Where can I find Shellder in Polished Crystal?

Shellder can be found in 89 locations in Polished Crystal. Check the Locations section on this page for encounter details.

What type is Shellder?

Shellder is a water-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Shellder learn in Polished Crystal?

Shellder can learn 16+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Shellder have?

Shellder's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Shell Armor, Skill Link, Overcoat.

Shellder - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

Clamping on to an opponent reveals its vulnerable parts, so it uses this move only as a last resort.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Water

Dex

#189

Best obtain method

Wild encounter

Abilities

Shell Armor(Primary)

Protects from critical hits.

Skill Link(Secondary)

Increases multistrike move hits.

Overcoat(Hidden)

Protects it from weather damage.

Growth Rate

Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

water3

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

190

Poké Ball15.6%

Great Ball21.3%

Ultra Ball26.1%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Defense

Wild Held Items

Pearl(50%)Bigpearl(5%)

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Shellder

Base form

→

Cloyster

Use Water Stone on Shellder

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Elm (and preferably let me know too!!)

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Wild Encounters (89)


New Bark Town	any	good rod	Lv. 20	10%
New Bark Town	any	super rod	Lv. 40	30%
Cherrygrove Bay	any	good rod	Lv. 20	10%
Cherrygrove Bay	any	super rod	Lv. 40	30%
Union Cave 1F	any	super rod	Lv. 40	0%
Union Cave B1F North	any	super rod	Lv. 40	0%
Union Cave B1F South	any	super rod	Lv. 40	0%
Slowpoke Well B1F	any	super rod	Lv. 40	20%
Slowpoke Well B2F	any	super rod	Lv. 40	20%
Route 34 Coast	any	good rod	Lv. 20	10%
Route 34 Coast	any	super rod	Lv. 40	30%
Goldenrod Harbor	any	good rod	Lv. 20	10%
Goldenrod Harbor	any	super rod	Lv. 40	30%
Route 35 Coast North	any	good rod	Lv. 20	10%
Route 35 Coast North	any	super rod	Lv. 40	30%
Route 35 Coast South	any	good rod	Lv. 20	10%
Route 35 Coast South	any	super rod	Lv. 40	30%
Olivine Port	any	good rod	Lv. 20	10%
Olivine Port	any	super rod	Lv. 40	30%
Whirl Island B1F	morning	Field	Lv. 35	5%

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Level Up Moves (16)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
4	Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40
4	Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense CurlLevel: 4
normal		0	100	40
Raises the user's Defense.
8	Supersonic	normal		0	65	20
8	Supersonic	A move that may confuse the foe.
SupersonicLevel: 8
normal		0	65	20
A move that may confuse the foe.
13	Icicle Spear	ice		25	100	30
13	Icicle Spear	Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times.
Icicle SpearLevel: 13
ice		25	100	30
Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times.
16	Protect	normal		0	100	10
16	Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
ProtectLevel: 16
normal		0	100	10
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
20	Leer	normal		0	100	30
20	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 20
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
25	Bite	dark		60	100	25
25	Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 25
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
28	Ice Shard	ice		40	100	30
28	Ice Shard	Hurls icy shards. Always goes first.
Ice ShardLevel: 28
ice		40	100	30
Hurls icy shards. Always goes first.
32	Bubble Beam	water		65	100	20
32	Bubble Beam	An attack that may lower Speed.
Bubble BeamLevel: 32
water		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Speed.
37	Aurora Beam	ice		65	100	20
37	Aurora Beam	An attack that may lower Attack.
Aurora BeamLevel: 37
ice		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Attack.
40	Whirlpool	water		40	90	15
40	Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
WhirlpoolLevel: 40
water		40	90	15
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
44	Explosion	normal		250	100	5
44	Explosion	Very powerful but makes user faint.
ExplosionLevel: 44
normal		250	100	5
Very powerful but makes user faint.
49	Barrier	psychic		0	100	20
49	Barrier	Sharply raises the user's Defense.
BarrierLevel: 49
psychic		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Defense.
52	Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10
52	Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice BeamLevel: 52
ice		90	100	10
An attack that may freeze the foe.
56	Shell Smash	normal		0	100	15
56	Shell Smash	Lowers defenses, raises offenses.
Shell SmashLevel: 56
normal		0	100	15
Lowers defenses, raises offenses.
61	Hydro Pump	water		110	80	5
61	Hydro Pump	A powerful Watertype attack.
Hydro PumpLevel: 61
water		110	80	5
A powerful Watertype attack.

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Egg Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Barrier	psychic		0	100	20
Barrier	Sharply raises the user's Defense.
Barrier
psychic		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Defense.
Bubble Beam	water		65	100	20
Bubble Beam	An attack that may lower Speed.
Bubble Beam
water		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Speed.
Rapid Spin	normal		50	100	20
Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
Rapid Spin
normal		50	100	20
A high-speed spinning attack.
Screech	normal		0	85	40
Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
Screech
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
Take Down	normal		90	100	15
Take Down	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Take Down
normal		90	100	15
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Icicle Spear	ice		25	100	30
Icicle Spear	Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times.
Icicle Spear
ice		25	100	30
Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times.
Rock Blast	rock		25	90	25
Rock Blast	Hurls boulders to hit 2-5 times.
Rock Blast
rock		25	90	25
Hurls boulders to hit 2-5 times.

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TM/HM Moves (21)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hail	ice		0	100	10	TM07
Hail	Inflicts damage every turn.
Hail
ice		0	100	10	TM07
Inflicts damage every turn.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Explosion	normal		250	100	5	TM64
Explosion	Very powerful but makes user faint.
Explosion
normal		250	100	5	TM64
Very powerful but makes user faint.
Avalanche	ice		60	100	10	TM67
Avalanche	Damage doubles if user is hit first.
Avalanche
ice		60	100	10	TM67
Damage doubles if user is hit first.
Surf	water		90	100	15	HM03
Surf	A strong Watertype attack.
Surf
water		90	100	15	HM03
A strong Watertype attack.
Whirlpool	water		40	90	15	HM05
Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Whirlpool
water		40	90	15	HM05
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Waterfall	water		80	100	15	HM06
Waterfall	An attack that may cause flinching.
Waterfall
water		80	100	15	HM06
An attack that may cause flinching.

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Move Tutor Moves (6)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Rollout	rock		30	90	20	MT20
Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Rollout
rock		30	90	20	MT20
Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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Shellder

Strategy & Usage Tips

Evolution Chain

Wild Encounters (89)

Level Up Moves (16)

Egg Moves (8)

TM/HM Moves (21)

Move Tutor Moves (6)

Base Stats