SHELLDER

Water

Its hard shell repels any kind of attack. It is vulnerable only when its shell is open

Pokédex #

090

Species

BIVALVE

Height

1'00"

Weight

9.0 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

190

Growth Rate

Slow (1,250,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

280

HP 30

Attack 65

Defense 100

Special 45

Speed 40

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Special	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	90-105	70-85	105-120	50-65	45-60
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	98	79	113	58	53
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	137	117	152	97	92

How To Get It

2 wild locations

10 fishing spots

0 special ways

Wild

2 places

Wild encounters up to Lv 30

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Seafoam Islands B1F	Grass	Lv 30	19.92%
Seafoam Islands B2F	Grass	Lv 30	9.77%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Location	Rod	Levels	Per Cast
Cinnabar Island	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	12.5%
Route 6	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	25%
Route 11	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	25%
Route 19	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	12.5%
Route 20	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	12.5%
Route 21	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	12.5%
Seafoam Islands B3F	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	12.5%
Seafoam Islands B4F	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	12.5%
Vermilion City	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	25%
Vermilion Dock	SUPER ROD	Lv 15	25%

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Grass x2

Electric x2

Resistances

Fire x0.5

Water x0.5

Ice x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Blue Version.

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at CLOYSTER.

2 stages

1

SHELLDER

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2

CLOYSTER

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Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
TACKLE	Normal	Physical	35	95%	35	Slot 1
WITHDRAW	Water	Status	0	100%	40	Slot 2

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 18	SUPERSONIC	Normal	Status	0	55%	20
Lv 23	CLAMP	Water	Special	35	75%	10
Lv 30	AURORA BEAM	Ice	Special	65	100%	20
Lv 39	LEER	Normal	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 50	ICE BEAM	Ice	Special	95	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
TAKE DOWN	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	TM09 (Take Down)
DOUBLE-EDGE	Normal	Physical	100	100%	15	TM10 (Double Edge)
BUBBLEBEAM	Water	Special	65	100%	20	TM11 (Bubblebeam)
WATER GUN	Water	Special	40	100%	25	TM12 (Water Gun)
ICE BEAM	Ice	Special	95	100%	10	TM13 (Ice Beam)
BLIZZARD	Ice	Special	120	90%	5	TM14 (Blizzard)
RAGE	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20	TM20 (Rage)
TELEPORT	Psychic	Status	0	100%	20	TM30 (Teleport)
MIMIC	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM31 (Mimic)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
REFLECT	Psychic	Status	0	100%	20	TM33 (Reflect)
BIDE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM34 (Bide)
SELFDESTRUCT	Normal	Physical	130	100%	5	TM36 (Selfdestruct)
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	TM39 (Swift)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
EXPLOSION	Normal	Physical	170	100%	5	TM47 (Explosion)
TRI ATTACK	Normal	Physical	80	100%	10	TM49 (Tri Attack)
SUBSTITUTE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM50 (Substitute)
SURF	Water	Special	95	100%	15	HM03 (Surf)

Trainer Uses

12 uses

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
SWIMMER 1	Lv 16	2	Cerulean Gym
FISHERMAN 6	Lv 21	2	Route 12
SWIMMER 2	Lv 30	2	Route 19
SWIMMER 6	Lv 29	2	Route 19
SWIMMER 9	Lv 31	1	Route 20
BEAUTY 7	Lv 30	1	Route 20
BEAUTY 7	Lv 30	2	Route 20
FISHERMAN 8	Lv 31	1	Route 21
SAILOR 3	Lv 21	1	SS Anne B1F Rooms
SAILOR 4	Lv 17	2	SS Anne B1F Rooms
FISHERMAN 2	Lv 17	3	SS Anne B1F Rooms
SAILOR 1	Lv 18	2	SS Anne Stern

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