Biology
Shuckle is a Pokémon that resembles a small turtle. Its body is yellow and appears soft. Until they are in use, Shuckle's limbs appear limp. It is encased in a very hard red shell that has many holes in it. The holes in its shell are rimmed with white. Rather than actively hunting and foraging for food like most other Pokémon, it collects Berries and stores them in its shell. The Berries inside are liquefied and fermented while they decompose by Shuckle's digestive juices, which it then consumes. Its digestive juices are also used to dissolve rocks so Shuckle can hide under them. It can be found in the mountains.
In the anime
Shiny Shuckle in the anime
Major appearances
Multiple Shuckle made their main series debut in A Better Pill to Swallow, where an old man was using the Berry Juice that they make to create medicine. One of the Shuckle that he befriended was a purple Shuckle whose Berry Juice attracted Pokémon to anyone who drank it. Because of this, Team Rocket made it their mission to steal it.
Butch owns a Shuckle, which debuted in Sleight of Sand!. It joined in during the motto before being used in a battle against James's Carnivine. In the midst of their battle, Shuckle was taken out by Ash's Pikachu and a wild Hippopotas.
A Shuckle appeared in Double-Time Battle Training!, under the ownership of Rebecca. It battled Zoey's Glameow in the finals of the Brussel Contest and lost.
Conway used a Shuckle in his battle against Ash in Working on a Right Move!. Shuckle proved hard to beat against Noctowl and Donphan, but it was eventually defeated thanks to Gible mastering Draco Meteor.
Minor appearances
Shuckle debuted in Pikachu & Pichu as one of the residents of Big Town.
A Shuckle appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Shuckle appeared in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
A Coordinator's Shuckle appeared in Dressed for Jess Success!, where it was seen participating in the Battle Stage of the Lilypad Contest.
A Shuckle made a brief cameo in SS024, where it was seen outside of Professor Rowan's lab.
A Shuckle appeared in Meeting at Terminus Cave! inside the Terminus Cave.
Pokédex entries
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EP170
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Shuckle
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Ash's Pokédex
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Shuckle, the Mold Pokémon. When Shuckle places organic materials in its husk-like shell, the items are transformed into a unique juice. Shuckle are naturally shy and are most often found hiding beneath rocks.
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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Silver
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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Crystal
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The fluid secreted by its toes carves holes in rocks for nesting and can be mixed with Berries to make a drink.
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Stadium 2
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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A Shuckle hides under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its shell while eating stored berries. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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FireRed
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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LeafGreen
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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SoulSilver
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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Generation V
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Black
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It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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White
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Black 2
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The berries stored in its vaselike shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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The berries stored in its jar-like shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
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Y
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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Omega Ruby
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Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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20
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80 - 127
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150 - 244
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10
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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230
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211 - 310
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418 - 614
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10
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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230
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211 - 310
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418 - 614
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5
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9 - 62
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13 - 119
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Total: 505
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Shuckle in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Shuckle in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Shuckle can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Shuckle cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Crush ×1)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Crush ×1)
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Browser entry [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|]]
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It triggers rockfalls around itself that make Pokémon Tired.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Trivia
- Shuckle has the most extreme stat distribution of any Pokémon, being either the best or in the bottom three of every base stat:
- Despite being weak to Water-type moves and being unable to use the move Surf, it appears in the sea in Pal Park.
- In Generation II, the first Shuckle holding a Berry in the player's party has a 1/16 chance to turn it into a Berry Juice after each battle.
Origin
Shuckle seems to be based on an endolith, an organism that lives inside porous rocks or animal shells or possibly an abalone. It may also be based on scale insects—small, shelled parasites that produce a sweet fluid called honeydew that attracts other insects. Shuckle may also have been based on certain varieties of mollusk, as it shares some characteristics with them, including the shell, the muscular but limp-seeming feet, the use of acids to receive food or to break down obstacles, the liking for fermented foods, and living close to the water. It may also be based on turtles or tortoises and vases, appearance-wise.
Name origin
Shuckle may be a combination of shuck (a husk or pod) and barnacle or turtle.
Tsubotsubo may derive from 壷 tsubo (jar) and 富士壺 fujitsubo (barnacle).
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