← #{{{prevnum}}}: Muk

Pokémon

#{{{nextnum}}}: Cloyster →

Shellder シェルダー Shellder #090
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Bivalve Pokémon
Ability Shell Armor Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #090 Johto #169 Hoenn #260 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1'00" Imperial 0.3 m Metric 1'00"/0.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 8.8 lbs. Imperial 4 kg Metric 8.8 lbs./4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 3 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 97 Battle Exp.: 971*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Shellder (Japanese: シェルダー Shellder) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

It swims facing backward by opening and closing its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.

Pokémon Emerald

At night, it burrows a hole in the seafloor with its broad tongue to make a place to sleep. While asleep, it closes its shell, but leaves its tongue hanging out.

Pokémon FireRed

It is encased in a shell that is harder than diamond. Inside, however, it is surprisingly tender.

Pokémon LeafGreen

Its hard shell repels any kind of attack. It is vulnerable only when its shell is open.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Shellder, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Shellder knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

It is similar to clams and other bivalves.

Name origin

Shellder's name seems to be a corruption of shell. It also sounds like shelter, perhaps referring to Slowbro and hermit crabs.

In other languages

• German: Muschas
• French: Kokiyas
• Korean: 셀러 Sella

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

← #{{{prevnum}}}: Muk

Pokémon

#{{{nextnum}}}: Cloyster →

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.