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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Despite having no visible teeth, let alone a mouth, Shelgon can learn {{m|Bite}}, {{m|Crunch}}, and {{m|Fire Fang}}.
*Despite having no visible teeth, let alone a mouth, Shelgon can learn {{m|Bite}}, {{m|Crunch}}, and {{m|Fire Fang}}.
*As Shelgon, it is able to learn {{m|Iron Defense}} via move tutor, while its evolutionary isn't. This trait shares with {{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Kakuna}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, {{p|Cascoon}}, and {{p|Pupitar}}, another pupal-like Pokémon.
*Shelgon is the only Pokémon in its pupal stage not to have the ability {{a|Shed Skin}}
*Shelgon is the only Pokémon in its pupal stage not to have the ability {{a|Shed Skin}}.


==Origin==
==Origin==
Shelgon is a based on a {{wp|dragon}} and a {{wp|pupa}}.
Shelgon is a based on a {{wp|dragon}} and a {{wp|pupa}}.
===Name origin===
===Name origin===
Shelgon's name is a combination of ''shell'' and ''dragon''. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of 籠る ''komoru'', to seclude oneself. It is worth noting that 龍 ''ryū'', dragon, is part of the kanji for ''komoru''.
Shelgon's name is a combination of ''shell'' and ''dragon''. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of 籠る ''komoru'', to seclude oneself. It is worth noting that 龍 ''ryū'', dragon, is part of the kanji for ''komoru''.