Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Shellder

Shellder

Bivalve Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Shellder is a Water Type Bivalve Pokémon, with a 24.8% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Shellder can be found with Shell Armor, Skill Link and Overcoat as an Ability and has a Slow growth rate with a 1 Defense EV Yield. We recommend the Lax Nature, based on 305 combined Base Stats.

National Dex Pokemon

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Shellder Stats & Abilities
Shellder Evolutions
Shellder Locations
Shellder Weakness
Shellder Best Moves
Shellder Level Up Moves
Shellder TM Moves
Shellder Egg Moves
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Shellder Stats and Abilities

Based on Shellder Base IVs we consider this pokemon F-Tier choice. Shellder Highest IV Stat is Defense 100 and the Lowest being Special Defense 25.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	30	170	264
E	Attack	65	121	251
D	Defense	100	184	328
F	Special Attack	45	85	207
F	Special Defense	25	49	163
F	Speed	40	76	196
F	Total	305


Shellder	Detail
Best Held Items	Lustrous Orb Mystic Water Sea Incense Splash Plate Wave Incense
Best Nature	Lax ↑ +10% Defense ↓ -10% Special Defense
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	50% Pearl 5% Big Pearl
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Sour Dislikes: Bitter
EV Yield	1 Defense
Growth Rate	Slow
Catch Rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)


Abilities	Description
Shell Armor Ability 1	Shell Armor prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit.
Skill Link Ability 2	Skill Link causes multi-strike moves to always hit their maximum number of times. The moves affected are listed below; note that moves such as Double Kick that always strike the same number of times are not affected.
Overcoat Hidden Ability	Overcoat makes the Pokémon immune to residual damage from weather conditions (specifically Hail and Sandstorm).

How To Evolve Shellder in BDSP

Shellder requires (use Water Stone) to evolve into Cloyster.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Shellder	use Water Stone →	Cloyster

Where To Find Shellder in BDSP

Shellder has 6 spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 16-63 Shellder, within the Fountainspring Cave location using the Walking method.

Underground Pokemon Spawns

After you reach Check Points in the game progression NEW Pokemon will begin to spawn in the Grand Underground.

Start = Default spawns in the Grand Underground

Strength = After obtaining the TM96 Strength

Defog = After obtaining the TM97 Defog

7th Badge = After obtaining the Icicle Badge from Candice

Waterfall = After obtaining the TM99 Waterfall

National = After obtaining the National Pokedex.

World Pokemon Spawns

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Valley Windworks	100 - 20%	Shellder Lv. 20-40
Route 205	100 - 20%	Shellder Lv. 20-40
Fuego Ironworks	100 - 20%	Shellder Lv. 20-40
Still-Water Cavern	National	Shellder Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	National	Shellder Lv. 16-63
Fountainspring Cave	National	Shellder Lv. 16-63

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Shellder Weakness

Shellder is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Shellder to take More Damage from Grass, Electric Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Shellder Weaknesses


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Grass Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Water Ice
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Shellder Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Celebi
S	Zapdos
S	Raikou
A	Electivire
A	Tangrowth

What pokemon is Shellder Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Ho-Oh
S	Dialga
S	Palkia
S	Kyogre
S	Metagross

Best Moves Shellder in BDSP

Best Moveset for Shellder Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
48	Hydro Pump	Special	165	80	5	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
40	Ice Beam	Special	90	100	10	May freeze opponent.
32	Razor Shell	Physical	112.5	95	10	May lower opponent's Defense.
24	Aurora Beam	Special	65	100	20	May lower opponent's Attack.

Best Moveset for Shellder TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM64	Explosion	Physical	250	100	5	User faints.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	110	70	5	May freeze opponent.
TM13	Ice Beam	Special	90	100	10	May freeze opponent.
TM95	Surf	Special	135	100	15	Hits all adjacent Pokémon.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Shellder Lv Up Moves

Shellder TM Moves

Shellder Egg Moves

Shellder Level Up Moves

List of Moves Shellder can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
1	Water Gun	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special
4	Withdraw	Power: — Acc: — PP: 40 Status Raises user's Defense.
8	Ice Shard	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical User attacks first.
12	Leer	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
16	Whirlpool	Power: 52.5 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Special Traps opponent, damaging them for 4-5 turns.
20	Supersonic	Power: — Acc: 55 PP: 20 Status Confuses opponent.
24	Aurora Beam	Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May lower opponent's Attack.
28	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
32	Razor Shell	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
36	Iron Defense	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Sharply raises user's Defense.
40	Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
44	Shell Smash	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Sharply raises user's Attack, Special Attack and Speed but lowers Defense and Special Defense.
48	Hydro Pump	Power: 165 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Shellder TM Moves

List of Moves Shellder can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM03	Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
TM07	Hail	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
TM13	Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
TM14	Blizzard	Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM55	Brine	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Power doubles if opponent's HP is less than 50%.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM64	Explosion	Power: 250 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical User faints.
TM66	Payback	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if the user was attacked first.
TM72	Avalanche	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if user took damage first.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM95	Surf	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Hits all adjacent Pokémon.

Shellder Egg Moves

List of Egg Moves Shellder can learn.


Egg Move	Desc
Bubble Beam	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May lower opponent's Speed.
Aqua Ring	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Restores a little HP each turn.
Life Dew	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User and teammates recover HP.
Take Down	Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical User receives recoil damage.
Rapid Spin	Power: 20 Acc: 100 PP: 40 Physical Removes effects of trap moves.
Screech	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 40 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Defense.
Icicle Spear	Power: 25 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Mud Shot	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
Rock Blast	Power: 25 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

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