Shellder
Artwork
Names
- English: Shellder
- Japanese: シェルダー (Shellder)
- German: Muschas
- French: Kokiyas
Number(s)
- National: 90
- Hoenn: 260
- Johto: 169
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Water 3
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
 ShellderBase form |  CloysterWater Stone |
Size
- Height: 0.3 m / 1’00”
- Weight: 4.0 kg / 8.8 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Steel, Fire, Water, Ice
- ×2: Grass, Electric
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 305 | ||
| HP | 72 | 0 | |
| Attack | 46 | 0 | |
| Defense | 21 | 1 | |
| Sp.Atk | 57 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 70 | 0 | |
| Speed | 55 | 0 | |
Ability
- Shell Armor
- Game's description
- The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
- Battle effect
- Opponent’s moves cannot Critical Hit.
- Skill Link
- Game's description
- Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves.
- Battle effect
- Moves that attack 2-5 times always hit 5 times.
Wild Item
- Diamond/Pearl
- Pearl (50%)
- Big Pearl (5%)
Pal Park
- Area: Ocean
- Points: 50
- Encounter rate: 30
Miscellaneous
- Species: Bivalve Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Purple
- Catch Rate: 190
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Slow
1,250,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Route 205 Lower Part, Valley Windworks, Fuego Ironworks (Fish w/ Super Rod) [Uncommon]
- Pearl
- Route 205 Lower Part, Valley Windworks, Fuego Ironworks (Fish w/ Super Rod) [Uncommon]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- Its hard shell repels any kind of attack. It is vulnerable only when its shell is open.
- Yellow
- The shell can withstand any attack. However, when it is open, the tender body is exposed.
- Gold
- It swims facing backward by opening and closing its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.
- Silver
- Grains of sand trapped in its shells mix with its body fluids to form beautiful pearls.
- Crystal
- Clamping on to an opponent reveals its vulnerable parts, so it uses this move only as a last resort.
- Ruby
- 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
- 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.
- Emerald
- 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.
- Fire Red
- It is encased in a shell that is harder than diamond. Inside, however, it is surprisingly tender.
- Leaf Green
- Its hard shell repels any kind of attack. It is vulnerable only when its shell is open.
- Diamond
- It swims backward by opening and closing its two shells. Its large tongue is always kept hanging out.
- Pearl
- It swims backward by opening and closing its two shells. Its large tongue is always kept hanging out.