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Shedinja

#292

Bug
Ghost
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An image of the Pokemon Shedinja #292 in the Pokedex
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.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Shedinja's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Shedinja:
2x
Dark
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Rock
1x
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Ice
Psychic
Steel
Water
0.5x
Bug
Grass
Ground
Poison
Immune
Fighting
Normal
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Shedinja's STAB attacks.

Shedinja will receive 29% more damage from a Special Attack compared to a Physical Attack.

Special attack icon

Shedinja's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Shedinja are Fire, Flying, Rock type Pokemon.

Fire
Flying
Rock

Dark and Ghost types will also deal super-effective damage against Shedinja, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Shedinja's attacks!

Dark
Ghost

Weaknesses

Shedinja's type is Bug and Ghost.

Shedinja has a weakness to Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Rock types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Shedinja, causing Shedinja to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Fighting and Normal type attacks will have no effect on Shedinja, as Shedinja is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Shedinja is resistant to attacks from Bug, Grass, Ground, Poison types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Shedinja:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Shedinja, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Fire
Flying
Rock
1x
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Ice
Steel
Water
0.5x
Bug
Ground
Poison
Immune
Fighting
Normal

Strength Table

Here is what Shedinja is strong against:
2x
Dark
Ghost
Grass
Psychic
1x
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Rock
Steel
Water

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