Shuckle
ツボツボ Tsubotsubo
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Artwork from HG/SS
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HP
0
| Atk
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| Def
1
| Sp.Atk
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| Sp.Def
1
| Speed
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| Exp.
80
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Shuckle (Japanese: ツボツボ Tsubotsubo) is a dual-type Bug/Rock Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Being a mold Pokémon, Shuckle is encased in a very hard red shell that has many holes in it. Its body inside the shell is yellow and presumably very soft. Shuckle's limbs appear limp till in use and are completely able.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Shuckle are well-known for having high defenses, surpassing all other Pokémon in both physical and Special Defense. Because of these high defenses, however, Shuckle's other stats are incredibly low, being either lowest or very near to lowest of all Pokémon.
If a Shuckle is made to hold an Oran Berry, after a time it will break down into Berry Juice, which doubles its effectiveness (though makes it unusable while held).
Behavior
Rather then actively hunting and foraging for food like most other Pokémon, it tends to collect berries and store them in its shell. The berries inside are liquefied and fermented by the Shuckle's digestive juices, which are then consumed by the Shuckle. These juices are also used to dissolve rocks for the Shuckle to hide under.
Habitat
Shuckle tend to hide under rocks and fallen logs for long periods of time.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
This Pokémon's main diet consists of berries which it collects and stores in its shell.
In the anime
A Shuckle was one of the residents of Big Town in Pikachu & Pichu.
In A Better Pill to Swallow, an old man was using the Berry Juice that Shuckle makes to create medicine. One of the Shuckle that he befriended was a purple Shuckle whose Berry Juice attracted Pokémon to anyone who drank it. Because of this, Team Rocket made it their mission to steal it.
Butch's Shuckle debuted in Sleight of Sand!.
A Shuckle also appeared in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
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| EP170
| Shuckle
| Ash's Pokédex
| Shuckle, the Mold Pokémon. When Shuckle places organic materials in its husk-like shell, the items are transformed into a unique juice. Shuckle are naturally shy and are most often found hiding beneath rocks.
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| This concludes the entries from the original series.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Shuckle's major appearance is in Volume 23, under the control of Orm. Orm manages to use one Shuckle to control a huge swarm of Shuckle and hold Blue down, but once Blue takes out the leader Shuckle, the entire group formation falls apart.
In the TCG
- Main article: Shuckle (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| Gold
| The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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| Silver
| It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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| Crystal
| The fluid secreted by its toes carves holes in rocks for nesting and can be mixed with Berries to make a drink.
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| Stadium 2
| The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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| III
| Ruby
| Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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| Sapphire
| Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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| Emerald
| A Shuckle hides under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its shell while eating stored berries. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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| FireRed
| It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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| LeafGreen
| The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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| Pearl
| It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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| Platinum
| It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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| HeartGold
| The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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| SoulSilver
| It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 80 - 127
| 150 - 244
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| 13 - 68
| 22 - 130
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| 211 - 310
| 418 - 614
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| 13 - 68
| 22 - 130
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| 211 - 310
| 418 - 614
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| 9 - 62
| 13 - 119
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- 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.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Shuckle is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Shuckle has the highest Defense and Special Defense stats of any Pokémon, with a max of 614 in them with beneficial natures (which are also the highest non-HP stats in existence).
- After using Power Trick, Shuckle has the highest Attack of any Pokémon with a max of 614 in it with beneficial natures (To compare, Deoxys's Attack form's maximum Attack stat is only 504.).
- Shuckle couldn't learn any Bug-type moves before Pokémon Platinum, despite having Bug as its primary type.
- Shuckle also cannot learn any Rock-type moves by level-up, despite having Rock as its secondary type.
- Shuckle, along with Munchlax, in terms of base stats, is the slowest non-glitched Pokémon of all.
- Shuckle, along with Feebas and Bonsly, has the lowest Special Attack of all Pokémon.
- Despite Shuckle being described as having limp, weak muscles, it is able to learn Strength and Rock Smash as HMs.
- In Generation II, Shuckle's shiny form is purple; however, in Generation IV and Generation III, it is blue.
- Although the circumstances would be nearly impossible, a level 100 Shuckle can potentially deal the most damage in one single attack through the use of numerous stat boosters, by using Helping Hand, Metronome held item, Power Trick, a Skill Swap to Pure Power or Huge Power, and the Defense Curl/Rollout combo. On the 5th impact of Rollout, if used against a level 1 Ledyba or Yanma that have been hit with negative Defense modifiers (such as Screech), it can deal 213,896,052 damage.
- If a level 100 Shuckle uses Power Trick, and is then skill swapped with Pure Power or Huge Power, it would obtain a maximum attack stat of 1228.
- Shuckle can learn Knock Off as an egg move, but it can't learn it through move tutor.
- In Generation II, Shuckle is the only Pokémon that can learn Sweet Scent by breeding.
- Despite being weak to Water-type, it appears in the sea in Pal Park.
Origin
Shuckle seems to be based on an endolith, an organism that lives inside porous rocks or animal shells. Fungi, also known as mold, are common endoliths. This explains why Shuckle is the mold Pokémon.
It may also be based on scale insects – small, shelled parasites that produce a sweet fluid called honeydew that attracts other insects.
It also appears that Shuckle could also be a mixture of several different mollusk in one as a land form. Shuckle seem to have most the major qualities of mollusks. Examples: the shell, each foot being muscular and limp-seeming, the use of acids to receive food or to break down obstacles, likes fermented foods, and lives close to the water in many cases.
Name origin
Shuckle may be derived from shuck, to remove from a husk or pod. Its Japanese name is a repetition of 壷 tsubo, jar, or 富士壺 fujitsubo, barnacle.
In other languages
- German: Pottrott - From Pott (a colloquial word for jar) and verrotten (to rot), referring to the fermentation of berries in its shell.
- French: Caratroc - From carapace (shell) and troc (exchange), refering to its ability of transforming berries into berry juice.
- Korean: 단단지 Dandanji
External Links
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Shuckle images on Bulbagarden Archives.
