Is Shuckle Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Bug/Rock with AbilitySturdy. Wild in Kalos. Highest Defense and Sp. Def in the game, but Attack and Sp. Atk are almost nonexistent. A defensive novelty. Not a realistic team member for the story.
Shuckle has the type edge here and should clean up Viola's team.
Shuckle has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Korrina's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Shuckle has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Shuckle has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Shuckle has the type edge here and should clean up Wulfric's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Wikstrom's team hits Shuckle's weaknesses hard.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Shuckle trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Shuckle on Route 18 (Rock Smash, Lv 44-46, uncommon).
X & Y Shuckle Locations
moderate rates across 12 locations for Shuckle in late-game areas. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Best Locations to Catch Shuckle in X & Y
6 rock smash spots from Lv. 44-59 for Shuckle. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
Shuckle 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 |
What is Shuckle Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Shuckle
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift | ||
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
 Simipour Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Simipour builds →Scald 2x50-61% Rock Tomb 2x25-32% | ||
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 2x39-48% Metal Claw 2x23-27% Water Gun 2x14-18% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x55-66% Surf 2x27-31% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Lucario builds →Metal Claw 2x34-42% Rock Tomb 2x27-31% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x39-47% Magnet Bomb 2x27-33% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Simipour Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Simipour builds →Surf 2x52-61% Rock Tomb 2x23-28% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x55-66% Surf 2x27-31% | ||
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Lucario builds →Metal Claw 2x34-42% Rock Tomb 2x27-31% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x39-47% Magnet Bomb 2x27-33% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Simipour Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Simipour builds →Surf 2x52-61% Rock Tomb 2x23-28% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x55-66% Surf 2x27-31% | ||
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Lucario builds →Metal Claw 2x34-42% Rock Tomb 2x27-31% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x39-47% Magnet Bomb 2x27-33% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Simipour Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Simipour builds →Surf 2x52-61% Rock Tomb 2x23-28% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x36-43% Iron Head 2x30-36% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x58-69% Surf 2x27-32% | ||
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Lucario builds →Metal Claw 2x34-41% Rock Tomb 2x27-32% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x41-49% Magnet Bomb 2x27-32% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x36-44% Iron Head 2x32-38% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x91-108%KO Surf 2x28-33% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Lucario builds →Stone Edge 2x44-51% Metal Claw 2x36-42% | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Carracosta builds →Stone Edge 2x65-77% Surf 2x49-58% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x36-42% Iron Head 2x29-35% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x75-88% Surf 2x21-25% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x54-63% Stone Edge 2x64-76% Surf 2x24-29% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x134-158%KO Surf 2x26-31% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x34-40% Iron Head 2x29-35% | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x51-60% Stone Edge 2x65-77% Surf 2x25-29% | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Ambrette Town Gift) | ||
Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Lucario builds →Flash Cannon 2x53-63% Stone Edge 2x43-51% | ||
In X & Y, Greninja deals 79-93% with Hydro Pump.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Excadrill builds →Earthquake18-21% Rapid Spin5-5% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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 Greninja WaterDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityProtean ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse29-34% Ice Beam22-25% Hydro Pump 2x79-93% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x67-79% Pursuit14-16% Crunch27-31% Superpower26-31% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Shuckle View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x35-42% U Turn30-36% Superpower34-41% Knock Off18-22% | ||
Shuckle Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Shuckle. Plenty of partners through one egg group, eggs are average hatch time, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 9 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
XY Shuckle Best Moveset
230/230 defenses at 20 HP. AbilityContrary turns MoveShell Smash drops into boosts. Steel losing Dark/Ghost resistance slightly changed the defensive landscape, but Shuckle's role stayed the same: outlast through pure defense or gamble on Contrary setups. The moveset neither gained nor lost from the generation shift.
Best Build
Shuckle best EVs are HP and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Sticky Web
- Stealth Rock
- Infestation
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Shuckle misses out on Acid and Acupressure. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Stone Edge and Rock Slide, with Normal and Ground coverage and more rounding things out.
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
The berries stored in its jar-like shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
It stores berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
Shuckle X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Don't let Shuckle's 505 base stat total fool you. Contrary is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a support. Sticky Web with Mental Herb is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Starmie (Water), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Steelix (Steel) when using Shuckle. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. At base 5 Speed, Shuckle won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In X & Y, Run Contrary on Shuckle. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Shuckle also gets Sturdy and Gluttony, but they don't compare.
In X & Y, Shuckle fills the support role. It's a special attacker with base 10 Sp. Atk. Base 5 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
In X & Y, run Sticky Web, Stealth Rock, Infestation, and Encore on Shuckle. Sticky Web is the most common pick at 0% usage. Infestation provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Shuckle first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 9 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 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