Is Shellder Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Water-type Shellder appears along Paldea's coasts. The Cloyster waiting after a Water Stone is one of the most devastating physical attackers you can get. Catch one and evolve it fast.
Cloyster has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Cloyster resists most of Brassius's coverage and hits back hard.
Cloyster has the type edge here and should clean up Iono's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Cloyster has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Cloyster has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Cloyster has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Cloyster has the type edge here and should clean up Hassel's team.
Cloyster trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Shellder on South Province (Area One) (overworld, Lv 15-40).
How to Get Shellder in Scarlet & Violet
Shellder's scattered across 54 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Shellder in SV
To get Shellder, start by catching Shellder through walking encounters at Lv. 15-65. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Shellder ✓Casseroya Lake - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%Casseroya Lake - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%East Paldean Sea - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%East Paldean Sea - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%East Province (Area One) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%East Province (Area One) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%East Province (Area Three) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%East Province (Area Two) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%East Province (Area Two) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%Glaseado MountainLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%North Paldean Sea - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area One) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area One) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area Three) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%North Province (Area Three) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%South Paldean Sea - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area Five) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area Five) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area Four) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area One) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area One) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area Six) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%West Paldean Sea - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%West Province (Area One) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%West Province (Area One) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%West Province (Area Two) - BeachLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%West Province (Area Two) - OceanLv.15-40OverworldRate 36%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into CloysterCasseroya Lake - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%East Paldean Sea - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%East Province (Area One) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%East Province (Area Three) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%East Province (Area Two) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%Glaseado MountainLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%North Paldean Sea - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%North Province (Area One) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%North Province (Area Three) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%South Paldean Sea - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%South Province (Area Five) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%South Province (Area Four) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%South Province (Area One) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%South Province (Area Six) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%West Paldean Sea - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%West Province (Area One) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%West Province (Area Two) - OceanLv.35-65OverworldRate 1%or evolve from Shellder (Step 1)
Shellder Weakness
Type-wise, Shellder takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Shellder's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Shellder Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Shellder
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Bellibolt Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Bellibolt builds →Thunder Shock 2x113-134%KO | ||
 Petilil Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Petilil builds →Magical Leaf 2x118-142%KO | ||
 Sprigatito Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodCabo Poco Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Sprigatito builds →Magical Leaf 2x92-111%KO | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Sprigatito Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodCabo Poco Gift | ||
Bellibolt Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Bellibolt builds →Thunder Shock 2x107-129%KO | ||
Petilil Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Petilil builds →Magical Leaf 2x121-143%KO | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Gogoat Grass | C | |
 Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Arboliva GrassNormal | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Arboliva builds →Energy Ball 2x297-350%KO | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x340-400%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Eelektross Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Eelektross builds →Wild Charge 2x107-127%KO | ||
Arboliva GrassNormal | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Arboliva builds →Energy Ball 2x294-347%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Eelektross Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Eelektross builds →Wild Charge 2x113-133%KO | ||
Arboliva GrassNormal | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Arboliva builds →Energy Ball 2x314-369%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
 Amoonguss GrassPoison | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Flapple GrassDragon | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Rillaboom builds →Wood Hammer 2x154-181%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Chesnaught builds →Wood Hammer 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x373-439%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Rillaboom builds →Wood Hammer 2x157-185%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Chesnaught builds →Wood Hammer 2x137-161%KO | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x383-451%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Scarlet & Violet, Glimmet's Sludge Bomb hits Shellder for 46-54%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Glimmet builds →Sludge Bomb46-54% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStamina ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Mudbray builds →Earthquake13-16% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Mienfoo builds →Knock Off11-13% U Turn12-14% High Jump Kick21-25% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvercoat ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Vullaby builds →
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D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemAssault Vest NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Shellder View Elekid builds →Discharge 2x56-66% | ||
Shellder Evolutions
Evolving Shellder into Cloyster takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Shellder easily with 13 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Bubble Beam, Life Dew and 1 more to offspring.
SV Shellder Best Moveset
Water at 100 Defense and 65 Attack with 40 Speed. AbilitySkill Link guarantees multi-hit moves hit 5 times, but at pre-evolution Attack the damage barely registers. The moveset exists to evolve. Cloyster with Skill Link and MoveShell Smash is the entire point.
Best Build
Shellder best EVs are Defense and HP
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Toxic Spikes
- Spikes
- Aqua Ring
- Life Dew
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Aqua Ring and Bubble Beam aren't available any other way for Shellder, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for solid options.
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
It is encased in a shell that is harder than diamond. Inside, however, it is surprisingly tender.
Clamping on to an opponent reveals its vulnerable parts, so it uses this move only as a last resort.
Shellder Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, Shellder does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Cloyster before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Shellder has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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