#090 Shellder

water

ATTACK (LV 100)

39

CATCH CHANCE

51% (Poké Ball)

EGG STEPS

800

BASE EXP

61

GROWTH RATE

Slow

CARD RARITY

common

HOME REGION

Kanto

Where to find it

Route 20 Wild · 17% of encounters Route 21 Water, with the Super Rod · 14% of encounters Route 41 Wild · 17% of encounters Route 47 Water, with the Super Rod · 4.0% of encounters Route 27 Water, with the Super Rod · 5.6% of encounters Route 26 Water, with the Super Rod · 5.6% of encounters Icefall Cave Dungeon · wild · 4.0% of wild fights Cipher Key Lair A trainer here uses it as a Shadow Pokémon, and you can catch it from them (Cipher Key Lair)

Evolution

From	To	How
Shellder	Cloyster	Water Stone

Level evolutions happen by themselves when the Pokémon reaches the level: you get the evolved Pokémon and keep the one you had. Stones and other evolution items are used from the bag on a Pokémon you own.

Base stats

Its attack in the game is worked out from all six stats (see Game mechanics).

Type matchups

How much damage Shellder takes from each attacking type (only the ones that aren't ×1).

Takes ×2: electricgrass

Takes ×½: firewatericesteel

Trading card

Its card in Kanto Set 1 is common. Owning the card raises Shellder's attack: +2% (normal), +5% (gold), +10% (animated), +20% (shiny), and up to +40% once graded by TAPMARK.

Used in battles by

• Cipher Peon Gorog (Cipher Key Lair)

◀ #089 Muk #091 Cloyster ▶