Why does Shedinja have lower base stats then Nincada?

Jul. 29, 2018

Title says enough.

steals sumwun’s line again

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Shedinja’s gimmick is that it has extremely low base stats that will make it die in one hit to anything, but an extremely powerful ability, Wonder Guard, that makes it immune to the majority of attacking moves. It’s part of the concept of the Pokemon to have low base stats.

When you compare their stats, whenShedinjaevolves fromNincada, it loses 30 HP and 45 Defense, but gains 45 Attack. The Special (Attack and Defense) and Speed stats remain the same.

So, it’s all because of the loss of HP, since the loss of Defense and gain of Attack counteract each other.

It make sense that Shedinja has lower base stats, since it’s pretty much a Nincada carcass. (The Pokedex states that it’s a hollow shell). Plus, making it have low stats would balance it out since it is immune to all except 5 types.