<p>In OU-level play, Heatran can threaten Shedinja with a super effective fire attack while resisting both of Shedinja's STAB moves and absorbing Toxic and Will-o-Wisp. Skarmory can also come in on ease, threaten with a flying attack (Brave Bird or Drill Peck) or simply setting up Spikes or Stealth Rock forbidding Shedinja from coming back in. Finally, Tyranitar
can switch in
on support moves like Heal Block and Swords Dance but will be troubled by either Will-o-Wisp, Toxic or
(don't need "an") X-Scissor. Also, as long as Shedinja doesn't Baton Pass away during the turn
Sandstream activates, it will instantly faint regardless of a Focus Sash.</p>
Took out "an" before X-Scissor since "a" wasn't used before "Will-o-Wisp" or "Toxic"
<p>In Uber-level play, Darkrai, Groudon and Giratina are the most threatening pokemon to any Shedinja-user. Darkrai can come in freely on a Shadow Sneak or support move, then immediately threaten with Dark Void and it's unique trait, Bad Dreams. Groudon's high Defense and Speed (in proportion to Shedinja's at least) allows it to threaten with Fire Punch or Toxic, while setting up Stealth Rock preventing from Shedinja coming back in. Giratina, threatens Shedinja by combining a status effect in Will-o-Wisp as well as sky-high defensive prowess. Incidentally, Giratina can also use Rest to alleviate it of any status condition (barring a Heal Block) while simultaneously blocking Rapid Spin if any entry hazards are on the field.</p>
<p>Anything with Pursuit is an automatic death sentence for Shedinja, unless it has a Substitute Baton Passed to it to protect it
self. In fact, this is a useful tactic for it to protect it
self from status and Leech Seed as well.</p>
Using the word "it" sounds awkward since it refers to the subject, which in these cases, is the Substitute and the tactic.
[EVs]
<p>If Shedinja is not running any offensive moves and you happen to have a pokemon that can pass along substitutes on your team, placing 252 EVs in either defensive stat is an option
worth considering
since it effectively gives you an "extra life" as well as protect
s (changed "protecting " to "protects" to keep the same tense as "gives") you from status and pseudo-status like Toxic and Leech Seed.</p>
