This Pokémon does not take damage from weather.

The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores.

Overcoat

Moves cannot score critical hits against this Pokémon.

This ability functions identically to battle armor.

A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.

Shell Armor

This Pokémon always hits five times with two-to-five-hit moves, such as icicle spear.  It also bypasses the accuracy checks on triple kick's second and third hits.

Maximizes the number of times multistrike moves hit.

Skill Link

water-stone

use-item

cloyster

shellder

A peculiar stone that can make certain species of
Pokémon evolve. It is the blue of a pool of clear water.

shell-armor

skill-link

overcoat

Shellder

attack

defense

special-attack

special-defense

speed

water

Its hard shell repels any kind of attack. It is
vulnerable only when its shell is open.

shield

It swims facing backward by opening and closing
its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.

sword

The shell can withstand any attack. However,
when it is open, the tender body is exposed.

lets-go-eevee

lets-go-pikachu

Even when its shell is closed, its tongue still
hangs out. If you give its tongue a good yank,
the shock will cause Shellder to open its shell.

ultra-moon

The sand that accumulates inside its shell
eventually becomes a pearl. But the pearl gets
in the way, so it spits it out and discards it.

ultra-sun

This Pokémon’s tongue is always hanging out.
It uses its tongue with great dexterity to dig up
sand from the seabed in its search for food.

moon

The hardness of its shell surpasses the
hardness of a diamond. In days gone by,
people used the shells to make shields.

At night, this Pokémon uses its broad tongue to burrow a hole
in the seafloor sand and then sleep in it. While it is sleeping,
Shellder closes its shell, but leaves its tongue hanging out.

alpha-sapphire

omega-ruby

Clamping on to an opponent reveals its vulnerable
parts, so it uses this move only as a last resort.

Its hard shell repels any kind of attack.
It is vulnerable only when its shell is open.

It swims backward by opening and
closing its two shells. Its large
tongue is always kept hanging out.

white-2

black-2

white

black

Grains of sand trapped in its
shells mix with its body fluids to
form beautiful pearls.

soulsilver

It swims facing backward by opening
and closing its two-piece shell.
It is surprisingly fast.

heartgold

platinum

pearl

diamond

Its hard shell repels any kind of attack.
It is vulnerable only when its shell is
open.

leafgreen

It is encased in a shell that is harder
than diamond. Inside, however, it is
surprisingly tender.

firered

At night, it burrows a hole in the seafloor
with its broad tongue to make a place to
sleep. While asleep, it closes its shell,
but leaves its tongue hanging out.

emerald

At night, this POKéMON uses its broad
tongue to burrow a hole in the seafloor
sand and then sleep in it.While it is sleeping, SHELLDER closes its
shell, but leaves its tongue hanging
out.

sapphire

ruby

Clamping on to an
opponent reveals
its vulnerableparts, so it uses
this move only as
a last resort.

crystal

Grains of sand
trapped in its
shells mix withits body fluids to
form beautiful
pearls.

silver

It swims facing
backward by open­
ing and closingits two-piece
shell. It is
surprisingly fast.

gold

The shell can
withstand any
attack. However,when it is open,
the tender body
is exposed.

yellow

Its hard shell
repels any kind
of attack.It is vulnerable
only when its
shell is open.

	Base Stats			Stat
HP	30	—		105
Attack	65	—		85
Defense	100	1		120
Sp.Atk	45	—		65
Sp.Def	25	—		45
Speed	40	—		60
Total	305	1	0/510	480

Shellder

Stat

Evolution Chain

Type Matchups