Is Shelgon Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Dragon mid-stage from 30 to 50. AbilityRock Head for recoil-free attacks. Shelgon has high Defense and slow Speed during the long grind. Drake uses one on his E4 team. Push through to 50 for Salamence. Every level is an investment toward one of Emerald's best.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Bagon trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Salamence has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catch Bagon
Catch Bagon on Meteor Falls (walking, Lv 25-35, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 33DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 41DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 53NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
Evolve Bagon to Shelgon
Bagon evolves into Shelgon at Level 30. Your Bagon should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 38DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 56DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 69DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- LV 78NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Shelgon to Salamence
Shelgon evolves into Salamence at Level 50. Your Shelgon should hit Level 50 before you reach Glacia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- LV 79DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 93NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Shelgon in Emerald
Shelgon has no wild spawns of its own. A Bagon caught deep in Meteor Falls evolves at level 30, and that hidden chamber catch is the only path to the armored cocoon. The whole dragon line stays locked behind Waterfall.
Wild Shelgon may be holding when caught:
Dragon Scale (5% chance) A strange scale held by DRAGON- type Pokemon.Catch Bagon at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Shelgon.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4How to Obtain Shelgon in E
How to Get Shiny Shelgon in Emerald
Shelgon claims no wild ground, so catch a shiny Bagon in the depths of Meteor Falls and level it to 30; the armored recluse keeps its off-color shine as it hardens into this shell. Compare Shiny Shelgon odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Shelgon Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Emerald shiny odds for Shelgon.
Shelgon Weakness
Shelgon is weak to Ice and Dragon. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Shelgon's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Shelgon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Shelgon
Bagon Dragon | C | |
Shelgon Evolutions
Shelgon is the middle stage between Bagon and Salamence. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Defense has grown the most so far (+40), but there's still another 180 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Shelgon to get Bagon eggs using 27 partners from the Dragon egg group. Notable egg moves include Dragon Dance, Dragon Rage, Hydro Pump and 2 more.
E Shelgon Best Moveset
AbilityRock Head removes recoil from MoveDouble-Edge, and improved defenses over Bagon make Shelgon passable. The moveset runs physical Normal and Dragon moves while building toward Salamence.
Best Build
Shelgon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Double Edge
- Rock Slide
- Dragon Dance
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Shelgon gets Dragon Dance and Dragon Rage exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Dragon Claw and Dragon Breath.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It hardly eats while it awaits evolution. It becomes hardier by enduring hunger. Its shell peels off the instant it begins to evolve.
Shelgon Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Shelgon does the job early-game if you need a Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Salamence before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In Emerald, Shelgon plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Adamant is the go-to nature for Shelgon. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Shelgon first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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