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Shell Smash (Japanese: からをやぶる Shell Break) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Shell Smash decreases the user's Defense and Special Defense stat by one stage, but increases the user's Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages each.

Shell Smash is a part of Contest Spectacular combination and using it will cause Baton Pass and Electro Ball to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Shell Smash, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

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	56	56	56
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3		1	1
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	52	50	50
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	67	67	67
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	34B2W2	34	34
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	38	1, Evo.
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field	65	1, 65XY 47ORAS	47
0366		Clamperl		Water 1		Water 1	51	50	50
0557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral	37	37	37
0558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral	43	1, 43	1, 43
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3	38	38	38
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3	40	40	40
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3		1	1
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3		1	1
0774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral			45
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon			37
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	Dream World - Icy CaveBW
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

Dwebble Crustle
The user decreases its defense stat and increases its attack and speed stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dwebble jumps out of its shell and its whole body glows white and crimson red cracks form around its entire body. The white energy then breaks apart and comes off Dwebble's body like pieces of a shell. When the energy cracks and breaks apart, Dwebble's body glows crimson red. When Dwebble uses another attack right after using Shell Smash, the white energy particles floating around Dwebble will morph with the attack, giving it more attack power.
Cilan's Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!		Debut
	Crustle jumps out of its shell and its entire body glows white. Crimson cracks then form all around its body, and the white energy breaks apart and comes off Crustle's body like pieces of a shell. When the energy cracks and breaks apart, Crustle's body glows crimson red. When Crustle uses another attack after using Shell Smash, the white energy particles floating around Crustle will morph with the attack, giving it more attack power. Crustle's body continues to glow crimson until the battle is over as well.
Cilan's Crustle	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None
	Turtonator is outlined in a white glow and then the spikes on its back also glow white. The rest of its body glows a faint red and then the glows around its body disappear in a burst. Lines of blue aura shoot down around its body and then lines of orange aura shoot upwards around its body, giving in more attack power.
Kiawe's Turtonator	SM034		None

In other generations

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

Trivia

• Shell Smash is the only status move that will always affect more than three stats simultaneously. The only other moves capable of doing so are Ancient Power and its variations, but it will not always happen in these cases.
• Shell Smash causes the greatest overall base stat changes of any move from no changes at all, with 8.
  • However, Belly Drum surpasses this if the user has a -3 stat change in Attack, resulting in a +9 net stat change, and capping at +12 if executed from -6.
• All Pokémon that are able to learn Shell Smash by leveling up have Defense as their highest base stat (or tied for their highest base stat).
• Shell Smash is similar to Weak Armor, as both of them lower the Defense stat, but at the same time boost the Speed stat.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 破殼 Pohok Mandarin 破殼 / 破壳 Pòké Dutch Schelp Knal French Exuviation German Hausbruch Indonesian Menghancurkan Cangkang Italian Gettaguscio Korean 껍질깨기 Kkeopjilkkaegi Polish Cios Muszli Portuguese Brazil Quebra Concha Portugal Esmaga Carapaça Spanish Rompecoraza

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