SHELLDER

Red / Blue artwork

Gold

Silver

Crystal

Water

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

Pokédex #

090

Species

BIVALVE

Height

1'00"

Weight

9.0 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

190

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 3

Growth Rate

Slow

Wild Held Items

A wild encounter can sometimes carry one of these items.

2 items

PEARL

More common wild held item.

23%

BIG PEARL

Rare wild held item.

Base Stats

Total

305

HP 30

Attack 65

Defense 100

Sp. Atk 45

Sp. Def 25

Speed 40

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

1 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	90-105	70-85	105-120	50-65	30-45	45-60
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	98	79	113	58	38	53
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	137	117	152	97	77	92

How To Get It

0 wild locations

22 fishing spots

0 special sources

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon Gold Version.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Location	Rod	Levels	Per Cast
Cinnabar Island	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Cinnabar Island	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
New Bark Town	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
New Bark Town	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Olivine Port	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Olivine Port	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Pallet Town	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Pallet Town	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Route 20	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Route 20	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Route 21	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Route 21	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Route 26	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Route 26	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Route 27	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Route 27	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Route 41	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Route 41	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Vermilion City	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Vermilion City	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%
Vermilion Port	GOOD ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 20	10%
Vermilion Port	SUPER ROD Fishing group: Ocean.	Lv 40	30%

Special Sources

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Grass x2

Electric x2

Resistances

Fire x0.5

Water x0.5

Ice x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Gold Version.

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at CLOYSTER.

2 stages

1

SHELLDER

#090
2

CLOYSTER

#091

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Use Water Stone on this Pokémon.

SHELLDER

#090

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CLOYSTER

#091

Learnset

Move	Slot
TACKLE	Slot 1
WITHDRAW	Slot 2

Move	Level
SUPERSONIC	Lv 9
AURORA BEAM	Lv 17
PROTECT	Lv 25
LEER	Lv 33
CLAMP	Lv 41
ICE BEAM	Lv 49

Move	How to get it
BUBBLEBEAM	Breed from a parent that knows it
TAKE DOWN	Breed from a parent that knows it
BARRIER	Breed from a parent that knows it
RAPID SPIN	Breed from a parent that knows it
SCREECH	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Machine
CURSE	TM03 (Curse)
TOXIC	TM06 (Toxic)
HIDDEN POWER	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SNORE	TM13 (Snore)
BLIZZARD	TM14 (Blizzard)
ICY WIND	TM16 (Icy Wind)
PROTECT	TM17 (Protect)
RAIN DANCE	TM18 (Rain Dance)
ENDURE	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	TM21 (Frustration)
RETURN	TM27 (Return)
DOUBLE TEAM	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
SWIFT	TM39 (Swift)
REST	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	TM45 (Attract)
SURF	HM03 (Surf)
WHIRLPOOL	HM06 (Whirlpool)

Trainer Uses

11 uses

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
SWIMMER♂ DARYL	Lv 24	1	—
SWIMMER♂ DARYL	Lv 24	3	—
FISHER JONAH	Lv 25	1	Fast Ship B1F
BOARDER DOUGLAS	Lv 24	1	Mahogany Gym
BOARDER DOUGLAS	Lv 24	3	Mahogany Gym
SWIMMER♂ TUCKER	Lv 30	1	Route 19
COOLTRAINER KATE	Lv 26	1	Route 34
SWIMMER♂ RANDALL	Lv 18	1	Route 40
SWIMMER♂ RANDALL	Lv 18	3	Route 40
SWIMMER♀ PAULA	Lv 19	2	Route 40
SWIMMER♂ CHARLIE	Lv 21	1	Route 41

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