Is Shelgon Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Bagon evolves at level 30. Dragon with AbilityRock Head. Shelgon is the tank stage waiting for Salamence at 50. A long middle stretch.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Shelgon resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Shelgon has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Shelgon trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Shelgon in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 46). Requires 63 Peak objects placed in Wetland.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 46)
- LV 46DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 50DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 61NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Shelgon in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Shelgon appears across 1 spot in post-game Safari Zone areas. The list below shows where it turns up, so pick the one you can reach first in your playthrough.
Wild Shelgon may be holding when caught:
Dragon Fang (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a hard and sharp fang that ups the power of Dragon-type moves.1 location to catch Shelgon1 location to catch Bagon
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Bagon at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Shelgon.
Badge 8Where To Catch Shelgon in HGSS
Bagon is your first catch on the way to Shelgon. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 44-46 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Shelgon ✓or evolve from Bagon (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Salamence
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Shelgon.
How to Get Shiny Shelgon in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Shelgon evolves from Bagon, so breed that base form Masuda-style and let it seal into its shell. Compare Shiny Shelgon odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Shelgon Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Shelgon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Shelgon
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shelgon View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x115-136%KO Dragon Pulse 2x73-85% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shelgon View Altaria builds →Dragon Pulse 2x93-110%KO Ice Beam 2x67-79% | ||
 Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shelgon View Dragonair builds →Dragon Rush 2x72-85% Ice Beam 2x67-79% | ||
 Delibird Ice | D | |
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 30 partners from the Dragon egg group. Notable egg moves include Dragon Dance, Dragon Rage, Dragon Rush and 5 more.
HGSS Shelgon Best Moveset
Dragon type at 100 Defense and 95 Attack, tanking physical hits while firing back. AbilityRock Head removes recoil from MoveDouble-Edge. The moveset has the power but 50 Speed anchors it. Evolve to Salamence.
Best Build
Shelgon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Brick Break
- Protect
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 11 types rounds out the picture alongside Draco Meteor and Outrage.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It surrounds its body in an iron-hard shell to accumulate enough power to evolve.
Shelgon HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- How do I catch Shelgon in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Shelgon in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Shelgon from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Shelgon easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Yes. Wild Shelgon in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Dragon Fang (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Dragon Fang.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Shelgon has 420 BST and evolves into Salamence. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Shelgon plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Outrage is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Jolly is the go-to nature for Shelgon. That's +Speed / -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
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