Shieldon • Generation VIII Pokédex

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Shieldon
Pokédex Page for Shieldon

This is the Marriland Pokédex page for Shieldon, showing its information and moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Shieldon is not available in Pokémon Sword or Shield and cannot be used in or sent to those versions.

Shieldon

Shieldon
Sprite of Shieldon in Pokémon HOME

Shieldon's Type

ROCK
STEEL

Shieldon's Pokédex #s

National #
410
Sinnoh #
38

Shieldon's Base Stats

HP:
30
Attack:
42
Defense:
118
Sp. Atk:
42
Sp. Def:
88
Speed:
30
Total:
350

Misc. Info

Height:
1'8" (0.5m)
Weight:
125.7 lbs. (57 kg)
Gender Ratio:
Egg Groups:
Monster
EXP At Lv. 100:
1,640,000
EV Yield:
1 Defense
Base EXP:
70
Catch Rate:
45
Base Happiness:
70

Shieldon's Abilities

Here are what abilities Shieldon can possibly have, along with their effects.
Sturdy
If Shieldon has full HP and would be knocked out by a single hit, it survives with 1 HP. Also protects against OHKO moves.
Soundproof
Shieldon is unaffected by sound-based moves.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Shieldon's weakness and resistance is to various types.
FIGHTING
GROUND
WATER
½
ICE
PSYCHIC
BUG
ROCK
DRAGON
FAIRY
¼
NORMAL
FLYING
immune
POISON

Shieldon's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Shieldon evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.
Shieldon
Shieldon
starting form
Bastiodon
Bastiodon
at level 30

Shieldon's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Below is a list of all of the moves that Shieldon can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM 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 Shieldon 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 Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
1
Tackle
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 35 One Target
1
Protect
Protects Shieldon from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
6
Taunt
Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.
DARK
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
10
Metal Sound
Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.
STEEL
STATUS
-- 85% 40 One Target
15
Take Down
Shieldon takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
90 85% 20 One Target
19
Iron Defense
Raises Shieldon's Defense by two stages.
STEEL
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
24
Swagger
Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 85% 15 One Target
28
Ancient Power
Has a 10% chance of raising Shieldon's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.
ROCK
SPECIAL
60 100% 5 One Target
33
Endure
Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
37
Metal Burst
Counters any Physical- or Special-based damage Shieldon receives this turn by 1.5× to the attacker.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
varies 100% 10 Counter
42
Iron Head
Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
80 100% 15 One Target
46
Heavy Slam
Power ranges from 40–120 based on Shieldon's weight vs. the target's weight.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
varies 100% 10 One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Shieldon can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.
TM Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TM05
Roar
Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 20 One Target
TM11
Sunny Day
Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.
FIRE
STATUS
-- -- 5 Entire Field
TM12
Taunt
Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.
DARK
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
TM13
Ice Beam
Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
ICE
SPECIAL
90 100% 10 One Target
TM14
Blizzard
Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.
ICE
SPECIAL
110 70% 5 Nearby Enemies
TM17
Protect
Protects Shieldon from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM18
Rain Dance
Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.
WATER
STATUS
-- -- 5 Entire Field
TM23
Iron Tail
30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
100 75% 15 One Target
TM24
Thunderbolt
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
90 100% 15 One Target
TM25
Thunder
30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
110 70% 10 One Target
TM26
Earthquake
Does double damage against targets using Dig.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
100 100% 10 All But Self
TM28
Dig
Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
80 100% 10 One Target
TM32
Double Team
Raises Shieldon's Evasion by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
TM34
Shock Wave
Doesn't miss the target.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
60 -- 20 One Target
TM35
Flamethrower
Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
FIRE
SPECIAL
90 100% 15 One Target
TM37
Sandstorm
Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 10 Entire Field
TM38
Fire Blast
Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
FIRE
SPECIAL
110 85% 5 One Target
TM39
Rock Tomb
100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
60 95% 15 One Target
TM41
Torment
Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
DARK
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
TM42
Facade
Does double damage if Shieldon is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 20 One Target
TM44
Rest
Shieldon restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM45
Attract
Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
TM58
Endure
Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM69
Rock Polish
Raises Shieldon's Speed by two stages.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 20 User
TM71
Stone Edge
Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)
ROCK
PHYSICAL
100 80% 5 One Target
TM76
Stealth Rock
Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 20 Enemy Field
TM80
Rock Slide
Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
75 90% 10 Nearby Enemies
TM82
Sleep Talk
Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Shieldon's moves at random.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM83
Bulldoze
100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
60 100% 20 All But Self
TM87
Swagger
Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 85% 15 One Target
TM90
Substitute
Costs 25% of Shieldon's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM91
Flash Cannon
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
STEEL
SPECIAL
80 100% 10 One Target
TM96
Strength
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
80 100% 15 One Target
TM98
Rock Smash
50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.
FIGHTING
PHYSICAL
40 100% 15 One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Shieldon 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 Shieldon.
Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
EGG
Headbutt
Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 15 One Target
EGG
Scary Face
Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 10 One Target
EGG
Focus Energy
Raises critical hit rate by two stages.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 30 User
EGG
Double-Edge
Shieldon takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
120 100% 15 One Target
EGG
Rock Blast
Hits the target two to five times in a row.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
25 90% 10 One Target
EGG
Body Slam
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
85 100% 15 One Target
EGG
Screech
Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 85% 40 One Target
EGG
Curse
Raises Shieldon's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.
GHOST
STATUS
-- -- 10 Counter
EGG
Fissure
Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
varies 30% 5 One Target
EGG
Counter
Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.
FIGHTING
PHYSICAL
varies 100% 20 Counter
EGG
Wide Guard
Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 10 User's Field
EGG
Guard Split
Averages Shieldon's Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 One Target

Shieldon's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Shieldon's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Shieldon's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Shieldon is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.
Stats at
level 100
0 EVs 252+ EVs Base Stat
Min Max Min Max
HP
170 201 233 264 30
Attack
89 120 152 183 42
Defense
241 272 304 335 118
Sp. Atk
89 120 152 183 42
Sp. Def
181 212 244 275 88
Speed
65 96 128 159 30
Total
350

Where to Find Shieldon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Shieldon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Shieldon

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun
Many fossils of this Pokémon have been found, but almost none have shown signs of damage to the face.
Moon
This Pokémon lived in primeval jungles. Few enemies would have been willing to square off against its heavily armored face, so it's thought.
Ultra Sun
A mild-mannered, herbivorous Pokémon, it used its face to dig up tree roots to eat. The skin on its face was plenty tough.
Ultra Moon
Although its fossils can be found in layers of primeval rock, nothing but its face has ever been discovered.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby
It habitually polishes its face by rubbing it against tree trunks. It is weak to attacks from behind.
Y Alpha Sapphire
It was generated from a fossil dug out of a layer of clay that was older than anyone knows. It has a sturdy face.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2
It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it can eat grass and berries without having to fight.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond
A Pokémon that lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its facial hide is extremely hard.
Pearl
It habitually polishes its face by rubbing it against tree trunks. It is weak to attacks from behind.
Platinum
It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it can eat grass and berries without having to fight.
HeartGold SoulSilver
It was generated from a fossil dug out of a layer of clay that was older than anyone knows. It has a sturdy face.
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