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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Shaymin in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Shaymin, as well as its strengths and weakness.
List of Contents
| Nat. Dex #492.1 | Type | |
|---|---|---|
Shaymin (Sky Forme) | ||
| Abilities | ||
| Serene Grace | ||
| Weak to: | (4x) | |
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
| (0.25x) | ||
| Immune to: | (0x) | |
| Nat. Dex #492 | Type | |
|---|---|---|
Shaymin (Land Forme) | ||
| Abilities | ||
| Natural Cure | ||
| Weak to: | ||
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
| Ability Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Serene Grace | Doubles the chances of the user's moves with secondary effects of happening. | |
| Ability Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Cure | Heals the user of status condition when it switches out of battle. | |
| Best Natures | ||
|---|---|---|
| Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
|
| Build Name | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Serene Grace Shaymin | ★★★★ |
| Nature | Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
|---|---|
| EV Spread | 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe |
| Final Stat Values | 175 HP / 95 Def / 172 Sp. Atk / 96 Sp. Def / 196 Spe |
| Ability | Serene Grace |
| Tera Type |
|
| Held Item | Life Orb |
| Moveset | ・
Seed Flare
・ Air Slash ・ Earth Power ・ Protect |
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Ability | Held Item | |
| Serene Grace |
|
|
Shaymin Sky Forme's Ability is Serene Grace, which doubles the chances of secondary effects for any Move it uses. This complements Moves like Air Slash which causes flinching, or Seed Flare which lowers the opponent's Special Defense by two stages.
The item chosen for this build is a Life Orb. This helps boost Shaymin Sky Forme's damage output without having to lock into a single move.
| Seed Flare | Air Slash |
| Earth Power | Protect |
Seed Flare is Shaymin's best STAB Grass-type Attack which has a chance to decrease an opposing Pokemon's Special Defense by two stages.
Air Slash is the set's most most important move, which has a high chance of flinching an opponent thanks to Shaymin's Serene Grace.
Earth Power also synergizes with Serene Grace, with increased chances of lowering the opposing Pokemon's Special Defense by one stage. This also works with Shaymin's Ground Tera, giving it an additional boost to damage.
Protect lets you keep Shaymin safe on turns where it could get flinched by Fake Out.
| Ground Tera Type Matchup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weak to: | ||
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
| Immune to: | (0x) | |
Tera Ground is the best Tera type for this build to give Shaymin a resistance to Poison. While this does not make it lose its Weakness to Ice, it does reduce it to x2 instead of x4.
A full 252 EVs are placed in Shaymin's Sp. Atk and Speed to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Special Defense to help round out its bulk.
A Timid nature is preferred to help Shaymin outspeed as many Pokemon as possible.
| Energy Ball | A less powerful but more accurate alternative to Seed Flare. |
|---|
Shaymin's Serene Grace with Air Slash works like a non-Priority Fake Out that you can use every turn. But because these Moves do not have increased Priority, Shaymin can get outsped by other Pokemon or out-prioritized by Priority Moves.
Because of Shaymin Sky Forme's typing, it is best to have teammates that can help against Shaymin's Weaknesses and difficult matchups. Water-types like Kyogre has access to Drizzle as its Ability, which lessens the damage of Fire-type Moves, which is relevant against Shaymin who is a Grass-type.
| Special Attacker | Disruption |
|---|---|
Kyogre
|
Shaymin (Sky Forme)
|
| Support | Support / Back Up Attacker |
Tornadus (Incarnate Forme)
|
Farigiraf
|
Kyogre can handle Fire-types that threaten Shaymin with damage, while also improving its matchup against Fire-types thanks to Drizzle's damage reduction to Fire-type Moves.
Tornadus-I synergizes with both Kyogre and Jirachi with its Tailwind support, while Farigiraf offers the team a way to deny or reverse Trick Room.
Teams that run Tailwind and Fire Pokemon are often difficult for Shaymin to go up against unless Shaymin's team runs Tailwind as well.
Offensive Fire-types like Hearthflame Ogerpon, when paired with a Tailwind user, can threaten a swift KO on Shaymin.
| Pokemon | Description |
|---|---|
Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)
|
Ranking: ★★★★★
・Hearthflame Ogerpon can handily KO Jirachi if it is able to outspeed. ▶️Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon (Fire) Movesets and Best Builds |

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