Shellder

Muk

Cloyster

#0090

Gen 1

Types

Water

Appearance

Category		Bivalve Pokémon
Color		Purple
Height		0.3m / 0'12"
Weight		4kg / 8.82lbs

Shape

Footprint

Cry

Size Comparison

1.8m / 5'11"Trainer

0.3m / (0'12")Pokémon

Regional Pokédex Numbers

The Isle of Armor#131

IoA

Paldea#329

Breeding

Egg Groups	Water 3
Hatch Time	20

Gender Ratio

Training

Base Friendship (Gen 3-7)	70
Base Friendship (Gen 8+)	50
Base Experience	61
Catch Rate	190
Leveling Rate	Slow
Experience to 100	1,250,000

EV Yield: 1

HP0

ATK0

DEF1

SP.ATK0

SP.DEF0

SPE0

Abilities

PRIMARY	Shell Armor	Protects against critical hits .
SECONDARY	Skill Link	Extends two-to-five-hit moves and Triple Kick to their full length every time.
HIDDEN	Overcoat	Protects against damage from weather .

Base Stats

HP	30	170 - 264
Attack	65	121 - 251
Defense	100	184 - 328
Special Attack	45	85 - 207
Special Defense	25	49 - 163
Speed	40	76 - 196
Total	305	min - max
		Lvl. 100 range

- Minimum values assume 0 IV, 0 EV and a hindering nature (→ -10%)- Maximum values assume 31 IV (→ +31), 252 EV (→ +63) and a helpful nature (→ +10%)

Type Weakness

Multiplier

× 0
× ¼
× ½	Fire Water Ice Steel
× 1	Normal Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Fairy
× 2	Electric Grass
× 4

Evolutions

Shellder

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Water Stone

Cloyster

Movesets

Moves marked with

get a same-type attack bonus

PokéDex Descriptions

E	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.
R S	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.
AS OR	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.
C Y	Clamping on to an opponent reveals its vulnerable parts, so it uses this move only as a last resort.
UM	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.
S SS	Grains of sand trapped in its shells mix with its body fluids to form beautiful pearls.
FR	It is encased in a shell that is harder than diamond. Inside, however, it is surprisingly tender.
D P PL B B2 W W2	It swims backward by opening and closing its two shells. Its large tongue is always kept hanging out.
HG SW	It swims facing backward by opening and closing its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.
G	It swims facing backward by open ing and closing its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.
B R LG X SH	Its hard shell repels any kind of attack. It is vulnerable only when its shell is open.
S	The hardness of its shell surpasses the hardness of a diamond. In days gone by, people used the shells to make shields.
US	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.
Y LGE LGP	The shell can withstand any attack. However, when it is open, the tender body is exposed.
M	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.