjilmon

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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