Shell Trap (move)

Shell Trap トラップシェル Trap Shell

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  100% Priority  -3 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Shell Trap (Japanese: トラップシェル Trap Shell) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Turtonator.

Effect

Shell Trap is a decreased priority move. The user sets up a trap at the beginning of the turn, then if it gets hit by an opponent's physical move within the same turn, it will use Shell Trap immediately after that move. Otherwise, when the user's scheduled turn happens at -3 priority, Shell Trap will fail at that time. If the user is affected by Powder, Powder will trigger when the user of Shell Trap is hit by a physical attack.

Encore will fail if the target has an active Shell Trap in waiting.

Shell Trap will not be triggered from the Pokémon being hit by an ally's move, having its substitute take a hit, being hit by a move that's receiving a bonus from Sheer Force, being hit after its own turn has already passed (such as by Dragon Tail or another move with priority lower than -3), or being hit by a move that causes it to faint.

Due to a glitch, if a Pokémon's use of Shell Trap is preempted by Encore to lock it into another move instead, and the Pokémon is then hit by a physical attack on any turn before Encore ends, the Pokémon's next use of Shell Trap will skip the step of setting a trap, and the move will go off successfully at its normal priority regardless of whether it was hit in the current turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Shell Trap cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Shell Trap is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but it cannot be used in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it, and it cannot be called by Metronome.

Description

Games Description SMUSUMPE The user sets a shell trap. If the user is hit by a physical move, the trap will explode and inflict damage on the opposing Pokémon. SwShLA SV The user sets a shell trap. If the user is hit by a physical move, the trap will explode and inflict damage on opposing Pokémon. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VII	VIII
						SMUSUM	SwSh
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	45	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 other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Shell Trap	Special	3	2 MP	—	—	100%	All opponents	—	The user takes up a counterattacking posture. Using this move again will cause the user to leave this posture. No other actions can be taken while in this posture. The user will leave this posture if hit by a physical attack move while it is in this counterattacking posture, then attack all opposing sync pairs.	Ryuki & Turtonator

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Turtonator
If the user is attacked from behind, their shell spikes explode.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When the opponent attacks, Turtonator turns its shell at them. If the opponent makes contact with the spikes on Turtonator's shell, the spikes explode.
Kiawe's Turtonator	Alola to New Adventure!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 陷阱甲殼 Hahmjehng Gaaphok Mandarin 陷阱甲殼 / 陷阱甲壳 Xiànjǐng Jiǎké French Carapiège German Panzerfalle Italian Gusciotrappola Korean 트랩셸 Teuraepsyel Polish Pułapka Skorupy Portuguese Brazil Armadilha de Carapaça Portugal Carapaça Armadilha Russian Панцирь-Ловушка Pantsir'-Lovushka Spanish Latin America Trampa Coraza Spain Coraza Trampa

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