Shiftry Pokemon Guide

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Shiftry Pokemon Guide

Shiftry is a Grass and Dark-type Pokemon from Generation 3. It is the final evolution of Seedot and Nuzleaf, and it is known for its fan-like hands and wind-based attacks. This guide covers Shiftry’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general competitive value across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Shiftry

Shiny Form

Shiny Shiftry

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Shiftry guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Legends Z-A, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Shiftry Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Abilities	Evolution
Locations	FAQ

Shiftry Description

Shiftry is the final stage in the Seedot evolution line. It is a Grass and Dark-type Pokemon known for its mysterious forest guardian theme, strong offensive moves and evolution from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.

Competitive Overview

Is Shiftry Good in Competitive?

Shiftry can be a useful offensive Pokemon because of its Grass and Dark typing, access to priority and support moves, and abilities that can support sun or wind-based strategies depending on the game.

Shiftry’s biggest strengths are moves like Leaf Blade, Knock Off, Sucker Punch and Swords Dance. Its biggest issue is its defensive typing, especially the major weakness to Bug-type moves.

Shiftry Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Shiftry, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Shiftry

National Dex

#0275

Type

Grass / Dark

Species

Wicked Pokemon

Height

4’03” / 1.3 m

130 cm

Weight

131.4 lbs / 59.6 kg

59.6 kg

Abilities

Chlorophyll, Wind Rider, Pickpocket

Shiftry Stats

Shiftry has solid offensive stats for a Grass and Dark-type Pokemon. It is faster and stronger than Seedot and Nuzleaf, making it the main battle-ready form of the evolution line.

Attack

100

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Shiftry Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Shiftry uses Grass, Dark, Flying, Normal and support options across Pokemon games. These are some of Shiftry’s most useful and recognizable moves across the series.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Leaf Blade

A strong physical Grass-type attack and one of Shiftry’s most reliable same-type moves.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Knock Off

Excellent Dark-type utility that can remove an opponent’s held item in games where it is available.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Sucker Punch

Priority Dark-type damage that helps Shiftry threaten faster attackers.

Flying type Pokemon icon

Hurricane

A powerful Flying-type attack that connects well with Shiftry’s wind theme.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Leaf Storm

A high-power special Grass-type attack for immediate damage.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Fake Out

A priority disruption move that can create early-turn pressure in some formats.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Swords Dance

A setup move that sharply boosts Shiftry’s Attack for physical sets.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Sunny Day

Supports Chlorophyll and helps Shiftry fit onto sun-focused teams.

Shiftry All Moves

Shiftry can learn Grass, Dark, Normal and other coverage or support moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Shiftry’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Leaf Blade	Grass	Physical	90	100
1	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95
1	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70
1	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
1	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95
TM	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100
TM	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Petal Blizzard	Grass	Physical	90	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Solar Blade	Grass	Physical	125	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Tailwind	Flying	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	–	–
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100
Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	–	100
Defog	Flying	Status	–	–
Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	80	100
Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100
Growth	Normal	Status	–	–
Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100
Swagger	Normal	Status	–	85
Synthesis	Grass	Status	–	–
Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
Torment	Dark	Status	–	100
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	–	–
Worry Seed	Grass	Status	–	100

Shiftry Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Shiftry is a Grass and Dark-type Pokemon. This gives it a useful Psychic immunity and several resistances, but it also leaves Shiftry with several weaknesses and a major Bug weakness.

Type

Grass / Dark

Weaknesses

Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Fairy

Resistances

Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark

Immunity

Psychic

Shiftry Abilities

Shiftry’s abilities can improve its Speed in sunlight, interact with wind moves or let it steal items after contact depending on the game and format.

Chlorophyll

Doubles Shiftry’s Speed during harsh sunlight, making it useful on sun-focused teams.

Wind Rider

Boosts Shiftry’s Attack when hit by a wind move and prevents damage from wind moves in games where this ability is available.

Pickpocket

May steal the attacker’s held item when Shiftry is hit by a contact move. This is Shiftry’s hidden ability in many games.

Shiftry Evolution

Shiftry evolves from Nuzleaf, which evolves from Seedot. The full Shiftry evolution line is Seedot, Nuzleaf and Shiftry.

Stage 1

Seedot

Starting form

Stage 2

Nuzleaf

Evolves from Seedot at Level 14

Stage 3

Shiftry

Evolves from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone

Where to Find Shiftry in Pokemon Games

Shiftry’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Shiftry is obtained by evolving Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone, by catching it directly in select areas or by transferring it from another game.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Red	Not available because Shiftry had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Shiftry had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Shiftry had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Shiftry had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Shiftry had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Shiftry had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Ruby	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Black	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Black 2	Nature Sanctuary and Nature Preserve.
Pokemon White 2	Nature Sanctuary and Nature Preserve.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Sword	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Shield	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Scarlet	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone in The Teal Mask DLC.
Pokemon Violet	Evolve from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone in The Teal Mask DLC.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Shiftry
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Shiftry FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Shiftry. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Shiftry?

Shiftry is a Grass and Dark-type Pokemon.

What is Shiftry weak against?

Shiftry is weak to Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug and Fairy-type moves. Bug is especially dangerous because of Shiftry’s Grass and Dark typing.

What does Shiftry evolve from?

Shiftry evolves from Nuzleaf when exposed to a Leaf Stone. Nuzleaf evolves from Seedot at Level 14.

What are Shiftry’s abilities?

Shiftry’s abilities are Chlorophyll, Wind Rider and Pickpocket.

What are Shiftry’s best moves?

Shiftry’s best moves often include Leaf Blade, Knock Off, Sucker Punch, Hurricane, Leaf Storm, Fake Out and Swords Dance.

Is Shiftry good in Pokemon?

Shiftry can be a useful offensive Pokemon thanks to its Grass and Dark typing, strong move options and useful abilities.

How do you get Shiftry?

The most common way to get Shiftry is to evolve Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone, though some games allow direct encounters or transfers.

Does Shiftry have a shiny form?

Yes, Shiftry has a shiny form, and the shiny image shortcode is included near the top of this guide.

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