Shellder

Normal

Shiny

Water

At night, this Pokemon 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.

Pokédex #

090

Species

Bivalve

Height

1'00"

Weight

8.8 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

190

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 3 / Water 3

Growth Rate

Slow (1,250,000 total XP)

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

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 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

0 special ways

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

2 items

Pearl

More common wild held item.

23%

Big Pearl

Rare wild held item.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Special Ways

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 Ruby Version.

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at Cloyster.

2 stages

1

Shellder

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2

Cloyster

#091

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Shellder

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Cloyster

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Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	95%	35	Slot 1
Withdraw	Water	Status	0	—	40	Slot 2

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 9	Supersonic	Normal	Status	0	55%	20
Lv 17	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	65	100%	20
Lv 25	Protect	Normal	Status	0	—	10
Lv 33	Leer	Normal	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 41	Clamp	Water	Special	35	75%	10
Lv 49	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
Bubblebeam	Water	Special	65	100%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
Barrier	Psychic	Status	0	—	30	Breed from a parent that knows it
Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	20	100%	40	Breed from a parent that knows it
Screech	Normal	Status	0	85%	40	Breed from a parent that knows it
Icicle Spear	Ice	Special	10	100%	30	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	TM03 (Water Pulse)
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Hail	Ice	Status	0	—	10	TM07 (Hail)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10	TM13 (Ice Beam)
Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	TM14 (Blizzard)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	—	10	TM17 (Protect)
Rain Dance	Water	Status	0	—	5	TM18 (Rain Dance)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	—	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM42 (Facade)
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM43 (Secret Power)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	—	10	TM44 (Rest)
Attract	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	HM03 (Surf)
Dive	Water	Special	60	100%	10	HM08 (Dive)