#492

Shaymin

Grass

Best attacking moveset: Magical Leaf and Grass Knot, worth 12.5 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Shaymin can learn 12 combinations. Magical Leaf with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Fast attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Hidden Power	Normal	15	1.5s	+15
Magical Leaf	Grass	17	1.5s	+17
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	11	1.0s	+9

Charged attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Energy Ball	Grass	90	4.0s	-50
Grass Knot	Grass	90	2.5s	-50
Seed Flare	Grass	115	2.5s	-100
Solar Beam	Grass	180	5.0s	-100

Best moveset against each type

Shaymin does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.

Against	Best moveset	DPS
Ground	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	19.7
Rock	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	19.7
Water	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	19.7
Fighting	Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot	12.9
Normal	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	12.5
Ghost	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	12.5
Electric	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	12.5
Psychic	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	12.5
Ice	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	12.5
Dark	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	12.5
Fairy	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	12.5
Poison	Zen Headbutt + Seed Flare	10.5
Flying	Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot	8.4
Bug	Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot	8.4
Fire	Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot	8.4
Grass	Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot	8.4
Dragon	Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot	8.4
Steel	Magical Leaf + Grass Knot	7.9

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Shaymin is actually for.

Counters: what beats Shaymin

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	IncinerateMind BlownLegacy	32.3
Eternatus	PoisonDragon	Poison JabDynamax CannonLegacy	27.6
Reshiram	DragonFire	Fire FangFusion FlareLegacy	26.8
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Bug BiteBug Buzz	25.2
Salamence	DragonFlying	Fire FangFly	24.8

Ranked by damage per second against Shaymin's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Shaymin is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toFlyingPoisonBugFireIce

ResistsGroundWaterGrassElectric

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Shaymin has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.

Numbers

Max CP	3,691 at level 50, 3,265 at level 40
Raid catch	1,865 CP at level 20, or 2,332 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch	1,785 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats	210 attack · 210 defense · 225 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve	25 Candy
Second charged move	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Size	0.2 m and 2.1 kg