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Shellder
water
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Water
Dex
#090
Abilities
Blocks critical hits.
Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
water3
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
Base Exp
97
EV Yield
1 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2grass ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5
How to Obtain
Shellder can be found in Mossdeep City while fishing with Super Rod (uncommon). Wild ones range from level 25 to 45.
Wild Encounters (1)
Level Up Moves (10)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 35 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Charges the foe with a full- body tackle. | ||||||
| WithdrawLevel: 1 | ||||||
| water |  | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Withdraws the body into its hard shell to raise DEFENSE. | ||||||
| SupersonicLevel: 9 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 70 | 20 | ||
| Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Aurora BeamLevel: 17 | ||||||
| ice |  | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Fires a rainbow-colored beam that may lower ATTACK. | ||||||
| Bubble BeamLevel: 22 | ||||||
| water | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Forcefully sprays bubbles that may lower SPEED. | ||||||
| ProtectLevel: 25 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 33 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Frightens the foe with a leer to lower DEFENSE. | ||||||
| ClampLevel: 41 | ||||||
| water | | 35 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Traps and squeezes the foe for 2 to 5 turns. | ||||||
| Ice BeamLevel: 49 | ||||||
| ice | | 95 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Blasts the foe with an icy beam that may freeze it. | ||||||
| Hydro PumpLevel: 55 | ||||||
| water | | 120 | 85 | 5 | ||
| Blasts water at high power to strike the foe. | ||||||
Egg Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble Beam | |||||
| water | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| Forcefully sprays bubbles that may lower SPEED. | |||||
| Take Down | |||||
| normal | | 95 | 100 | 20 | |
| A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user. | |||||
| Barrier | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Creates a barrier that sharply raises DEFENSE. | |||||
| Refresh | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Heals poisoning, paralysis, or a burn. | |||||
| Rapid Spin | |||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 40 | |
| Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe. | |||||
| Screech | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | |
| Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's DEFENSE. | |||||
| Icicle Spear | |||||
| ice | | 25 | 100 | 25 | |
| Attacks the foe by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (17)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pulse | ||||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM03 | |
| Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 85 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Hail | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM07 | |
| Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Ice Beam | ||||||
| ice | | 95 | 100 | 15 | TM13 | |
| Blasts the foe with an icy beam that may freeze it. | ||||||
| Blizzard | ||||||
| ice | | 120 | 70 | 5 | TM14 | |
| Hits the foe with an icy storm that may freeze it. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM18 | |
| Boosts the power of WATER- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the TRAINER is disliked. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts ATTACK when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Surf | ||||||
| water | | 95 | 100 | 15 | HM03 | |
| Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. | ||||||
| Dive | ||||||
| water | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM08 | |
| Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. | ||||||
