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Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026

Shiftry

Say it: SHI-ftr-y

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Shiftry is the Wicked Pokémon — Grass and Dark from Seedot → Nuzleaf → Shiftry. In Pokémon GO it is a Grass/Dark attacker with Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade / Foul Play. Grass helps against Water, Ground, and Rock; Dark helps against Ghost and Psychic. Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug, Fighting, and Fairy punish it. Leaf Blade is Standard in GO now (Seedot Community Day historically). Evolve Nuzleaf or catch Shiftry from events.

Say it: SHI-ftr-y

Shiftry (#275) is a Grass / Dark Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the final form of Seedot. Trainers use it as a Grass/Dark attacker with Razor Leaf / Feint Attack / Snarl + Leaf Blade / Foul Play / Hurricane / Leaf Tornado. Against Shiftry, lead with Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug, Fighting, or Fairy. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.

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Type-colored placeholder — not official Pokémon artwork (see IP notice below).

Pokédex notes

Shiftry is a Grass / Dark-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0275. Grass picks spike during Sunny weather and certain Community Days.

Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events

Invest tip: Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade / Foul Play is the usual kit. Leaf Blade is Standard in GO now — no Elite TM required on new copies. Shadow Shiftry is the DPS lean — remove Frustration before investing.

Type matchups

  • Grass moves hit Water, Ground, and Rock hard.
  • Dark moves hit Psychic and Ghost hard.

When Shiftry is your opponent, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Fairy hits hard.

Full type matchup guide →

GO base stats

From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.

Attack
200
Defense
121
Stamina
207

Weak to

FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingBugFairy

Resists

WaterElectricGrassGroundPsychicGhostDark

Best Pokémon to use against it

When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.

Recommended

Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.

  1. 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  2. 2. Reshiram · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Fusion Flare

  3. 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  6. 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  7. 7. Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  8. 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  9. 9. Chandelure · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  10. 10. Heatran · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Emboar · beats Fire

    Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Infernape · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

Budget

Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.

  1. 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  2. 2. Arcanine · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

  3. 3. Flareon · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Magmortar · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Punch

  6. 6. Camerupt · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Overheat

  7. 7. Torkoal · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  8. 8. Rapidash · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Blast

  9. 9. Pyroar · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  10. 10. Simisear · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Houndoom · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

Recommended moves

Game Master “moves in GO” lists Shiftry’s always-available TM pool. Leaf Blade was Seedot Community Day historically — now Standard on Shiftry.

Fast

  • Razor Leaf · Standard

    Grass energy / default

  • Snarl · Standard

    Dark energy

  • Feint Attack · Standard

    Dark damage

Charged

  • Leaf Blade · Standard

    Best Grass nuke

  • Foul Play · Standard

    Dark nuke

  • Hurricane · Standard

    Flying coverage

  • Leaf Tornado · Standard

    Grass / debuff

Moves in GO

Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.

Fast

  • razor leaf
  • feint attack
  • snarl

Charged

  • leaf blade
  • hurricane
  • foul play
  • leaf tornado

PvP league ranks (family snapshot)

  • Great League · rank #458 of 954 · CP 1499

    Feint Attack + Leaf Blade

  • Ultra League · rank #331 of 747 · CP 2498

    Feint Attack + Leaf Blade

  • Master League · rank #455 of 1023 · CP 2637

    Feint Attack + Leaf Blade

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Raid and PvP advice uses our Game Master snapshot (updated July 2026).

Raid attacker roles

Dark-type shortlist

  • Shiftry — Snarl + Foul Play
Full Dark list →

Grass-type shortlist

  • Shiftry — Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade
Full Grass list →

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