What does Shelmet evolve into?

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

Should I use Shelmet?

For Black & White, 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.

Where can you catch Shelmet?

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

What games is Shelmet in?

Shelmet is available in Black & White. Across the full series, it appears in 7 games total.

Shelmet - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack40

Defense85

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def65

Speed25

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight7.7 kg

Base XP61

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

When attacked, it defends itself by closing the lid of its shell. It can spit a sticky, poisonous liquid.

Shelmet Weakness

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

Shelmet Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Shelmet in Black & White (Best Counters)

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 22 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Shelmet Flare Blitz 2x 160-189%KO Fire Blast 2x 61-72% Fire Punch 2x 102-120%KO Rock Slide 2x 68-80% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Fly 2x 61-72% Air Cutter 2x 79-93% Aerial Ace 2x 43-51% Gust 2x 53-63% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Shelmet Fly 2x 104-123%KO Air Slash 2x 68-81% Air Cutter 2x 56-66% Aerial Ace 2x 71-84% View Unfezant builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Shelmet Aerial Ace 2x 51-60% Acrobatics 2x 45-54% View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Damage vs Shelmet Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Wing Attack 2x 68-81% Pluck 2x 68-81% Ancient Power 2x 61-72% View Archen builds →

Black & White 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

#616Shelmet

Trade

#617Accelgor

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Shelmet

Bug

Accelgor

Bug

80+30

ATK

70+30

DEF

40-45

SP.ATK

100+60

SP.DEF

60-5

SPE

145+120

BST

305D-Tier

495C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Shelmet easily with 65 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)

Black & White Shelmet Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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 Poison and Normal coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 4

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 8

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 13

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 16

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

Lv 20

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 25

Yawn

———10Normal

Lv 28

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 32

Acid Armor

D——40Poison

Lv 37

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 40

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 44

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

Lv 49

Recover

C——10Normal

Lv 52

Guard Swap

———10Psychic

Lv 56

Final Gambit

D—1005Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Guard Split

———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

Black & White Shelmet Locations

Shelmet starts showing up in mid-game routes at high spawn rates across 6 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Shelmet in Black & White

You can catch Shelmet through 6 walking encounters from Lv. 30-33, but availability differs between Black and White. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Icirrus City

BlackGrass Lv.30-33 City

CommonMid

Spring/summer/autumn

Icirrus City

WhiteGrass Lv.30-33 City

CommonMid

Spring/summer/autumn

Moor of Icirrus

BlackGrass Lv.30-33 Swamp

CommonMid

Spring/summer/autumn

Moor of Icirrus

WhiteGrass Lv.30-33 Swamp

CommonMid

Spring/summer/autumn

Route 8

WhiteGrass Lv.30-33 Route

CommonMid

Spring/summer/autumn

Route 8

BlackGrass Lv.30-33 Route

CommonMid

Spring/summer/autumn

Shelmet Guide

Shelmet evolves into Accelgor by trading. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.
For Black & White, 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 Black & White. 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 Black & White. 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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Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Aerial Ace 2x 60-71% Peck 2x 40-50% View Farfetch'd builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Shelmet Incinerate 2x 52-64% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Shelmet Ember 2x 36-43% View Tepig builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Shelmet Wing Attack 2x 71-86% Pluck 2x 71-86% Ancient Power 2x 63-75% Rock Throw 2x 63-75% View Archen builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Aerial Ace 2x 63-75% Peck 2x 39-48% View Farfetch'd builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Shelmet Gust 2x 39-48% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Shelmet Incinerate 2x 54-64% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Shelmet Flame Charge 2x 45-54% Ember 2x 36-43% View Tepig builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Shelmet Wing Attack 2x 71-86% Pluck 2x 71-86% Ancient Power 2x 63-76% Rock Throw 2x 60-71% View Archen builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Aerial Ace 2x 60-71% Air Cutter 2x 52-62% Peck 2x 40-48% View Farfetch'd builds →
Tranquill NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Air Cutter 2x 52-62% Gust 2x 35-43% View Tranquill builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Shelmet Air Cutter 2x 52-62% Gust 2x 35-43% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves Flame BurstLv. 22 IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Shelmet Flame Burst 2x 60-71% Incinerate 2x 52-62% View Pansear builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Shelmet Fire Punch 2x 99-117%KO Fire Fang 2x 88-104%KO Incinerate 2x 35-42% Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Air Cutter 2x 78-92% Gust 2x 53-63% View Sigilyph builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Shelmet Wing Attack 2x 67-79% Pluck 2x 67-79% Ancient Power 2x 60-71% Rock Tomb 2x 67-79% View Archen builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Aerial Ace 2x 56-67% Air Cutter 2x 53-63% Peck 2x 35-42% View Farfetch'd builds →
Tranquill NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Air Cutter 2x 49-58% Gust 2x 35-42% View Tranquill builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Shelmet Fire Punch 2x 104-122%KO Fire Fang 2x 90-107%KO Incinerate 2x 37-44% Rock Tomb 2x 56-67% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Shelmet Fly 2x 98-115%KO Fire Fang 2x 48-57% Wing Attack 2x 65-78% Ancient Power 2x 53-63% View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Shelmet Fly 2x 63-74% Air Cutter 2x 81-96% Gust 2x 56-67% View Sigilyph builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Move Moves AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Shelmet Acrobatics 2x 49-59% View Emolga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Shelmet Wing Attack 2x 72-85% Pluck 2x 72-85% Ancient Power 2x 63-74% Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% View Archen builds →