Shaymin

Shaymin has 600 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (100) and a Speed of 100. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 300, which makes it a bulky physical attacker. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

Build a team with Shaymin

What Shaymin is weak to

Weak to: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug. Resists: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground. Immune to: none.

Base stats

Best teammates for Shaymin

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Shaymin: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

1. Tinkaton FairySteel

   Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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2. Klefki SteelFairy

   Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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3. Mawile SteelFairy

   Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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4. Celesteela SteelFlying

   Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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5. Corviknight FlyingSteel

   Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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6. Skarmory SteelFlying

   Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Shaymin

1. Iron Moth

   Fire and Poison STAB hits Shaymin super effectively and it resists everything Shaymin can hit it with by type.

2. Volcarona

   Bug and Fire STAB hits Shaymin super effectively and it resists everything Shaymin can hit it with by type.

3. Ninjask

   Bug and Flying STAB hits Shaymin super effectively and it resists everything Shaymin can hit it with by type.

4. Salazzle

   Poison and Fire STAB hits Shaymin super effectively and it resists everything Shaymin can hit it with by type.

5. Yanmega

   Bug and Flying STAB hits Shaymin super effectively and it resists everything Shaymin can hit it with by type.

6. Charizard

   Fire and Flying STAB hits Shaymin super effectively and it resists everything Shaymin can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Shaymin

Shaymin is not in the regional Pokédex of any game we cover yet, so it only appears when you build with the latest type chart.