Shell Armor (ability)

Shell Armor (Japanese: シェルアーマー Shell Armor) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-one Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Pokémon with Shell Armor will never be hit by a critical hit.

Outside of battle

Shell Armor has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shell Armor

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Shellder	Water		Water	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
	Cloyster	Water	Ice	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
	Krabby	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
	Kingler	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
	Lapras	Water	Ice	Water Absorb	Shell Armor	Hydration
	Omanyte	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
	Omastar	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
	Torkoal	Fire		Fire	White Smoke	None	Shell Armor
	Corphish	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Adaptability
	Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Adaptability
	Clamperl	Water		Water	Shell Armor	None	Rattled
	Turtwig	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
	Grotle	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
	Torterra	Grass	Ground	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
	Oshawott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
	Dewott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
	Samurott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
	Dwebble	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
	Crustle	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
	Escavalier	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Shell Armor	Overcoat
	Shelmet	Bug		Bug	Hydration	Shell Armor	Overcoat
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation V games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Being affected
The user's hard armor protects it from hits to the weak spot.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Crawdaunt	Crawdaunt's armor protects it from hits to the weak spot.
A wild Crawdaunt	VS. Crawdaunt II		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 貝殼盔甲 Bèiké Kuījiǎ French Coque Armure German Panzerhaut Greek Κέλυφος Πανοπλία Italian Guscioscudo Korean 조가비 갑옷 Jogabi Gap'eun Portuguese Armadura de Concha Spanish Caparazón

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