Utility
Balanced
DTier
25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Defense and Sp. Def carry most of Shelmet's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP50
D
Attack40
D
Defense85
C
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def65
C
Speed25
F
Total305
Details
Catch Rate
Easy200 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight7.7 kg
17.0 lbsFeather
Base XP61
Low Yield
Abilities
Hydration
Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
Shell Armor
Protects against critical hits.
OvercoatHA
Protects against damage from weather.
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe
Defense training source
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

When attacked, it tightly shuts the lid of its shell. This reaction fails to protect it from Karrablast, however, because they can still get into the shell.

Shelmet Weakness

Shelmet is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug typing.

Shelmet Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fighting, Ground
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireFlyingRock
½xResist
GrassFightingGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
GrassPsychicDark
How to Beat Shelmet in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire
A
Fire is super effective against ShelmetView Volcarona →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Shelmet doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need a trade to push it forward to Accelgor. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Shelmet
#616Shelmet
Trade
Accelgor
#617Accelgor
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Shelmet
Bug
Accelgor
Bug
HP
50
80+30
ATK
40
70+30
DEF
85
40-45
SP.ATK
40
100+60
SP.DEF
65
60-5
SPE
25
145+120
BST
305D-Tier
495C-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Shelmet easily with 77 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Double-Edge, Encore and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
10moves
Breed With (best first)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle
12 of 77·

Sun & Moon Shelmet Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Shelmet. Baton Pass and Double-Edge come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Bug Buzz and Leech Life and Grass and Poison coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Absorb
—4010025Grass
Lv 4
Acid
—4010030Poison
Lv 8
Bide+1
———10Normal
Lv 13
Curse
C——10Ghost
Lv 16
Struggle Bug
D5010020Bug
Lv 20
Mega Drain
D7510015Grass
Lv 25
Yawn
C——10Normal
Lv 28
Protect+4
C——10Normal
Lv 32
Acid Armor
D——20Poison
Lv 37
Giga Drain
D7510010Grass
Lv 40
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Lv 44
Bug Buzz
D9010010Bug
Lv 49
Recover
C——10Normal
Lv 50
Guard Swap
———10Psychic
Lv 56
Final Gambit
D—1005Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
D9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM83
Infestation
D2010020Bug
TM28
Leech Life
D8010010Bug
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM09
Venoshock
D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
Egg
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Egg
Encore
C—1005Normal
Egg
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Egg
Feint+2
D3010010Normal
Egg
Guard Split
D——10Psychic
Egg
Mind Reader
———5Normal
Egg
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Egg
Pursuit
D4010020Dark
Egg
Spikes
C——20Ground

Tutor Moves

Shelmet can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Shelmet in Sun & Moon

Shelmet doesn't appear in Sun & Moon. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Shelmet is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

BlackBlack 2XSword

Shelmet Guide

  • Shelmet evolves into Accelgor by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

  • For Sun & Moon, you can run Shelmet through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Accelgor as fast as you can.

  • Shelmet is catchable in Sun & Moon. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

  • Shelmet is available in Sun & Moon. Across the full series, it appears in 7 games total.

Game Availability

Shelmet joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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