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Shellder front sprite

#0090 · Generation 1

Shellder

The Bivalve Pokémon

Water
At night, it burrows a hole in the seafloor with its broad tongue to make a place to sleep. While asleep, it closes its shell, but leaves its tongue hanging out.
Height 0.3 m
Weight 4 kg
Catch rate 190
Base EXP 61

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 30
Attack 65
Defense 100
Sp. Attack 45
Sp. Defense 25
Speed 40
Base stat total 305

Traits

Abilities

Shell Armor

The Pokémon's hard shell stops incoming attacks being critical hits.

Skill Link

Maximizes the number of times the Pokémon's multistrike moves hit.

Overcoat

Hidden

Protects the Pokémon from weather damage, and from powder and spore effects.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Shellder based on its Water typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Grass ×2 Electric ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

Steel ×½ Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½

Immune to

Takes no damage

None

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Shellder learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

14 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Tackle A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. Normal Physical 40 100 35
1 Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. Water Special 40 100 25
4 Withdraw The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat. Water Status — — 40
8 Ice Shard The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first. Ice Physical 40 100 30
12 Leer The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats. Normal Status — 100 30
16 Whirlpool The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns. Water Special 35 85 15
20 Supersonic The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target. Normal Status — 55 20
24 Aurora Beam The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat. Ice Special 65 100 20
28 Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. Normal Status — — 10
32 Razor Shell The user cuts the target with sharp shells to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. Water Physical 75 95 10
36 Iron Defense The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. Steel Status — — 15
40 Ice Beam The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. Ice Special 90 100 10
44 Shell Smash The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply raises its Attack, Sp. Atk and Speed stats. Normal Status — — 15
48 Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. Water Special 110 80 5

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

10 moves available

  • Aqua Ring Status
    Water
  • Bubble Beam Special
    Water
  • Icicle Spear Physical
    Ice
  • Life Dew Status
    Water
  • Mud Shot Special
    Ground
  • Rapid Spin Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Blast Physical
    Rock
  • Screech Status
    Normal
  • Take Down Physical
    Normal
  • Water Pulse Special
    Water

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

52 moves available

  • Attract Status
    Normal
  • Avalanche Physical
    Ice
  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Brine Special
    Water
  • Captivate Status
    Normal
  • Chilling Water Special
    Water
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Dive Physical
    Water
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Explosion Physical
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Hail Status
    Ice
  • Helping Hand Status
    Normal
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • Hydro Pump Special
    Water
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Ice Spinner Physical
    Ice
  • Icicle Spear Physical
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Iron Defense Status
    Steel
  • Liquidation Physical
    Water
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Mud Shot Special
    Ground
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Payback Physical
    Dark
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Razor Shell Physical
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Blast Physical
    Rock
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Screech Status
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Self-Destruct Physical
    Normal
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Snowscape Status
    Ice
  • Spikes Status
    Ground
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Surf Special
    Water
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swift Special
    Normal
  • Take Down Physical
    Normal
  • Tera Blast Special
    Normal
  • Toxic Spikes Status
    Poison
  • Tri Attack Special
    Normal
  • Waterfall Physical
    Water
  • Water Pulse Special
    Water
  • Whirlpool Special
    Water

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Slow
Gender ratio
Female50Percent
Egg groups
Water3
Hatch steps
5,120
Base happiness
50
Color
Purple
Shape
Head
Habitat
Sea