Shinx - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Shinx can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Shinx learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
8	Charge	Electric	—	—
12	Bite	Dark	60	100
16	Spark	Electric	65	100
20	Roar	Normal	—	—
24	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
28	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
32	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
36	Crunch	Dark	80	100
40	Discharge	Electric	80	100
44	Swagger	Normal	—	85
48	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Take Down	Normal	90	85

Move Tutor moves

Shinx can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Rising Voltage	Electric		70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shinx is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
17	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
66	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
67	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
68	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
80	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
85	Snarl	Dark	55	95
93	Eerie Impulse	Electric	—	100

Moves learnt by TR

Shinx is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
80	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
86	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
97	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Shinx learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
8	Charge	Electric	—	—
12	Bite	Dark	60	100
16	Spark	Electric	65	100
20	Roar	Normal	—	—
24	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
28	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
32	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
36	Crunch	Dark	80	100
40	Discharge	Electric	80	100
44	Swagger	Normal	—	85
48	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100

Egg moves

Shinx learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
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
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95

Moves learnt by TM

Shinx is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
78	Snarl	Dark	55	95
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Shinx learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
5	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
21	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
29	Crunch	Dark	80	100
37	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
47	Thunder	Electric	110	70

Move Tutor moves

Shinx can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Snarl	Dark	55	95
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
Wild Charge	Electric	90	100

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.

Baby-Doll Eyes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Teddiursa Ursaring Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Sentret Furret Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu
Sketch	Smeargle

Double Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Jolteon Combusken Blaziken Buneary Lopunny
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Stantler Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Shinx Luxio Luxray Leafeon Glaceon
Evolution	Combusken
Sketch	Smeargle

Eerie Impulse

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

Fake Tears

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Mawile
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
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Growlithe Arcanine Flareon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Donphan Mightyena Exploud Manectric Hippowdon
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Helping Hand

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Growlithe Arcanine Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Lucario Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Chimchar Monferno Infernape Shinx Luxio Luxray Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

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

Ice Fang

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

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dugtrio Seviper Absol Stunky Skuntank Weavile
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Mankey Primeape Farfetch'd Teddiursa Ursaring Torchic Combusken Blaziken Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Zangoose Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray
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
Breeding	Farfetch'd Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Delibird Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Swift

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Aipom Espeon Umbreon Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray
Sketch	Smeargle

Take Down

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Numel Camerupt Bidoof Bibarel Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Girafarig Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Shinx Luxio Luxray Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Thunder Fang

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