Shelgon (Pokémon)

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Shelgon コモルー Komoruu #372
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type  Dragon   Dragon   Dragon   Dragon   Dragon   Dragon	Species Endurance Pokémon
Abilities Rock Head ----- Overcoat Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #188 Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-166 Almia R-226 Oblivia R-220 Oblivia (past) N-201 Not in any regional Browser
Height 3'07" Imperial 1.1m Metric 3'07"/1.1m 0.0m	Weight 243.6lbs Imperial 110.5kg Metric 243.6lbs/110.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color White	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Dragon group 41 cycles (10455 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 144 Battle Exp.: 1441*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Shelgon (Japanese: コモルー Komoruu) is a Dragon-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Bagon starting at level 30 and evolves into Salamence starting at level 50.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.2 Minor appearances 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Held items 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 By a prior evolution 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Upon evolution from Bagon, bone structures have formed all around the Pokémon's body, becoming a shell with two openings: one in front, leaving only its yellow eyes visible, and one in back. Inside the structures, its body is busy forming for its next evolution, although its gray-colored legs are visible extending from the shell’s underside. The inner portions of the legs have red coloration, and there are three ridges on the top of its shell.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Shelgon’s shell is very hard and bounces off enemy attacks.

Behavior

While awaiting evolution, it hardly eats anything. As its shell is extremely heavy, Shelgon's movements are sluggish. Its shell peels off the instant it begins to evolve.

Habitat

Shelgon spend most of their time hiding away in cavernous areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Shelgon hardly eats anything in preparation for evolution. It endures hunger to become hardier.

In the anime

Major appearances

Shelgon was first seen when a Bagon evolved in Let Bagons Be Bagons.

Drake used a Shelgon in Vanity Affair. It defeated Pikachu.

Minor appearances

A Shelgon competed in the Hoenn Grand Festival in Hi Ho Silver Wind! and Deceit and Assist.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In Pokémon Adventures, Drake uses a Shelgon in an attempt to break open the door of the Ancient Tomb containing Registeel.

In the TCG

Main article: Shelgon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby Inside Shelgon's armor-like shell, cells are in the midst of transformation to create an entirely new body. This Pokémon's shell is extremely heavy, making its movements sluggish. Sapphire Covering Shelgon's body are outgrowths much like bones. The shell is very hard and bounces off enemy attacks. When awaiting evolution, this Pokémon hides away in a cavern. Emerald It hardly eats while it awaits evolution. It becomes hardier by enduring hunger. Its shell peels off the instant it begins to evolve. FireRed LeafGreen Its armored body makes all attacks bounce off. The armor is too tough, however, making it heavy and somewhat sluggish. FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver It surrounds its body in an iron-hard shell to accumulate enough power to evolve. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Evolve Bagon Emerald None Evolve Bagon FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Bagon Platinum None Evolve Bagon HeartGold SoulSilver Rare Safari Zone Pal Park Mountain Generation V Black White None Evolve Bagon (White only)

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Cave
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 59 Endless Level 61 Forever Level 9 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Mt. Freeze (1F-6F) Wish Cave (65F-69F) Wyvern Hill (9F-16F) Joyous Tower (60F-64F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Sky Stairway (1F-49F)
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic (during mission)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Volcano Cave
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Faldera Volcano Dark Temple
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Canyon: Sunny Seashore

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Dragon Fang (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65	125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 95	90 - 161	175 - 317
Defense: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp.Atk: 60	58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp.Def: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 420   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/2 ★★	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 1/2 ★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 13/16 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20
Start	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Start	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
Start	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
5	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
10	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
16	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
20	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
25	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
30	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
32	DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20
37	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
43	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
50	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
55	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
61	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Shelgon obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelgon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelgon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelgon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelgon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Defense Curl‡	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	—%	20
	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10
	Dragon Rage	Dragon	Special	—	100%	10
	Dragon Rush	Dragon	Physical	100	75%	10
	Endure*	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Shelgon in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Shelgon in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelgon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelgon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90%	5
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Shelgon can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Shelgon cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelgon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelgon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
‡	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shelgon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shelgon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS    Acquisition: Evolve	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Dragon Cave Phrases 51%-100% HP Everything bounces off my armor! But it's awfully heavy! 26%-50% HP Aww... Half my HP's gone already. 1%-25% HP I can't take it... I'm too weak to move my body... Level up I leveled up! But I'm still way too heavy! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up! But I'm still way too heavy!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Dragon  Poké Assist: None Field move: (Tackle ×2) Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   Shelgon launches whirling attacks by cleverly spinning its sturdy body.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Dragon  Poké Assist: ( Dragon ) Field move: (Tackle ×2) Browser entry   It breathes blue flames and attacks while thrashing about.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Dragon  ( Dragon ) Past ( Normal ) (Tackle ×3) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It attacks by launching a large blue fireball.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

Evolution

Unevolved Bagon  Dragon

Level 30 →

First evolution Shelgon  Dragon

Level 50 →

Second evolution Salamence  Dragon  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Shelgon images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Despite having no visible teeth, Shelgon can learn Bite, Crunch, and Fire Fang.
• Shelgon, along with its evolution, are the only Dragon-type Pokémon who are able to learn Rollout.
• Shelgon and Pupitar are the only non-Bug-type Pokémon to go through metamorphosis-like evolution, as well as being pupa-like Pokémon. Both are able to learn Iron Defense via move tutor, while their respective final evolutions cannot. Both of their final forms (Salamence and Tyranitar) are pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
• Shelgon has the highest Defense of all non-legendary Dragon-type Pokémon.

Origin

Shelgon is a based on a dragon and a pupa.

Name origin

Shelgon's name is a combination of shell and dragon. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of 籠る komoru, to seclude oneself. It is worth noting that 龍 ryū, dragon, resembles part of the kanji for komoru.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Draschel From dragon and Schale. French Drackhaus From dragon and Haus. Korean 쉘곤 Shellgon Chinese (Taiwan) 甲殼龍 Jiá Kē Lóng Literally "Shelled dragon".

External links

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Pokémon

#373: Salamence →

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