Shiftry in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass / Dark
Pokédex number	#275
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	200 / 121 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,333 / 2,637 / 2,669
Max HP, level 50	186
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.3 m / 59.6 kg

Shiftry evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Shiftry evolves from Nuzleaf for 100 Seedot Candy.

Shiftry is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Seedot · Nuzleaf · Shiftry

Shiftry CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,000	947	114	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,333	1,263	132	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,666	1,579	148	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,000	1,895	162	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,166	2,053	169
40	2,333	2,211	175
45	2,483	2,353	180
50	2,637	2,500	186
51	2,669	2,529	187	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Shiftry best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Shiftry at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Shiftry gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Snarl	Foul Play	11.3
Snarl	Leaf Blade	11.1
Feint Attack	Foul Play	10.7
Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	10.7
Feint Attack	Leaf Blade	10.5

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bullet Seed	Grass	7	13	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Feint Attack	Dark	11	10	1 s	11.0	same type, ×1.2
Razor Leaf	Grass	13	7	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2
Snarl	Dark	11	13	1 s	11.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Foul Play	Dark	70	50	2 s	35.0	same type, ×1.2
Hurricane	Flying	105	100	2.5 s	42.0
Leaf Blade	Grass	70	33	2.5 s	28.0	same type, ×1.2
Leaf Tornado	Grass	45	33	3 s	15.0	same type, ×1.2

Shiftry weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass / Dark. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×2.56
Fairy	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Psychic	×0.39
Dark	×0.625
Electric	×0.625
Ghost	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Shiftry CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,333 · HP 175

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.