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Sprite of Shellder in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Shellder's Type

WATER

Shellder's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 150

National #: 90

Shellder's Base Stats

HP:: 30

Attack:: 65

Defense:: 100

Sp. Atk:: 45

Sp. Def:: 25

Speed:: 40

Total:: 305

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Water 3

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense

Shellder's Abilities

Here are what abilities Shellder can possibly have, along with their effects.

Shell Armor: Damaging moves targeting Shellder cannot inflict critical hits.

Skill Link: Shellder's moves that hit two to five times are guaranteed to hit five times.

Overcoat: Shellder does not take damage from weather.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Shellder's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Shellder's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Shellder evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Shellder: starting form

Cloyster: use Water Stone

Shellder's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Shellder can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Shellder learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
4	Withdraw Raises Shellder's Defense by one stage.	WATER	--	--	40	User
8	Ice Shard Has higher priority.	ICE	40	100%	30	One Target
12	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
16	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
20	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
24	Aurora Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	ICE	65	100%	20	One Target
28	Protect Protects Shellder from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
32	Razor Shell 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	75	95%	10	One Target
36	Iron Defense Raises Shellder's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
40	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
44	Shell Smash Raises Shellder's Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lowers Shellder's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
48	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Shellder can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM20	Self-Destruct Shellder is knocked out after using Self-Destruct.	NORMAL	200	100%	5	All But Self
TM21	Rest Shellder restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Shellder from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Shellder is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM51	Icicle Spear Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ICE	25	100%	30	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM54	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Shellder attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM64	Avalanche Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	ICE	60	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM83	Razor Shell 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	75	95%	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Shellder can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR19	Tri Attack 20% chance of inflicting burn, freeze, or paralysis on the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Shellder's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Shellder's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Shellder's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Shellder can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Shellder.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 the user's max HP between turns.	WATER	--	--	20	User
EGG	Life Dew Heals Shellder and all of its allies.	WATER	--	--	10	All Allies

Where to Find Shellder

If you're looking for where to find Shellder, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Shellder in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Shellder in the Wild

Wild Area: West Lake Axewell

Wild Area: East Lake Axewell

Fishing Rod Encounters

20%			Lv. 8-12

Wild Area: Giant's Seat

Fishing Rod Encounters

60%			Lv. 30-35