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Shellder, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Shellder: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Shellder is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (100) and Attack (65), with a base stat total of 305. Competitively it is not fully evolved, so it mostly sees use with Eviolite or in lower tiers.

Build a team with Shellder

What is Shellder weak to?

How much damage Shellder takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

Shellder takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Best moveset for Shellder

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

  • BlizzardIce110
  • Hydro PumpWater110
  • Take DownNormal90
  • Mud ShotGround55

Best nature for Shellder

Adamant. Shellder is a physical attacker (65 Attack vs 45 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Shell ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.
  • Skill LinkThis Pokemon's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
  • OvercoatThis Pokemon is immune to powder moves, Sandstorm damage, and Effect Spore.

Evolution line

Shellder
Cloyster
Full learnset (42 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Razor ShellWater7595%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Aurora BeamIce65100%Special
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Ice ShardIce40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Icicle SpearIce25100%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Aqua RingWater--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Life DewWater--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Shell SmashNormal--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SpikesGround--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
WithdrawWater--Status