Shell Smash (move)

Shell Smash (Japanese: からをやぶる Shell Break) 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.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
090		Shellder	Water		Water	56			'
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	52			'
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	67			'
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	38			'
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	65			'
366		Clamperl	Water		Water	51			'
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	37			'
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	43			'
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	38			'
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	40			'
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 whole body glows white and crimson red cracks form around its entire body. The white energy then 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 right after using Shell Smash, the white energy particles floating around Crustle will morph with the attack, giving it more attack power.
Cilan's Crustle	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None

Trivia

• Shell Smash, along with Coil and Quiver Dance, are the only moves that raise three stats at once.
  • Shell Smash is also the only move that affects more than three stats, other than AncientPower and its variations.
  • Shell Smash also 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 at least a -3 stat change in Attack, resulting in a +9 net stat change.
• All the Pokémon that are able to learn Shell Smash have Defense as their highest stat.
• Shell Smash is similar to Weak Armor, as both of them similarly lower the Defense stat, but at the same time boost the Speed stat.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 破殼 Pòké French Exuviation German Hausbruch Italian Gettaguscio Spanish Rompecoraza

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