Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Shedinja has historically not been a great Pokémon in competitive. In singles it is always ranked in the lowest tiers and in VGC it was alright. However despite this, Shedinja has had numerous succesful niches in both the higher tiers in competitive singles and VGC as well. Today we will be exploring how this overall terrible Pokémon has managed to find success in both the OU and Ubers tiers and how it gained several wins in high level VGC tournaments.

CREDITS (Sources & Gameplay)

youtube.com/watch?v=Ab0yOZzMqw0&t=246s
youtube.com/watch?v=yqfFvutdeeU
youtube.com/watch?v=MoBduuH3iQg
youtube.com/watch?v=yqfFvutdeeU
replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen3ou-647405055
replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen3ubers-962384761
replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen4ubers-1191027097
youtube.com/watch?v=EZ5H-SFtZKc
youtube.com/watch?v=vmEAcarLIQc
smogon.com/forums/threads/shedinja-stall-an-advanced-guide-to-mu-locking.3684380

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