Shell Trap (move)

Shell Trap トラップシェル Trap Shell

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  100% Priority  -3 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Shell Trap (Japanese: トラップシェル Trap Shell) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Turtonator.

Effect

Shell Trap is a decreased priority move. The user sets up a trap at the beginning of the turn, then executes the move Shell Trap at -3 priority if it has been hit by an opponent's physical move this turn. If the user has not been hit by an opponent's physical move at the time it would execute Shell Trap, Shell Trap fails. If the user is affected by Powder, Powder will trigger when the user of Shell Trap is hit by a physical attack.

The user being hit by an ally's move or its substitute being hit is not sufficient to allow the move to be used successfully.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM The user sets a shell trap. If the user is hit by a physical move, the trap will explode and inflict damage on the opposing Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	45
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Turtonator
If the user is attacked from behind, their shell spikes explode.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When the opponent attacks, Turtonator turns its shell at them. If the opponent makes contact with the spikes on Turtonator's shell, the spikes explode.
Kiawe's Turtonator	Alola to New Adventure!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 陷阱甲殼 Hahmjehng Gaaphok Mandarin 陷阱甲殼 / 陷阱甲壳 Xiànjǐng Jiǎké French Carapiège German Panzerfalle Italian Gusciotrappola Korean 트랩셸 Trap Shell Polish Pułapka Skorupy Brazilian Portuguese Armadilha de Carapaça Russian Панцирь-Ловушка Pantsir'-Lovushka Spanish Latin America Trampa Coraza Spain Coraza Trampa

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