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{{p|Shellder}} can be either a bivalve shell or a spiral-shaped shell, depending on whether or not it is attached to a {{p|Slowpoke}}. Though impossible in the games, multiple Pokédex entries state that a Shellder can be detached from the {{p|Slowbro}} (making it [[Devolution|devolve]] into a Slowpoke) or {{p|Slowking}} (making it lose its memory) it is attached to. This gives them a few more characteristics of Shellder variants than actual evolutions. However, because the Shellder is attached to and evolves with the Slowpoke, after evolution they are treated as one Pokémon. Illustrations shown in the 1996 trivia book "ポケットモンスター図鑑" ("An Illustrated Book of Pocket Monsters") depict other variations, though these are explicitly labeled as an {{wp|artist's impression}} of a Slowbro being bitten by a Shellder.