Shellder (Pokémon)

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Shellder シェルダー Shellder #090
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Bivalve Pokémon
Ability Shell Armor Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #090 Johto #169 Hoenn #260 Sinnoh Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1'00" Imperial 0.3 m Metric 1'00"/0.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 8.8 lbs. Imperial 4 kg Metric 8.8 lbs./4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 3 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 97 Battle Exp.: 971*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=shellder|ndex=090|name=Shellder }}

Shellder (Japanese: シェルダー Shellder) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

It swims facing backward by opening and closing its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.

Pokémon Emerald

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.

Pokémon FireRed

It is encased in a shell that is harder than diamond. Inside, however, it is surprisingly tender.

Pokémon LeafGreen

Its hard shell repels any kind of attack. It is vulnerable only when its shell is open.

Name origin

Shellder's name seems to be a corruption of shell. It also sounds like shelter, perhaps referring to Slowbro and hermit crabs.

It is similar to clams and other bivalves.

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 30		90 - 137	170 - 264
Attack: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp. Atk: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Def: 25		27 - 84	49 - 163
Speed: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 305	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 45.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Shellder, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
			RSE	FR/LG
Start	Tackle Withdraw	Tackle Withdraw	Tackle Withdraw
8				Icicle Spear
9		Supersonic	Supersonic
15				Supersonic
17		Aurora Beam	Aurora Beam
18	Supersonic
22				Aurora Beam
23	Clamp
25		Protect	Protect
29				Protect
30	Aurora Beam
33		Leer	Leer
36				Leer
39	Leer
41		Clamp	Clamp
43				Clamp
49		Ice Beam	Ice Beam
50	Ice Beam			Ice Beam

By TM/HM

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
TM03		Curse	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM07			Hail
TM09	Take Down
TM10	Double-Edge	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Bubblebeam
TM12	Water Gun
TM13	Ice Beam	Snore	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM16		Icy Wind
TM17		Protect	Protect
TM18		Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM20	Rage	Endure	Safeguard
TM21		Frustration	Frustration
TM27		Return	Return
TM30	Teleport
TM31	Mimic
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM33	Reflect
TM34	Bide	Swagger
TM35		Sleep Talk
TM36	Selfdestruct
TM39	Swift	Swift
TM42			Facade
TM43			Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45		Attract	Attract
TM47	Explosion
TM49	Tri Attack
TM50	Substitute
HM03	Surf	Surf	Surf
HM06		Whirlpool
HM08			Dive

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Shellder knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.

In other languages

• German: Muschas
• French: Kokiyas
• Korean: 셀러 Sella

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