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Shieldon タテトプス Tatetops #410
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type Rock Steel Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Shield Pokémon
Ability Sturdy Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 600,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #038 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-181 Oblivia R-178 N-099
Height 1'08" Imperial 0.5 m Metric 1'08"/0.5 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 125.7 lbs. Imperial 57.0 kg Metric 125.7 lbs./57.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Monster group 31 cycles (7905 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 99 Battle Exp.: 991*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Shieldon (Japanese: タテトプス Tatetops) is a dual-type Rock/Steel Pokémon.

It is resurrected from an Armor Fossil and evolves into Bastiodon starting at level 30.

Biology

Physiology

Shieldon is a small, ceratopsian-like reptilian Pokémon with a yellow body. It has white toes and bears a white bump on its back. Shieldon has a dark-gray oval-shaped face, with a prominent brow that is white in coloration and a white rim on their black snout. Shieldon may be ancient relatives to the Aron line due to identical typing and partially similar movepools, especially the ability to learn Metal Burst.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Shieldon possesses an extremely hard facial hide; however, it is vulnerable when attacked from behind.

Behavior

Shieldon has a habit of polishing its face against tree trunks.

Habitat

Shieldon once lived in dense forests, but has been extinct from the wild for 100 million years and only exists via being cloned from fossil samples, and descendants of said clones.

Fossils from which Shieldon can be resurrected can only be found in the Sinnoh region.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Shieldon eats grass and berries.

In the anime

Shieldon in the anime

Major appearances

Four Shieldon made an appearance in Ill-Will Hunting.

Shieldon made a appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior under the ownership of Newton Graceland.

Minor appearances

A Shieldon appeared in the boss fantasy of A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

It appeared under the ownership of Byron, which he wasn't able to befriend even after carrying it outside of its ball for an extended period. As Diamond was able to do so even without knowing it, he decided to give it to the boy prior to his training on Iron Island, which he names "Pū". It evolved into a Bastiodon sometime later. Additionally, Byron has another Shieldon.

In the TCG

Main article: Shieldon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By breeding

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By tutoring

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|- style="background:#CBC7AD" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
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Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Steel  Poké Assist: ( Steel ) Field move: None Browser entry   It rams with its rock-hard head. It also makes stones drop to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Steel  ( Steel ) Past ( Normal ) (Tackle ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Shieldon  Rock  Steel

Level 30 →

First evolution Bastiodon  Rock  Steel

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Shieldon images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Shieldon has the highest Defense and Special Defense stats of any basic fossil Pokémon.
• Shieldon and Cranidos evolve at level 30, the earliest of any fossil Pokémon.
• Shieldon bears a remarkable resemblance to Aron.
  • Shieldon and Aron's evolutionary families are also capable of learning Metal Burst, and the move was in fact exclusive to them prior to the release of HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions.

Origin

Shieldon is based on a Ceratopsian dinosaur and a shield. Its lack of horns makes it particularly similar to a Protoceratops.

Name origin

Shieldon's name is derived from "shield" referring to the shield-like growth on its head, and don which is a suffix in various dinosaur names. Tatetops comes from the words 盾 tate, shield, and -tops, which is a suffix that's used in the names of horned dinosaurs and means "head".

In other languages

• German: Schilterus - From Schild (shield).
• French: Dinoclier - From dinosaure (dinosaur) and bouclier (shield).
• Korean: 방패톱스 Bangpaetopseu - From 방패 bangpae (shield) 톱스 tops.
• Chinese (Taiwan): 盾甲龍 Dùn Jiǎ Lóng - "Shielded dragon".

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