Shieldon (Pokémon)

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Shieldon タテトプス Tatetops #410
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Types  Rock  Steel   Rock   Rock   Rock   Rock   Rock	Species Shield Pokémon
Abilities Sturdy Soundproof Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 600,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #038 Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-181 Oblivia R-178 Oblivia (past) N-099 Not in any regional Browser
Height 1'08" Imperial 0.5m Metric 1'08"/0.5m 0.0m	Weight 125.7lbs Imperial 57.0kg Metric 125.7lbs/57.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color Gray	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Monster group 31 cycles (7905 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 99 Battle Exp.: 991*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

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

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 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Stats 5.3.1 Base stats 5.3.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Shieldon is a small, ceratopsian-like reptilian Pokémon with a yellow body. It has white toes and bears a white bump on its back. Shieldon has a dark-gray oval-shaped face, with a prominent brow that is white in coloration and a white rim on their black snout. 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

Shieldon eats grass and berries.

In the anime

Major appearances

Four Shieldon made an appearance in Ill-Will Hunting.

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

Minor appearances

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

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP045 Shieldon Ash's Pokédex Shieldon, the Shield Pokémon. The skin on its face is very hard, and it has a habit of polishing it by rubbing against trees. This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the manga

It appeared under the ownership of Byron, which he wasn't able to befriend even after carrying it outside of its ball for an extended period. As Diamond was able to do so even without knowing it, he decided to give it to the boy prior to his training on Iron Island, which he names "Don". It evolved into a Bastiodon later in the showdown against Team Galactic. Additionally, Byron has another Shieldon.

In the TCG

Main article: Shieldon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. 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 {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} Diamond A Pokémon that lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its facial hide is extremely hard. Pearl It habitually polishes its face by rubbing it against tree trunks. It is weak to attacks from behind. Platinum It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it can eat grass and berries without having to fight. HeartGold SoulSilver It was generated from a fossil dug out of a layer of clay that was older than anyone knows. It has a sturdy face. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it can eat grass and berries without having to fight. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. 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 Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Fossil Revived from Armor Fossil (Pearl only) Platinum Fossil Revived from Armor Fossil HeartGold SoulSilver Fossil Revived from Armor Fossil* Generation V Black White Fossil Revive from Armor Fossil

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Crystal Cave (B7-B11)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Peril Cliffs
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Daybreak Ruins Fire Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Fiery Furnace
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Lava: Firebreathing Mountain

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 30	90 - 137	170 - 264
Attack: 42	42 - 103	80 - 201
Defense: 118	110 - 187	216 - 368
Sp.Atk: 42	42 - 103	80 - 201
Sp.Def: 88	83 - 154	162 - 302
Speed: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174
Total: 350   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 3/3 ★★★	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 14/17 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None	Resistant against Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None	Unaffected by Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None	Damaged normally by Normal ¼× Fighting 4× Flying ¼× Poison 0× Ground 4× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
Start	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
6	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
10	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	—	85%	40
15	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
19	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15
24	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
28	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
33	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
37	Metal Burst	Steel	Physical	—	100%	10
42	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
46	Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	—	100%	10
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Shieldon obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shieldon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shieldon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	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
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
	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
	TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shieldon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shieldon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
	Counter*	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	Fissure*	Ground	Physical	—	—%	5
	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90%	10
	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
	Stealth Rock‡	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
	Wide Guard*	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Shieldon 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 Shieldon in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shieldon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shieldon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Shieldon can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Shieldon cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shieldon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shieldon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. 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.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Steel  Poké Assist: ( Steel ) Field move: None Browser entry   It rams with its rock-hard head. It also makes stones drop to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Steel  ( Steel ) Past ( Normal ) (Tackle ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It attacks by making iron balls fall.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

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
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• 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

Language Name Name Origin German Schilterus From Schild. French Dinoclier From dinosaure and bouclier. Korean 방패톱스 Bangpaetopseu From 방패 bangpae and 톱스 tops. Chinese (Taiwan) 盾甲龍 Dùn Jiǎ Lóng "Shielded dragon".

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