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Razor Shell シェルブレード Shell Blade

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Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  75 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM83 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

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

Razor Shell (Japanese: シェルブレード Shell Blade) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM83 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Razor Shell inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	32	32	32	32
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3				1
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3				32
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3				36
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		31ORAS	31	32
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3		32ORAS	32	34
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field	17	17	17
0502		Dewott		Field		Field	17	17	18
0503		Samurott		Field		Field	17	17	18
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3		45	45	36
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3		48	48	36
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3			26	32
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1				1
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM83	IX --
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1				✔
080G		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1				✔
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug				✔
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				✔
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1				✔
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.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	Abram Burrows's Cloyster
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 other games

Pokémon GO

Razor Shell
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power ? Energy cost ? Duration 1.3 seconds Damage window 0.65 - 1 seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy cost ? Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Description

In the anime

Barbaracle Oshawott Dewott Samurott
The user's shell glows yellow and leaves a blue trail behind, it hits the opponent with great force using it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dewott touches the scalchops on its waist, which proceed to glow yellow and produce a blue curved blade of energy from them. Dewott then slashes the opponent with the blades.
A Trainer's Dewott	The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!		Debut
Burgundy's Dewott	A Connoisseur's Revenge!		None
Halsey's Dewott	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
Cadbury's Caesar	Crowning the Scalchop King!		None
	Oshawott grabs its scalchop, which produces a light blue aura, forming into an energy blade. Oshawott then slashes the opponent with it.
Ash's Oshawott	Dreams by the Yard Full!		None
	Samurott draws a seamitar from a sheath on one of its arms. The sword glows light blue and grows slightly longer. Samurott then slashes the opponent with the seamitar.
Leeku's Samurott	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
Cameron's Samurott	The Road to Humilau!		None
	Barbaracle's claws on one or two hands start to glow yellow. A light blue aura then appears and hardens around them, forming into one or two curved blades of energy. Barbaracle then slashes the opponent with the blades.
Saizo's Barbaracle	A Stealthy Challenge!		None

In the manga

Movie adaptations

The user's shell glows and leaves a trail of light behind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Samurott draws out its seamitar and it transforms into a sword temporarily. Samurott then slashes the opponent with it.
Leeku's Samurott	White—Victini and Zekrom		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Dewott
The user attacks with a shell.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dewott slashes at the opponent with either of its scalchops or Dewott throws either of its scalchops at the opponent.
Blake's Dewott	The Transfer Student		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 貝殼刃 Buihok Yahn * 貝殼刀 Buihok Dōu * Mandarin 貝殼刃 / 贝壳刃 Bèiké Rèn * 貝殼刀 Bèiké Dāo * Dutch Messchelp French Coqui-Lame* Coquilame* German Kalkklinge Hindi धारदार कवच, Dhardar Kavach Indonesian Pedang Kerang Pisau Kerang Italian Conchilama Korean 셸블레이드 Shell Blade Polish Ostra Muszla Portuguese Brazil Concha Navalha (Pokémon GO, BW115-present, TCG) Lâmina de Concha (early anime) Portugal Concha Navalha Spanish Latin America Concha Afilada (prior to BW031) Caparaconcha Afilada Spain Concha Filo Thai เชลล์เบลด Vietnamese Lưỡi Kiếm Vỏ Sò

Variations of the move Crush Claw
Crush Claw • Razor Shell

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