Normal · Status move · Gen 9
Shed Tail
Shed Tail is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 9. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 5 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
User takes 1/2 its max HP to pass a substitute. The user takes 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded up, and creates a substitute that has 1/4 of the user's maximum HP, rounded down. The user is replaced with another Pokemon in its party and the selected Pokemon has the substitute transferred to it. Fails if the user would faint, or if there are no unfainted party members.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Shed Tail
5 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
Sceptile
Kecleon
Heliolisk
Cyclizar
OrthwormShed Tail FAQ
What does Shed Tail do?
Shed Tail is a Normal-type status move. The user takes 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded up, and creates a substitute that has 1/4 of the user's maximum HP, rounded down. The user is replaced with another Pokemon in its party and the selected Pokemon has the substitute transferred to it. Fails if the user would faint, or if there are no unfainted party members.
Which Pokémon can learn Shed Tail?
5 Pokémon and forms can learn Shed Tail in at least one game: 3 in Scarlet & Violet, 3 in Pokémon Champions and 4 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sceptile, Kecleon, Heliolisk, Cyclizar and Orthworm.
Is Shed Tail in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 3 Pokémon can use Shed Tail in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.