Is Shieldon Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Revive from an Armor Fossil for Shieldon. Rock/Steel with massive Defense, but the terrible Speed and weak offense make it more of a defensive anchor than a team carry.
Shieldon trades roughly evenly with the Totem Gumshoos.
Hala's team hits Shieldon's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Wishiwashi hits Shieldon's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Salazzle's typing presses Shieldon's defenses.
The Totem Lurantis's typing presses Shieldon's defenses.
Olivia's team hits Shieldon's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Vikavolt hits Shieldon's weaknesses hard.
Bastiodon trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Nanu's team hits Bastiodon's weaknesses hard.
Hapu's Pokemon outpace and outclass Bastiodon here.
The Totem Kommo-o hits Bastiodon's weaknesses hard.
Hala's team hits Bastiodon's weaknesses hard.
Bastiodon trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Bastiodon trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Bastiodon has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Bastiodon trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Gift
Shieldon is given to you as a gift on Route 8 at Lv 15. Revive Armor Fossil. Receive a restored fossil Pokemon from the woman in the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8.
Evolve Shieldon to Bastiodon
Shieldon evolves into Bastiodon at Level 30. Your Shieldon should hit Level 30 before you reach Acerola, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Shieldon in Sun & Moon
Shieldon is Moon's fossil pick. The Armor Fossil, once handed in at the Route 8 lab, restores the shield-faced relic at level 15.
How to Obtain Shieldon in SM
- Step 2Evolve into BastiodonBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Shieldon egg.
How to Get Shiny Shieldon in Sun & Moon
Shieldon comes from the Armor Fossil in Moon and shines only via breeding, so raise it with a foreign-language partner in the Day Care. Compare Shiny Shieldon odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Shieldon Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method at full boosts, about 1 in 512 on each try. Tune it below.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 54 |
| 25%one in four | 148 |
| 50%coin flip | 355 |
| 90%very likely | 1,178 |
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 Sun & Moon shiny odds for Shieldon.
Shieldon Weakness
Type-wise, Shieldon takes extra damage from Fighting, Ground, and Water. Watch out for Fighting and Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. Poison moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Shieldon's physical bulk (base 118 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fighting, Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Water |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Normal, Flying |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Shieldon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Shieldon
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shieldon View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 4x185-218%KO Double Kick 4x42-51% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shieldon View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 4x129-153%KO Scald 2x36-44% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shieldon View Slowbro builds →Scald 2x96-115%KO Brick Break 4x80-95% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Stufful NormalFighting | C | |
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shieldon View Croconaw builds →Brick Break 4x80-95% Scald 2x69-82% | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shieldon View Azumarill builds →Brick Break 4x62-73% Scald 2x69-82% | ||
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shieldon View Cubone builds →Bone Club 4x82-98% Brick Break 4x62-73% | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Tirtouga WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift | ||
Shieldon Evolutions
Shieldon is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Bastiodon. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Shieldon with 79 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Counter, Curse and 10 more to offspring.
SM Shieldon Best Moveset
Rock/Steel at 118 Defense with AbilitySturdy surviving one hit and AbilitySoundproof blocking sound moves. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Bastiodon one evolution away adds 168/138 defenses.
Best Build
Shieldon best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Roar
- Iron Defense
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Body Slam and Counter aren't available any other way for Shieldon, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Stone Edge and Iron Head for solid options.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Many fossils of this Pokémon have been found, but almost none have shown signs of damage to the face.
This Pokémon lived in primeval jungles. Few enemies would have been willing to square off against its heavily armored face, so it’s thought.
Shieldon Sun & Moon Guide
Receive a restored fossil Pokemon from the woman in the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8. Shieldon is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game. Note: this fossil is only available in Moon. The other version of Sun & Moon has a different fossil.
In Sun & Moon, for a casual playthrough, Shieldon works as a placeholder. Rock/Steel coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Bastiodon. That's where the stats start mattering.
Shieldon's hidden ability is Soundproof. It protects against sound-based moves. Situational compared to Sturdy.
In Sun & Moon, Shieldon plays as a support. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
In Sun & Moon, Hardy is the go-to nature for Shieldon. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Shieldon appears in 12 games across 6 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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