#0353 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Shuppet

Puppet Pokémon · Ghost-type

Shuppet is a Ghost-type Pokémon, the Puppet Pokémon, number 353 (#0353) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 2.3 kg.

Shuppet is the Puppet Pokémon, a ghost that feeds on grudges. The Pokédex says swarms gather beneath the roofs of homes where people hold grudges, and an old proverb says to shun any house where Shuppet gather at dusk.

How to pronounce Shuppet

Shuppet is pronounced SHUP-it. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Shuppet said out loud:

In Japanese it is カゲボウズ (Kagebouzu).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Shuppet is a floating sphere, 0.6 m tall and 2.3 kg, that looks as if it is wrapped in grey cloth. Its multicoloured eyes sit inside black rings, a large pink tongue sometimes pokes out, and a long pointed horn rises from the top of its head.

Behaviour

Shuppet is nocturnal, roaming the night for grudges and envy and retreating to its nest at sunrise. Some people are grateful for it, and Bulbapedia says the Sleep Style Dex notes that a Shuppet sleeping near someone eats their dark feelings, so they wake in a better mood.

Habitat

The Pokédex lists an urban habitat, and Bulbapedia says it is most common in cities. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's East Province.

Diet

It feeds on dark emotions such as anger, jealousy, resentment and malice, collected by its horn, which the Pokédex says also make it slowly stronger.

Powers

Shuppet's Abilities are Insomnia and Frisk, with Cursed Body hidden, which can Disable a move that hits it. It learns Night Shade, Will-O-Wisp, Hex, Curse, Shadow Ball and Phantom Force, plus Role Play and Trick for mischief. Base Attack 75 is its best stat, but its Defense of 35 and Special Defense of 33 make it fragile.

Name origin

Shuppet may combine 'shadow' or 'sheet' with 'puppet', or be short for 'shadow puppet'. The Japanese name is Kagebouzu (カゲボウズ), which may blend kage, 'shadow', or kagebōshi, 'silhouette', with teru teru bozu, a Japanese paper charm doll.

Design inspiration

Shuppet looks modelled on a puppet or doll, possibly a hand puppet or a teru teru bozu, which looks like a little ghost. It also resembles common depictions of ghosts as floating cloths with faces.

Evolution notes

Shuppet evolves into Banette at level 37.

In the games

Shuppet haunts Mt. Pyre in Ruby and Sapphire, its first games. In Legends: Z-A it is spread across Lumiose City's districts, in Wild Zones 7 and 15 and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

Shuppet debuted in 'Take This House and Shuppet', where Max befriended one living in an abandoned mansion. In 'A Haunted House for Everyone!', Acerola's Shuppet was used to expose the Ghost Pokémon haunting the Pokémon School.

Fun facts

• Team Ebony in Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness consists of just Shuppet and Murkrow.
• In Generations V and VI, Shuppet could get Gunk Shot by breeding but not from a Move Tutor.
• In the film 'Zoroark: Master of Illusions', Grings Kodai's Shuppet uses Foresight to help him locate the Time Ripple.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Shuppet (Pokémon) · Serebii: Shuppet (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 44
• Attack: 75
• Defense: 35
• Sp. Atk: 63
• Sp. Def: 33
• Speed: 45

Shuppet’s base stat total is 295. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Shuppet weak to?

Shuppet takes extra damage from Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.

It resists Poison (½×), Bug (½×).

It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.

Evolution

How does Shuppet evolve?

Shuppet evolves into Banette at level 37.

The whole family: Shuppet, Banette.

Abilities

• Insomnia: Prevents sleep.
• Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
• Cursed Body (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.

Moves

Moves Shuppet learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (46)

Shuppet can learn 46 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Scary Face, Protect, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Pounce, Charge Beam, Facade, Hex, Icy Wind, Night Shade, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Foul Play, Sleep Talk, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Imprison, Dark Pulse, Skill Swap, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Trick, Shadow Ball, Psychic, Encore, Thunderbolt, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Nasty Plot, Phantom Force, Trick Room, Thunder, Tera Blast, Spite, Poltergeist, Lash Out, Pain Split, Psych Up, Skitter Smack, Curse.

Egg moves (5):Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond, Disable, Gunk Shot, Imprison.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Amorphous.
• Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
• Catch rate: 225 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
• Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
• Base experience yield: 59.

Pokédex entries

There's a proverb that says, “Shun the house where Shuppet gather in the growing dusk.” (Ultra Moon)

It eats up emotions like malice, jealousy, and resentment, so some people are grateful for its presence. (Ultra Sun)

Shuppet grows by feeding on dark emotions, such as vengefulness and envy, in the hearts of people. It roams through cities in search of grudges that taint people. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Shuppet is attracted by feelings of jealousy and vindictiveness. If someone develops strong feelings of vengeance, this Pokémon will appear in a swarm and line up beneath the eaves of that person's home. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

It loves vengeful emotions and hangs in rows under the eaves of houses where vengeful people live. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Y)

It uses its horn to feed on envy and malice, or so it's said. It's very active at night. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
• Heavier than 8% of all Pokémon (2.3 kg).
• Base stat total 295, ranked #882 of 1,025.
• One of 65 Ghost-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 51 black Pokémon.
• Number 102 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 53 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 225: about 29.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Shuppet (Pokémon), Serebii: Shuppet (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (SHUP-it): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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