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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
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-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 Nincada evolves into Ninjask, starting at level 20, and there is an extra space in the player's party and the player has an extra Poké Ball. An extra Poké Ball is not necessary to obtain Shedinja in Generation III.

Biology

Physiology

Shedinja's body is based on 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 due to its signature Ability, Wonder Guard. 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

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

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

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

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 the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, the standard A-button tackle will do one HP damage. In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, foe Shedinja always has a maximum of 5 HP, whereas in Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, foe Shedinja always has a maximum of 10 HP. However, as a team member, Shedinja's HP is not capped.

Learnset

By leveling up

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	Round	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	Struggle Bug	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
	Final Gambit	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

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
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 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*	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

• A Poké Ball is removed from the bag upon obtaining a Shedinja through evolution. The Poké Ball must be a basic Poké Ball.
  • A Poké Ball is not needed to obtain Shedinja in the Generation III games, where it copies the ball Nincada was in. This is the only legitimate way to get a Shedinja in a non-standard Poké Ball.
• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Shedinja.
• Shedinja has the lowest base stat total of all fully evolved Pokémon.
• Shedinja is one of only three Pokémon, other than 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.
• A Shedinja that appears upon the evolution of a Nincada will not be nicknamed. After Generation III, 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. In Generation III, its Poké Ball is inherited from Nincada.
• Due to its ability, Shedinja has the most immunities out of all Pokémon, with 12.
• Shedinja is the only Pokémon that has a base stat total of 236.
• Prior to Generation V, if Nincada learns a move upon evolving into Ninjask, Shedinja will also know this move. This means that Shedinja can learn any of Ninjask's level up moves starting at level 20, but only the ones learned at the same level. In Generation V, Shedinja starts with the moves Nincada knew prior to evolution.
• Shedinja is the only genderless Pokémon that can learn egg moves. However, Staryu and Starmie could also learn moves via breeding in Gold and Silver.
• Shedinja and Froslass are the only two Ghost types that evolve from a Pokémon that isn't a Ghost type.
• Even though looking into the crack on Shedinja's back is said to steal one's spirit, all of Shedinja's back sprites display it perfectly, yet no negative effects happen to the player in-game.
• Although several of Shedinja's Pokedex entries state it is immobile, several others say it can float on it's wings. Shedinja also moves that would require it to move.

1 HP trivia

• Shedinja has the lowest base HP and its base HP stat is also the lowest base stat number of all Pokémon. Due to its 1 HP, Shedinja has many unique characteristics:
  • Shedinja is the only Pokémon whose HP IV and base stat 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.
  • Shedinja is the only Pokémon who cannot gain any additional HP EVs.
    • Shedinja gives 2 EVs in HP when defeated in battle, despite having the lowest HP of all Pokémon.
  • In Generation IV, it cannot take damage from Poison outside of battle, and in Generation III, it cannot survive any damage from it.
  • Despite it being able to learn Substitute and Rest, they will always fail.
    • 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, and when Shedinja uses Power Trick via Mimic.
  • Shedinja is the only Pokémon that has its HP restored to maximum when leveled up with a Rare Candy or revived with a Revive.
  • Shedinja's Final Gambit will always do 1 HP damage to an opponent.
  • Shedinja is the only fully evolved Pokémon that has lower base stat total than its pre-evolved form, due to its HP base stat of 1.
  • If Shedinja holds a Focus Sash and it is triggered, the item will be consumed and leave Shedinja at full HP.

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

On the Origin of Species: Nincada, Ninjask and Shedinja

It is based on the shed husk that cicadas leave behind when they finish their metamorphosis into adults. It may also be based on a guardian angel, due to the halo-like object floating above 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

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