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Accelgor has a large pink head reminiscent of a helmet, adorned with green stripes, a black star-like marking or hole on the front, and a swirled shape in the back, with its eyes in a shadowed crevice giving the appearance of an annoyed pout. The rest of its body consists of blue, segmented cloth-like tufts, with ribbon-like extensions at the top of its back. Its arms appeared to be crossed, as if in an aggressive mood.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Accelgor are very fast, due to losing their shell. They can attack using ways similar to ninjas. It has membrane which it can wrap itself in to prevent dehydration.
Behavior
It wraps itself in many layers of thin membrane to prevent dehydration.
Habitat
It appears to prefer moist habitats like bogs and swamps.
Accelgor, the Shell Out Pokémon and the evolved form of Shelmet. Accelgor is much more agile once it evolves and loses its shell, allowing it to move like a ninja when battling.
Accelgor, the Shell Out Pokémon and the evolved form of Shelmet. Accelgor has become much more agile since its shell was removed, allowing it to move like a ninja when battling.
As the armor it sported as a Shelmet has been stolen by a Karrablast, Accelgor's Defense and Special Defense stats are lower than those of its pre-evolved form, but has a higher Speed.
Accelgor is the fastest Generation V Pokémon.
Origin
Accelgor appears to be based on an autoracer or a ninja, combined with a giant tube worm. Its cloth-like "clothing" and Bug type suggest it may also be based on the bagworm pupa.
Name origin
Accelgor may be a combination of accelerate and escargot (French for snail).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.