Shedinja

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Shedinja

National
Ninjask - Shedinja (#292) - Whismur
Hoenn
Ninjask - Shedinja (#044) - Whismur
Japanese name ヌケニン Nukenin
Stage Stage 1
Evolves from Nincada. It appears automatically when Nincada evolves into Ninjask, if a free space is present in the party.
Evolves to None
Generation Third
Species Shed Pokémon
Type Bug / Ghost
Height 2ft 7in (0.8 m)
Weight 2.6 lb (1.2 kg)
Ability Wonder Guard

Shedinja (ヌケニン Nukenin?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

The purpose of Shedinja in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[1] It somewhat resembles the scarab. It also vaguely carries the motif of an angel (with the half-circle above its head representing the halo).

The name Shedinja derives from the words "shed" (cast off) and ninja. Its Japanese name, Nukenin, originates in nukegara (empty shell) and ninja. It is based on the idea of the empty shell of its real life counterpart, the cicada, when it moults.

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Shedinja is the shed carapace of a newly evolved Ninjask that has taken on a ghostly sentience of its own. Its hard-layered body is hollow and utterly dark, so it does not even possess organs normally considered vital for life. As Nincada is based on the cicada nymph and Ninjask is based on the adult cicada, Shedinja is based on the shed exoskeleton left behind during the cicada's metamorphosis.

Shedinja is completely immobile; it doesn’t move a twitch, and it doesn’t even breathe, hence the fact that it always has 1 HP. Yet it is able to float and hover even though its wings are completely still, and it is able to follow trainers’ commands by launching powerful elemental attacks like Shadow Ball, Silver Wind, and Solarbeam, as if it were a normal Pokémon caught in the wild. Its floating abilities are strange enough due to its lack of moving wings, but unlike most fictional floating creatures, it does not bob up and down in the air, it is completely still. It is unknown how Shedinja is able to achieve these things if it is so physically minimal, but it appears that the halo on its head is somehow responsible. Shedinja’s halo is observed shifting positions whenever the Pokémon utilizes an attack. Perhaps the only thing known about it is that the Pokémon appears if that trainer evolves a Nincada into a Ninjask.

Superstitions abound whenever a bizarre creature is observed, and Shedinja is no exception. It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body through the hole in its back.

[edit] In the Pokémon video games

The Pokémon video games were RPG strategy games created by Satoshi Tajiri, originally in Japanese but translated into other languages, that were originally released on the Nintendo Game Boy. Worldwide, these games, and their sequels, have sold over 143 million units, making them one of Nintendo’s most popular game franchises, second only to the adventures of Mario.[2] The games are divided by release into generations, each with three or more games, often only subtly different, which follow the same basic plot in different areas of the Pokémon world, each generation building on the game play mechanics with new features. As the main character, the player's task is to direct his or her Pokémon to battle the opponent's Pokémon, creating a scenario, which has been likened to cockfighting. However, in all media, Pokémon emphasizes the nature of these fights as competition rather than brutality.[3]

To get Shedinja, the player has to level up Nincada to Level 20 and have at least one empty Pokémon team slot. Once Nincada evolves into Ninjask, this Pokémon will appear in the empty slot. The Poké Ball the Shedinja is in will be the same as the one the Nincada was in. It will also have the same moveset as the Ninjask, after it learns its new attacks at whatever level it evolves. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, after gaining the ability to evolve, a Shedinja will appear in its Friend Area after evolving a Nincada, so long as the Friend Area is not full.

Shedinja has only one hit point, and it can not gain more in any way. Its other stats are also very poor, with the exception of its physical attack, which is very good. However, its Wonder Guard ability completely protects it from all damage of any attack that isn't super effective against it. Since Shedinja's types are Bug and Ghost, only Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost and Dark type attacks will harm it (as well as Struggle). It is easier to defeat a Shedinja in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness because in that game, a Shadow Pokémon's attack is always super effective unless the Pokémon being attacked is another Shadow Pokémon. However, Wonder Guard does not protect against attacks that inflict a status effect, self-inflicted damage, or damage due to field effects such as weather. It also does not protect from Struggle, an attack that is automatically used when a Pokémon can not use any other attacks.

Shedinja is the only Pokémon to have Wonder Guard. This ability cannot be transferred to other Pokémon with the moves Skill Swap or Role Play, although it is possible for a Pokémon with the Trace ability to copy a Shedinja's Wonder Guard.

[edit] In the Pokémon anime

Shedinja in the 320th episode of the Pokémon anime series
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Shedinja in the 320th episode of the Pokémon anime series

The Pokémon anime series and films are a meta-series of adventures separate from the canon that most of the Pokémon video games follow (with the exception of Pokémon Yellow, a game based on the anime storyline). The anime follows the quest of the main character, Ash Ketchum[4]—an in-training Pokémon Master—as he, May and Hikari (as well as several other companions[4]) travel around the fictitious world of Pokémon along with their Pokémon partners, Pikachu, Blaziken,[5] and Pochama.[6]

In Episodes 320 and 321, Shedinja was the most powerful Pokémon belonging to the Mirage Kingdom's villain, Hansen. He used it alongside two Ninjask to try and capture Misty's Togepi.[7] Misty's Corsola could not defeat Shedinja, but her Gyarados knocked Shedinja out with a single Flamethrower attack.[8]

[edit] In the Pokémon Trading Card Game

Shedinja in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (EX Dragon).
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Shedinja in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (EX Dragon).

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game similar in goal to a Pokémon battle in the video game series; players must use cards (with individual strengths and weaknesses) in an attempt to defeat their opponent by "knocking out" all of his cards.[9] The game was first published in North America by Wizards of the Coast in 1999, until Nintendo USA started publishing the series in 2003.[10]

Shedinja has appeared in the card game two times thus far, both times as a stage 1 Pokémon:

  • EX Dragon (Grass-type)
  • EX Deoxys (Psychic-type)

Unlike in the video games, where a Shedinja is created when a Ninjask is evolved, Shedinja is treated as a stage-1 evolution to Nincada in the card game, forcing players to choose between it and Ninjask. However, the EX Dragon Ninjask has a Poké-Power that allows the player to play a Shedinja from his/her hand as a Basic Pokémon when Ninjask is played to evolve Nincada. It also does not have 1 HP (or 10 in the card game), but around 30. The EX Dragon Shedinja carries the Wonder Guard Poke-Body, preventing damage from basic Pokémon to be applied to it.

[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
  2. ^
  3. ^ "The Ultimate Game Freak: Interview with Satoshi Tajiri", TimeAsia.com URL Accessed July 12, 2006. (Waybacked).
  4. ^ a b Pokémon anime overview Psypokes.com. URL Accessed May 25, 2006.
  5. ^ Pokémon anime; May character bio Serebii.net. URL Accessed May 25, 2006.
  6. ^ Pokémon anime character bio; Hikario bio Serebii.net. URL Accessed October 13, 2006.
  7. ^ Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 320, "The Princess and the Togepi!. Serebii.net. Retrieved on 2006-10-21.
  8. ^ Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 321, "The Togepi Mirage!". Serebii.net. Retrieved on 2006-10-21.
  9. ^ Pokémon Trading Card Game "How to play" guide Pokemon-tcg.com. URL Accessed July 3, 2006.
  10. ^ Pokemon Trading Card Game News; "Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire TCG Releases" Wizards.com. URL Accessed July 3, 2006.
Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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