Shinx - Generation 6 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Shinx can learn in Generation 6, which consists of these games:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Shinx artwork by Ken Sugimori

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X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Shinx learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Leer	Normal	—	100
9	Charge	Electric	—	—
11	Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
13	Spark	Electric	65	100
17	Bite	Dark	60	100
21	Roar	Normal	—	—
25	Swagger	Normal	—	90
29	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
33	Crunch	Dark	80	100
37	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
41	Discharge	Electric	80	100
45	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100

Egg moves

Shinx learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon X & Y. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Eerie Impulse	Electric	—	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Howl	Normal	—	—
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95

Moves learnt by HM

Shinx is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shinx is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Shinx can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Shinx learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Leer	Normal	—	100
9	Charge	Electric	—	—
11	Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
13	Spark	Electric	65	100
17	Bite	Dark	60	100
21	Roar	Normal	—	—
25	Swagger	Normal	—	90
29	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
33	Crunch	Dark	80	100
37	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
41	Discharge	Electric	80	100
45	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100

Egg moves

Shinx learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Eerie Impulse	Electric	—	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Howl	Normal	—	—
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95

Move Tutor moves

Shinx can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Shinx is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shinx is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
94	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Shinx can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Shinx egg move parents

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Shinx

Shinx's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Shinx are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Shinx with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Shinx with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Double Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Jolteon Combusken Blaziken Deerling Sawsbuck Bunnelby Diggersby
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Wooper Quagsire Girafarig Stantler Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Shinx Luxio Luxray Blitzle Zebstrika
Sketch	Smeargle

Eerie Impulse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Dedenne
Sketch	Smeargle

Fake Tears

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Mawile Zorua
Breeding	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Spinda Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Purrloin Liepard Woobat Swoobat Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Sylveon
Pre-evolution Level up	Zoroark
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Growlithe Arcanine Flareon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Donphan Exploud Manectric Hippowdon Stoutland Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Litleo Pyroar
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Sandile Krokorok Krookodile
Sketch	Smeargle

Helping Hand

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Growlithe Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Minccino Cinccino Meowstic (Male) Sylveon
Breeding	Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Chimchar Monferno Infernape Shinx Luxio Luxray Munna Musharna Woobat Swoobat Dedenne
Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Farfetch'd Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Lucario Leafeon Glaceon Tepig Pignite Emboar Oshawott Dewott Samurott Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Munna Musharna Woobat Swoobat Minccino Cinccino Emolga Mienfoo Mienshao Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Litleo Pyroar Pancham Pangoro Furfrou Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Dedenne
Pre-evolution Level up	Nidoking Arcanine
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud Electrike Manectric Fennekin Braixen Delphox
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Numel Camerupt Shinx Luxio Luxray Lillipup Herdier Stoutland
Sketch	Smeargle

Ice Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Snubbull Granbull Piloswine Exploud Walrein Floatzel Hippowdon Glaceon Mamoswine Stoutland
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior Lillipup Herdier Stoutland
Sketch	Smeargle

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dugtrio Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Seviper Absol Stunky Skuntank Weavile Purrloin Liepard Zoroark
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Mankey Primeape Farfetch'd Teddiursa Ursaring Torchic Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Zangoose Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray Oshawott Dewott Samurott Cubchoo Beartic Heatmor
Sketch	Smeargle

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Vulpix Ninetales Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Sneasel Torchic Combusken Blaziken Electrike Manectric Zangoose Absol Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Buneary Lopunny Lucario Weavile Leafeon Glaceon Blitzle Zebstrika Emolga Bunnelby Diggersby Sylveon
Breeding	Farfetch'd Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Delibird Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Glameow Purugly
Generation 3 Level up	Ponyta
Sketch	Smeargle

Shock Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Blitzle Zebstrika Emolga
Breeding	Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Blitzle Zebstrika Emolga
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Meowth Persian Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Jolteon Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Stantler Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Electrike Manectric Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Absol Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Rhyperior Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Munna Musharna Blitzle Zebstrika Woobat Swoobat Minccino Cinccino Emolga Braixen Delphox Espurr Meowstic (Male) Dedenne
Sketch	Smeargle

Signal Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dewgong Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos
Breeding	Seel Dewgong Spheal Sealeo Walrein Shinx Luxio Luxray
Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Psyduck Golduck Seel Dewgong Vaporeon Jolteon Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Espeon Girafarig Delibird Stantler Electrike Manectric Spoink Grumpig Spheal Sealeo Walrein Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Shinx Luxio Luxray Glaceon Watchog Munna Musharna Blitzle Zebstrika Woobat Swoobat Emolga Delphox Espurr Meowstic (Male) Dedenne
Sketch	Smeargle

Swift

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Persian Eevee Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Aipom Espeon Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Minccino Mienfoo Mienshao Sylveon
Breeding	Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Munna Musharna
Pre-evolution Level up	Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Umbreon Leafeon Glaceon Cinccino
Generation 4 Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Girafarig Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zigzagoon Linoone Nuzleaf Shiftry Skitty Delcatty Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Chimchar Monferno Infernape Bidoof Bibarel Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Take Down

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Ponyta Rapidash Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Numel Camerupt Bidoof Bibarel Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Deerling Sawsbuck Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Bunnelby Diggersby Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Furfrou
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Girafarig Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Shinx Luxio Luxray Mamoswine Blitzle Zebstrika Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode)
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Donphan Linoone Leafeon Glaceon Sylveon
Generation 5 Level up	Snubbull Granbull
Sketch	Smeargle

Thunder Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Arcanine Jolteon Snubbull Granbull Houndoom Donphan Exploud Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Hippowdon Stoutland
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Sandile Krokorok Krookodile
Sketch	Smeargle