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Shiftry

Shiftry in Pokemon Origin HeartGold: Grass/Dark typing, base stats, Abilities, evolution requirements, learnsets and where to find it.

Content reviewed 14 October 2026

GrassDark

Evolve Nuzleaf

Base stats Total 490

HP90

Attack100

Defense70

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def70

Speed80

Abilities

Normal Ability slots

Slot 1: Chlorophyll
Slot 2: Overgrow

Hidden Ability

Wind Rider

Capture-chain requirements

Where to find Shiftry

Evolve Nuzleaf

No ordinary wild encounter is documented here.

Evolve Nuzleaf

Evolution & forms

Evolves from

Nuzleaf · use Leaf Stone
using Leaf Stone

Evolves into

None recorded.

Moves Shiftry can learn

Level-up (24)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
On evolution	Leaf Tornado	Grass	Special	65	90	10
Lv. 1	Leaf Tornado	Grass	Special	65	90	10
Lv. 1	Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
Lv. 1	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95	25
Lv. 1	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
Lv. 1	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100	10
Lv. 1	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
Lv. 1	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Lv. 1	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
Lv. 1	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—	5
Lv. 1	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100	5
Lv. 1	Growth	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Lv. 1	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90	20
Lv. 1	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100	15
Lv. 1	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
Lv. 1	Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Lv. 1	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Lv. 1	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	95	100	10
Lv. 1	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
Lv. 1	Leaf Blade	Grass	Physical	90	100	15
Lv. 1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
Lv. 1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
Lv. 1	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100	25
Lv. 1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15

TMs & HMs (44)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
TM09	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100	30
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10
TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100	40
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	var.	100	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100	5
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	var.	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM97	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100	20
TM99	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
TM107	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	—	—	10
TM119	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15

Move tutors (13)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Tutor	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15
Tutor	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Tutor	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100	10
Tutor	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
Tutor	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15
Tutor	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90	5
Tutor	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	—	90	10
Tutor	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Tutor	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100	15
Tutor	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	15
Tutor	Solar Blade	Grass	Physical	125	100	10
Tutor	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—	5
Tutor	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100	10

Egg moves (0)

No moves recorded for this method.

Training & breeding

Catch rate value: 45 (not a catch percentage)
Gender ratio: 50.0% female
Egg groups: Field / Grass
Growth rate: Medium Slow
EV yield: 3 Attack
Possible held items: Power Herb

Shiftry

Base stats Total 490

Abilities

Normal Ability slots

Hidden Ability

Where to find Shiftry

Evolution & forms

Evolves from

Evolves into

Moves Shiftry can learn

Level-up (24)

TMs & HMs (44)

Move tutors (13)

Egg moves (0)

Training & breeding

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