Is Shuckle Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilitySturdy prevents one-hit KOs. The highest Defense and Special Defense in the game with the lowest offensive stats. Can't deal damage. RS doesn't change this equation. A novelty import.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shuckle here.
Brawly's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shuckle here.
Wattson's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Shuckle's defenses.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Shuckle's defenses.
Shuckle has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM28GroundDigPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
How to Get Shuckle in Ruby & Sapphire
No berry-stuffed rock crevices line the Hoenn map, so Shuckle has nowhere to hide and never appears. A trade is the only way to bring one in.
Shuckle cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Shuckle in Ruby & Sapphire
Shuckle sits absent from Ruby & Sapphire, so track a shiny down in the northern Safari Zone of Emerald and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Shuckle can be hunted
Shiny Shuckle Evolution
Does Not EvolveShuckle 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Shuckle Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shuckle
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Aggron builds →Iron Tail 2x65-77% Rock Tomb 2x33-40% Surf 2x26-31% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x69-81% Rock Tomb 2x26-31% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Walrein builds →Surf 2x55-65% Iron Tail 2x33-39% Rock Tomb 2x17-20% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Swampert builds →Surf 2x49-58% Iron Tail 2x43-51% Rock Tomb 2x22-26% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rhydon builds →Iron Tail 2x48-57% Rock Tomb 2x37-44% Surf 2x21-25% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Pelipper builds →Hydro Pump 2x67-79% Steel Wing 2x17-20% | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Registeel builds →Metal Claw 2x26-30% Ancient Power 2x19-23% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x43-51% Iron Tail 2x47-56% Water Pulse 2x18-22% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Azumarill builds →Hydro Pump 2x47-56% Iron Tail 2x23-28% Rollout 2x8-9% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Shuckle Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Shuckle. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 1 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Shuckle easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Sweet Scent to offspring.
RS Shuckle Best Moveset
230 in both defenses, the highest in the game. AbilitySturdy blocks OHKO moves. 10 HP, Attack, and Sp. Atk produce zero offense. MoveEncore locks opponents into bad moves, MoveRest heals fully. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Blocks everything, threatens nothing.
Best Build
Shuckle best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Encore
- Protect
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Shuckle's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Ground coverage and more on top of Rock Tomb for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SHUCKLE quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
Shuckle Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Shuckle isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
Shuckle first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 8 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 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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