Pokemon GO Shiftry: Best moveset, counters, and is it good?

If you own a Pokemon GO Shiftry, you may wish to learn the best moveset and counters for it so that you can take it to the battlefields of the game’s PvP and PvE play modes. When you train Shiftry with the proper moves and memorize its top counters, fighting the raid and GO Battle League opponents with it will be less challenging. However, to determine if this Grass and Dark-type creature is good for both modes, we have to analyze its power and stats.

This article focuses on finding the best moveset from Pokemon GO Shiftry’s move pools, detailing the ultimate PvE and PvP counters, and a brief analysis of its utility.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the opinions of the writer.

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Best moveset for Pokemon GO Shiftry

Pokemon GO Shiftry can use different type moves of Grass and Dark. However, only those that are strong should be used.

Best PvP moveset for Shiftry in Pokemon GO:

• Fast Move: Snarl
• Charged Moves: Leaf Blade and Foul Play

Best PvE moveset for Shfitry in Pokemon GO:

• Fast Move: Snarl
• Charged Move: Leaf Blade

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All moves of Shiftry in Pokemon GO

Shiftry has several moves (Image via TPC)

Your Shiftry is capable of learning the following Fast and Charged Moves in Pokemon GO.

Fast Moves:

• Razor Leaf (Grass)
• Feint Attack (Dark)
• Bullet Seed (Grass)
• Snarl (Dark)

Charged Moves:

• Leaf Blade (Grass)
• Hurricane (Flying)
• Foul Play (Dark)
• Leaf Tornado (Grass)

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Weaknesses and resistance of Pokemon GO Shiftry

Being a dual Dark and Grass-type Pocket Monster, the creature is incredibly weak to Bug-type attacks.

Type Weaknesses of Shiftry:

• Bug (256%)
• Fairy (160%)
• Fighting (160%)
• Fire (160%)
• Flying (160%)
• Ice (160%)
• Poison (160%)

Type Resistance of Shiftry:

• Psychic (39.1%)
• Dark (62.5%)
• Electric (62.5%)
• Ghost (62.5%)
• Grass (62.5%)
• Ground (62.5%)
• Water (62.5%)

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Counters for Pokemon GO Shiftry in PvP and PvE modes

Shiftry can face several counters in PvP: Raids and Gyms in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)eral

Shiftry can face the following counters in PvP: Raids and Gyms.

• Pheromosa
• Volcarona
• Any form of Genesect
• Vikavolt
• Rayquaza
• Escavalier
• Scizor

Great League counters for Shiftry:

• Shadow Alolan Ninetails
• Wigglytuff
• Medicham
• Annihilape
• Guzzlord
• Mandibuzz
• Charjabug

Ultra League counters:

• Cobalion
• Virizion
• Alolan Muk
• Registeel
• Obstagoon
• Toxicroak
• Gliscor

Master League counters:

• Sylveon
• Togekiss
• Melmetal
• Solgaleo
• Yveltal
• Ho-Oh

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Is Shiftry good in the Pokemon GO Battle League?

Sadly, Pokemon GO Shiftry is not good in the GO Battle League because PvPoke ranks it #241 in the Great League, #238 in the Ultra League, and #344 in the Master League. You should always form a PvP team without including this Pokemon.

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Is Shiftry good in Pokemon GO Raids and Gyms?

Although Shiftry’s best PvE moveset has a decent overall Damage Per Second (DPS) at 14.19, its Total Damage Output (TDO) is just 297.32. From this data, we can say that it’s not good in Raids or Gym fights.