Shieldon (Pokémon)

Shieldon タテトプス Tatetops

Artwork from Diamond/Pearl

Types Species  Rock  Steel  Shield Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Sturdy 600,000 Pokédex National #410 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #038 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-181 Height Weight 1'08" 125.7 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Gray 45 Gender ratio   87.5% male   12.5% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster 31 (7905 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 99 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Shieldon (Japanese: タテトプス Tatetops) is a dual-type Rock/Steel Pokémon.

It is resurrected from an Armor Fossil and evolves into Bastiodon starting at level 30.

Biology

Physiology

Shieldon is a small reptile with a yellow body. It has white toes and bears a white bump on its back. Shieldon has a dark-gray oval-shaped face. Shieldon may be ancient relatives to the Aron line due to identical typing and partially similar movepools, especially the ability to learn Metal Burst.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Shieldon possesses an extremely hard facial hide; however, it is vulnerable when attacked from behind.

Behavior

Shieldon has a habit of polishing its face against tree trunks.

Habitat

Shieldon once lived in dense forests, but has been extinct from the wild for 100 million years and only exists via being cloned from fossil samples, and descendants of said clones.

Fossils from which Shieldon can be resurrected can only be found in the Sinnoh region.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

A group of Shieldon falling down a hole

Four Shieldon made an appearance in Ill-Will Hunting.

A Shieldon appeared in the boss fantasy of A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine.

Shieldon made a appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior under the ownership of Newton Graceland.

Pokédex entries

• DP045: Shieldon, the shield Pokémon. The shield on its face is very hard, and it has a habit of polishing it by rubbing against trees.

In the manga

It appeared under the ownership of Byron. After that, when Diamond is traveling alone, he is seen with a Shieldon.

In the TCG

Main article: Shieldon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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

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

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Steel	Poké Assist: ( Steel )	Field Move: (None)
"It rams with its rock-hard head. It also makes stones drop to attack."

Evolution

Unevolved Shieldon  Rock  Steel

Level 30 →

First evolution Bastiodon  Rock  Steel

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
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

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

Trivia

• Shieldon has the highest Defense and Special Defense stats of any basic fossil Pokémon.
• Shieldon and Cranidos evolve at level 30, the earliest of any fossil Pokémon.
• Shieldon bears a remarkable resemblance to Aron.
  • Shieldon and Aron's evolutionary families are also capable of learning Metal Burst, and the move was in fact exclusive to them prior to the release of HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions.

Origin

Shieldon is based on a Ceratopsian dinosaur and a shield. Its lack of horns makes it particularly similar to a Protoceratops.

Name origin

Shieldon's name is derived from "shield" referring to the shield-like growth on its head, and don which is a suffix in various dinosaur names. Tatetops comes from the words 盾 tate, shield, and -tops, which is a suffix that's used in the names of horned dinosaurs and means "head".

In other languages

• German: Schilterus - From Schild (shield).
• French: Dinoclier - From dinosaure (dinosaur) and bouclier (shield).
• Korean: 방패톱스 Bangpaetopseu - From 방패 bangpae (shield) 톱스 tops.

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