Shiftry
GrassDark
Best attacking moveset: Snarl and Leaf Blade, worth 11.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Shiftry can learn 16 combinations. Snarl with Leaf Blade 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.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Bullet Seed Legacy | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Hurricane | 105 | 2.5s | -100 | |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Leaf Tornado | Grass | 45 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Shiftry has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,637 at level 50, 2,333 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,333 CP at level 20, or 1,666 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,263 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 200 attack · 121 defense · 207 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 59.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Shiftry does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Ground.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Snarl + Foul Play | 17.5 |
| Psychic | Snarl + Foul Play | 17.5 |
| Ground | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 16.7 |
| Rock | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 16.7 |
| Water | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 16.7 |
| Bug | Snarl + Hurricane | 13.1 |
| Grass | Snarl + Hurricane | 13.1 |
| Fighting | Razor Leaf + Hurricane | 11.6 |
| Normal | Snarl + Leaf Blade | 11.5 |
| Electric | Snarl + Leaf Blade | 11.5 |
| Ice | Snarl + Leaf Blade | 11.5 |
| Snarl + Foul Play | 11.4 | |
| Poison | Snarl + Foul Play | 11.4 |
| Steel | Snarl + Foul Play | 11.4 |
| Fire | Snarl + Foul Play | 11.4 |
| Dragon | Snarl + Foul Play | 11.4 |
| Dark | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 10.8 |
| Fairy | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 10.8 |
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 Shiftry is actually for.
Counters: what beats Shiftry
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 66.6 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 56.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 54.9 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 53.5 |
 Heracross | BugFighting | Fury Cutter + Megahorn | 52.8 |
 Kleavor | BugRock | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 52.2 |
 Genesect | BugSteel | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 52.1 |
 Vikavolt | BugElectric | Bug Bite + X Scissor | 51.8 |
 Yanmega | Bug | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 49.5 |
 Pinsir | Bug | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 49.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Shiftry's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.