Shellder
At night, this Pokémon uses its broad tongue to burrow a hole in the seafloor sand and then sleep in it. While it is sleeping, Shellder closes its shell, but leaves its tongue hanging out.
Shellder Weaknesses and Strengths
Shellder is a Water type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Water Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.
Weak Against | |
Types | Damage |
Grass | 160% |
Electric | 160% |
Resistant Against | |
Types | Damage |
Steel | 62.5% |
Fire | 62.5% |
Water | 62.5% |
Ice | 62.5% |
Best Moves for Shellder in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shellder.
We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).
Fast Move | Charge Move | DPS | CDPS |
---|---|---|---|
Tackle | Return | 60.00 | 197.87 |
Ice Shard | Return | 60.00 | 197.74 |
Ice Shard | Bubble Beam | 38.42 | 193.63 |
Tackle | Bubble Beam | 38.42 | 193.55 |
Tackle | Water Pulse | 36.25 | 188.83 |
Ice Shard | Water Pulse | 36.25 | 188.74 |
Ice Shard | Icy Wind | 28.18 | 163.68 |
Tackle | Icy Wind | 28.18 | 163.50 |
Ice Shard | Frustration | 15.00 | 95.26 |
Tackle | Frustration | 15.00 | 95.12 |
All Moves for Shellder
Below are all the moves that Shellder can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.
Move | Type | Power | DPS | Duration | Energy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return | Charged | 35 | 50 | 700ms | -33 |
Bubble Beam | Charged | 45 | 28.42 | 1900ms | -33 |
Water Pulse | Charged | 70 | 26.25 | 3200ms | -50 |
Icy Wind | Charged | 60 | 18.18 | 3300ms | -33 |
Frustration | Charged | 10 | 5 | 2000ms | -33 |
Ice Shard | Quick | 12 | 10 | 1200ms | 12 |
Tackle | Quick | 5 | 10 | 500ms | 5 |
Best Shellder Raid Counters in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best counters for Shellder Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shellder in a raid.
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