Shell Smash (move): Difference between revisions

Shell Smash (Japanese: からをやぶる Shell Smash) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

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

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0090 Shellder Water 56 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 52 0139 Omastar Rock Water 67 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 38 0324 Torkoal Fire 65 0366 Clamperl Water 51 0557 Ishizumai Ishizumai Bug Rock 37 0558 Iwaparesu Iwaparesu Bug Rock -- 43 0564 Purotooga Purotooga Water Rock 38 0565 Abagoura Abagoura Water Rock 40 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Cilan Ishizumai Shell Smash.png Ishizumai
The user decreases its defense stat and increases its attack and speed stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Ishizumai jumps out of its shell and forms a white silhouette with red streaks. The silhouette breaks into chunks, leaving Ishizumai's body glowing red, decreasing its defense and increasing its attack and speed.
Cilan's Ishizumai	BW011		Debut

Trivia

• Shell Smash, along with Coil Around and Butterfly Dance, are the only moves that raise three stats at once.
  • Shell Smash is also the only move that affect more than three stats, other than AncientPower and its variations.
  • Shell Smash also causes the greatest overall base stat changes of any move, with 8.
    • However, Belly Drum surpasses this if the user has at least a -3 stat change in Attack, resulting in a +9 net stat change.

In other languages

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