Biology
Shelmet is a bivalve or snail-like Pokémon. Its gray shell resembles a knight's visor, with a coiling spiral of its shell further back. The shell has protrusions on the underside, which it apparently uses as legs. Its inner body is pink with a long, puckered mouth, and green markings below its eyes.
It closes the lid on its helmet-like shell as a defensive tactic, and can spit a poisonous sticky fluid. However this strategy doesn't work against its rival and natural predator Karrablast who can open Shelmet's shell. It can evolve around the time as its rival through electrical-like energy. It thrives in moist habitats like bogs and swamps.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
NPC Appearance
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: He is one of the Students in school and the lackey of Pancham (the school bully), both Pokémon end up befriending the player and partner after they rescue them from the Ancient Barrow, he's shown to have a crush on the School Nurse, Audino.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova BW: #122
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Unova B2W2: #157
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Black
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When attacked, it defends itself by closing the lid of its shell. It can spit a sticky, poisonous liquid.
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White
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It evolves when bathed in an electric-like energy along with Karrablast. The reason is still unknown.
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Black 2
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When it and Karrablast are together, and both receive electrical stimulation, they both evolve.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #024
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Hoenn #—
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X
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When it and Karrablast are together, and both receive electrical stimulation, they both evolve.
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Y
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It evolves when bathed in an electric-like energy along with Karrablast. The reason is still unknown.
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Omega Ruby
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When it and Karrablast are together, and both receive electrical stimulation, they both evolve.
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Alpha Sapphire
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It evolves when bathed in an electric-like energy along with Karrablast. The reason is still unknown.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #275
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Galar Isle of Armor #064
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Sword
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When attacked, it tightly shuts the lid of its shell. This reaction fails to protect it from Karrablast, however, because they can still get into the shell.
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Shield
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It has a strange physiology that responds to electricity. When together with Karrablast, Shelmet evolves for some reason.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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Total: 305
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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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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelmet
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelmet
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelmet
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelmet
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Shelmet in Generation VIII
- 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 Shelmet in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelmet
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelmet
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelmet
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelmet
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VI - VII
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- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelmet
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelmet
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Trivia
- Shelmet and Karrablast are the only Pokémon that have to be traded with a specific Pokémon to evolve, having to be traded with each other.
- Although Escavalier gains a secondary Steel type from its armor, Shelmet is a pure Bug-type despite wearing the same armor.
Origin
Shelmet appears to be based on a combination of a snail, possibly a scaly-foot snail, whose shell's outer layer is made of iron compounds; and a close helmet. This could be a reference to Medieval satirical drawings of snails, which are ironically depicted as giant monsters that knights fought against. It also may also be based on a nautilus.
Karrablast and Shelmet may be a reference to coevolution, where the evolution of one species is influenced by changes in another species; in this case, the relationship between predator and prey.
Name origin
Shelmet is a combination of shell and helmet.
Chobomaki may be a combination of おちょぼ口 ochoboguchi (puckered-up mouth) and 巻き maki (to coil or roll).
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