#0090 · Bivalve Pokémon

Shellder

Water★5Gen 1Rare egg

Shellder›

Cloyster

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Tier history

Classic · No Unlocks3.82A

4 recorded changes · 14 votes

Classic · Full Unlocks4.61S

Moved A → S 23 days ago

Endless · Full Unlocks2.26?

7 recorded changes · 4 votes

Game data

Abilities

Shell Armor
A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Skill Link
The Pokémon’s multistrike moves always hit the max amount of times.
OvercoatHidden
The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms or hail, and is immune to moves and Abilities involving powder or spores.

Passive (unlock)Sturdy

If the Pokémon has full HP and takes damage from a move that would knock it out in one hit, it will endure the hit with 1 HP. The Pokémon is also immune to one-hit KO moves.

Different passives in this line: Cloyster: Ice Scales

Egg moves

Rock BlastRockPhysical25 pow · 90%
The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits 2-5 times in a row.
Water ShurikenWaterSpecial15 pow · 100%
The user hits the target with throwing stars 2-5 times in a row. This move always goes first. When used by Ash-Greninja, this move’s power is increased to 20 and will always strike 3 times in a row.
Freeze-DryIceSpecial70 pow · 100%
The user attacks by rapidly lowering the target’s temperature. This move is super effective on Water-type Pokémon.
Bullet SeedGrassPhysical25 pow · 100%Rare egg move
The user attacks by forcefully shooting seeds at the target. This move hits 2-5 times in a row.

Base stats

Shellder · BST 305

HP30

Atk65

Def100

SpAtk45

SpDef25

Spd40

Cloyster · BST 525

HP50

Atk95

Def180

SpAtk85

SpDef45

Spd70

Unlock costs

Candy needed for a cost-5 starter:

Passive ability: 25 🍬
Cost reductions: 12 / 35 🍬
Same-species egg: 18 🍬; The price only drops once you have hatched enough Shellder eggs: 16 🍬 after 15 hatches, 13 🍬 after 30 hatches, 9 🍬 after 60 hatches.
Friendship needed per candy: 150

Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Shellder needs 150 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.

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Shellder Gen 1 Carry Classic Mode

Shellder (and its evolution, Cloyster) is one of the premier early to mid cost hyper carries in PokéRogue. Built around the combination of Skill Link, multi hit moves that deal insane samage, and Shell Smash, it tears through Classic mode bosses that are weak to ice especially Rayquaza, and Eternatus by breaking through health bars and triggering flinch/freeze/crit chances on every single strike.

Robert Schmucker · 27 days agoClassic

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