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Shelgon, a Dragon type Pokémon, official artwork

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Shelgon: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Shelgon is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (100) and Attack (95), with a base stat total of 420. Competitively it is not fully evolved, so it mostly sees use with Eviolite or in lower tiers.

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What is Shelgon weak to?

How much damage Shelgon takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDragonFairyIce
0.5×ResistsElectricFireGrassWater

Shelgon takes super-effective damage from Dragon, Fairy, Ice. It resists Electric, Fire, Grass, Water.

Best moveset for Shelgon

Shelgon has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Draco MeteorDragon130
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Fire BlastFire110
  • Hydro PumpWater110

Best nature for Shelgon

Adamant. Shelgon is a physical attacker (95 Attack vs 60 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Rock HeadThis Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage.
  • OvercoatThis Pokemon is immune to powder moves, Sandstorm damage, and Effect Spore.

Evolution line

Bagon
Shelgon
Salamence
Full learnset (45 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
EmberFire40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status