Shuckle in its shell

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.

Shuckle 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.

A Shuckle appeared in Sleight of Sand!, under the ownership of Butch. 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 to its Shadow Claw and Iron Tail despite being seemingly powerful.

A Shuckle appeared in Working on a Right Move!, under the ownership of Conway. He used it in his battle against Ash. 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 a resident of Big Town.

A Coordinator's Shuckle appeared in Deceit and Assist.

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 DPS01, where it was seen outside of Professor Rowan's lab.

A Shuckle appeared in Meeting at Terminus Cave! as a resident of Terminus Cave.

A Trainer's Shuckle appeared in SM146.

Pokédex entries

Shuckle in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Shuckle first appeared with Kurt. It helps the Poké Ball craftsman make his special Poké Balls in Teddiursa's Picnic.

A Shuckle was seen as one of the Pokémon Crystal caught and sent to Professor Oak via the Portable Transfer System in Off Course with Corsola.

A Shuckle appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Shuckle appeared in A Beastly Cold Reception, under the control of Orm. It was seen during his battles against Professor Oak, which he won with ease; and Oak's grandson Blue, which he eventually lost.

A Shuckle was seen under Pike Queen Lucy's command in Moving Past Milotic. She showed off her fair deftness by badly poisoning Emerald's Starmie, as well as taking a number of attacks, before being washed out by a Surf. She hasn't used her since.

A Shuckle appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

A Shuckle appeared in Pinsir Changes.

A Shuckle appeared in a flashback in Charizard Transforms.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Lucy owns a Shuckle, which she used to battle Enta's Vulpix in The Predestined Battle!.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

A Trainer's Shuckle appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

A Shuckle appeared in GDZ61.

Main article: Shuckle (TCG)

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Gold	Silver	Berry (25%)
Crystal
Emerald		Oran Berry (100%)
Diamond	Pearl	Oran Berry (100%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Berry Juice (100%)
Black	White	Berry Juice (100%)
Black 2	White 2	Berry Juice (100%)
X	Y	Berry Juice (100%)
Sword	Shield	Berry Juice (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM49 TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM54 TM54 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM74 TM74 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR21 TR21 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR30 TR30 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR52 TR52 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR78 TR78 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10

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

By breeding

By tutoring

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.9% Friend Area: Mt. Deepgreen Phrases 51%-100% HP If the going gets too rough, I'll retreat within my shell! 26%-50% HP No more tomfoolery! My health is halfway down. 1%-25% HP I think it's hopeless... I want to hide in my shell... Level up Yes, finally leveled up! I'll beat on my shell like a tom-tom!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Rock Poké Assist: (present) Rock Field move: (present) (Crush ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Rock Field move: (past) (Crush ×1) Browser entry R-109/N-080 It triggers rockfalls around itself that make Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●
Pokémon Battle Trozei Bug Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #242 Risk-Taker Increases damage randomly.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 40 Base Attack: 17 Base Defense: 396 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Struggle Bug, Rock Throw Charged Attacks: Rock Blast, Stone Edge, Gyro Ball

Evolution

Unevolved Shuckle  Bug  Rock

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Shuckle images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

• Shuckle has the most extreme stat distribution of any Pokémon, being either the best or in the bottom three of every base stat:
  • Shuckle has the lowest base HP stat of all Rock-type Pokémon, with only two other Pokémon having lower base HP.
  • Shuckle has the lowest base Attack stat of all Bug- and Rock-type Pokémon, with two other Pokémon tied for a lower base Attack.
  • Shuckle has the highest base Defense stat of all Pokémon, tied with Mega Aggron and Mega Steelix.
  • Shuckle has the lowest base Special Attack stat of all Pokémon, tied with Feebas, Bonsly, and Alolan Sandshrew.
  • Shuckle has the highest base Special Defense stat of all Pokémon.
  • Shuckle has the lowest base Speed stat of all Pokémon, tied with Munchlax and Pyukumuku.
  • By using Power Trick, Shuckle can temporarily reach a base Attack stat of 230, which would be the highest of all Pokémon.
• 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.
• According to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Shuckle was designed by Shigeki Morimoto.

Origin

Shuckle seems to be based on an endolith, an organism that lives inside porous rocks or animal shells – in particular, given its category, the Mold Pokémon, Shuckle may be based on a fungus or mold variety of endolith. Its shell, Bug type, and some of its names suggest it is also based on barnacles. It may also be inspired on scale insects—small, shelled parasites that produce a sweet fluid called honeydew that attracts other insects. It could also be seen as a reference to food fermentation process, with its Rock type alluding to the pottery used to store and ferment aliments in some cultures, and its Pokémon category referring to some fungi used in cultured foods.

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 also seems be based on turtles or tortoises appearance-wise. Its worm-like aspect may also take inspiration from a nematode.

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).