Is Shuckle Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Bug/Rock with the highest Defense and Sp. Def in the game, and the lowest Attack and Sp. Atk. Shuckle doesn't deal damage. It just exists. Not for story runs.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cynthia's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Shuckle cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Shuckle Locations
moderate rates for Shuckle across 12 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Shuckle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
6 walking spots from Lv. 58-63 for Shuckle. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
Shuckle Weakness
Water, Rock, and Steel moves hit Shuckle for super-effective damage. Shuckle's overall bulk (20/230/230) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Poison |
What is Shuckle Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shuckle
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x45-55% Iron Tail 2x30-36% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x45-55% Iron Tail 2x30-36% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x49-60% Iron Tail 2x43-51% Rollout 2x17-23% | ||
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x49-60% Iron Tail 2x31-40% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Buizel Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Buizel builds →Surf 2x43-51% Iron Tail 2x31-40% Rock Tomb 2x23-29% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x43-51% Iron Tail 2x29-34% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x54-64% Iron Tail 2x44-52% Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x41-49% Flash Cannon 2x41-49% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x46-54% Iron Tail 2x36-43% Rollout 2x13-16% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x54-64% Stone Edge 2x36-43% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x54-64% Iron Tail 2x44-52% Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x41-49% Flash Cannon 2x41-49% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x46-54% Iron Tail 2x36-43% Rollout 2x13-16% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x54-64% Stone Edge 2x36-43% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Golduck builds →Surf 2x54-63% Iron Tail 2x35-42% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x49-59% Iron Tail 2x42-51% Rock Tomb 2x25-31% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x39-46% Flash Cannon 2x39-46% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x42-51% Rock Slide 2x28-34% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Golduck builds →Surf 2x53-63% Iron Tail 2x36-42% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x50-59% Iron Tail 2x42-50% Rock Tomb 2x26-32% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x39-47% Flash Cannon 2x39-47% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Golduck builds →Surf 2x49-59% Iron Tail 2x33-40% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x49-59% Iron Tail 2x42-49% Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Steelix builds →Iron Tail 2x53-63% Stone Edge 2x35-42% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Golduck builds →Surf 2x49-59% Iron Tail 2x33-40% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x49-59% Iron Tail 2x42-49% Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Steelix builds →Iron Tail 2x53-63% Stone Edge 2x35-42% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x73-86% Rock Slide 2x37-44% Metal Claw 2x25-30% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x73-86% Iron Tail 2x48-57% Surf 2x19-23% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Steelix builds →Iron Tail 2x52-61% Stone Edge 2x34-41% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Shuckle with Stone Edge (98-116%).
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Tyranitar builds →Crunch39-47% Stone Edge 2x98-116%KO Earthquake32-39% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x27-32% Knock Off14-17% | ||
Shuckle Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Shuckle. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs are average hatch time, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 12 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BDSP Shuckle Best Moveset
230 in both defenses makes Shuckle the most physically and specially durable Pokemon by raw stat. But 20 HP, 10 Attack, and 5 Speed mean the moveset absorbs hits forever without ever threatening back. Hidden AbilityContrary reverses stat changes. E-tier because defense without offense lets opponents set up freely.
Best Build
Shuckle best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Sticky Web
- Toxic
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Shuckle misses out on Acid and Acupressure. That's 12 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Stone Edge and Rock Slide, with Normal and Ground coverage and more rounding things out.
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
Base Stats
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Shuckle Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Shuckle's 505 base stat total fool you. Contrary is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier. Stealth Rock with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Starmie (Water), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Steelix (Steel) when using Shuckle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. At base 5 Speed, Shuckle won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Contrary on Shuckle. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Shuckle also gets Sturdy and Gluttony, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Shuckle fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 10 Attack. Base 5 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Stealth Rock, Sticky Web, Toxic, and Encore on Shuckle. Stealth Rock is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Shuckle first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 7LGPE
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