Shellder (Pokémon)

Shellder シェルダー Shellder

Artwork from FR/LG

Type Species  Water  Bivalve Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Shell Armor or Skill Link 1,250,000 Pokédex Kanto #090 Johto #169 Hoenn #260* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 1'00" 8.8 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Purple 190 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 3 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 97 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Shellder (Japanese: シェルダー Shellder) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Cloyster via Water Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Shellder's two shells are a purplish-blue color and has two spikes on the top and also on the underside. They use their two shells for propulsion by opening and closing them rapidly. Shellder has a large, red tongue which serves as a means for burrowing. It is unknown what Shellder looks like inside its shell.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Shellder's shell is harder than diamond and can withstand powerful attacks. When sand combines with the body fluids inside of Shellder, beautiful pearls are formed. When a Shellder latches onto the tail of a fishing Slowpoke, the two Pokémon undergo a molecular transformation as a Slowbro is created and the Shellder changes in appearance.

Behavior

Its tongue is always hanging out, as it sits on the sea floor. Shellder swims facing backward by opening and closing its two-piece shell. When Shellder sleeps it uses its broad tongue to burrow a hole in the sand and then sleeps in it. While Shellder is sleeping, it closes its shell, but leaves its tongue hanging out.

Habitat

Sea Pokémon

Shellder lives on the sea floor.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

When Shellder's mouth is clamped on Slowbro's tail, it will feed on the leftovers of food eaten by the host Slowbro.

In the anime

Shellder in the anime

The first time a Shellder was seen was in The Bridge Bike Gang. It was sick and Nurse Joy sent Ash, Misty, and Brock over to Sunny Town, (where Shellder was), to deliver some medicine. Once the Sunny Town Nurse Joy gave Shellder the medicine, it got better instantly.

Jessie captured a Shellder in The Evolution Solution. Later in the episode, it bit on a Slowpoke's tail, making it into a Slowbro and leaving Jessie's team.

A Shellder appeared in the contest in DP123.

A Shellder also appeared in DP125 under the ownership of Marilyn.

In the TCG

Main article: Shellder (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Shellder is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Shellder, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 29+	Purified moves
Shadow Blitz	Shadow		Refresh	Normal
Shadow Shed	Shadow		Take Down	Normal
--			Surf	Water
--			Aurora Beam	Ice

TCG-only Moves

• Lick
• Minimize

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 12.2%	Friend Area: Bountiful Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My shell is harder than any diamond!
26%-50% HP	My HP is down to half...
1%-25% HP	No more... I feel faint... Help...
Level Up	Awesome! I leveled up! I need to work that much harder!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Water Stone	First evolution
	Shellder  Water		Cloyster  Water  Ice

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 090 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

• In the anime, it is needed to evolve Slowpoke into Slowbro or Slowking.
• The change in Shellder's evolution when linked to a Slowpoke seems to only occur when attached to a 'living' part of the creature, as with the introduction of the item Slowpoketail in Generation II does not force a spiral evolution as one might suspect.
• Shellder and Cloyster share the same species name with Clamperl. They are all known as Bivalve Pokémon.
• No sprites have Shellder's tongue unexposed, excluding its back sprites, except a frame in its Crystal sprite.
• Even though Shellder changes when it bonds with Slowpoke to become Slowbro or Slowking, it is not considered an evolution.
• Despite always having its tongue exposed, it cannot learn the move Lick.
• Though Slowbro's Silver Pokédex entry mentions that Shellder secretes venom, it cannot learn any Poison-type attacks by leveling up.
• Shellder's Red and Green sprite is symmetrical.
• Shellder's Gen II Back Sprite shows its entire body.

Origin

It is similar to Scallops and other bivalves.

Name origin

Shellder's name seems to be a corruption of shell. It also sounds like shelter, perhaps referring to Slowbro and hermit crabs.

In other languages

• German: Muschas - From Muschel (shell or clam).
• French: Kokiyas - From coquille (shell).
• Korean: 셀러 Sella

Related articles

• Jessie's Shellder

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.