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Shellder

Shellder is a Water-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. It evolves into Cloyster when fed 50 candies.

Pokédex description[]

Bivalve Pokémon
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's cry

Possible attacks[]

Fast attacks[]

Icon Ice
12 (10)
Icon Normal
5 (10)

Charged attacks[]

Icon Water
45 (24)
Icon Ice
60 (18)
Icon Water
45 (35)
Icon Water
70 (22)

Attack availability[]

Evolution family[]

Shellder is part of a two-member family.

39.
Shellder
#0090 Shellder
50  Shellder candyArrow Dark
Cloyster
#0091 Cloyster

39.
Shellder
#0090 Shellder
50  Shellder candyArrow Dark
Cloyster
#0091 Cloyster

Availability[]

Method Maximum CP Details
RT-Icon Encounter
Wild
926
1,003

(weather boosted)
In wild since 2016 Jul 6

Increased spawns in:
Water Festival: Beach Week: 2023 Jun 6 - 12
Sustainability Week 2023: Apr 20 - 26
Pokémon Spotlight Hour: 2023 Apr 11
Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto: 2021 Feb 20
Summer Event: 2020 Jul 17 - 22
Incense Day: Water and Dark Type: 2020 May 17 (Incense-only)
Pokémon Spotlight Hour: 2020 May 5
Water Festival 2019: Aug 23 - 30
Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Yokohama: Aug 6 - 12
Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Dortmund: Jul 4 - 7
Water Festival 2018: Jun 7 - 21
Holiday 2017: Dec 21 - Jan 4
Water Festival 2017: Mar 22 - 29

Pokémon Eggs
Eggs
617

Increased chance/Previously in:
2-km - 2019 Apr 26 - Dec 16
2-km - Water Festival 2019: Aug 23 - 30
2-km - 2018 Feb 9 - Dec 18
5-km - 2016 Jul 6 - 2018 Feb 9
2-km - Eggstravaganza 2017: Apr 13 - 20

Emblem Raid
Raid Battles
617
771

(weather boosted)
Tier 1 CP 3,916

Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance

RT-Icon Special-Stamp-1
Research tasks
463 Field Research:
Catch 7 Ice-type Pokémon: Holiday 2023
Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon: 2023 Mar
Catch 5 Pokémon: 2022 Dec
Battle in GO Battle League: 2022 Dec
Catch 7 Ice-type Pokémon: Holiday 2022
Walk 2 km: 2022 Jan
Evolve a Psychic-type Pokémon: A Very Slow Discovery
Catch 3 Water-type Pokémon: Summer Event
Battle another trainer 3 times: 2020 Jan
Hatch an Egg: Water Festival 2018
Special Research/Timed Research:
Kanto Celebration Event - 3rd part: Catch 20 Water-type Pokémon
Team GO Rocket
Team GO Rocket
243
401

(weather boosted)
Shadow PokémonRescuing from Grunts:
2023 Oct 26 - 2024 Jan 26
2021 Nov 9 - 2022 Jan 23
2020 Oct 12 - 2021 May 18
GO Battle League
GO Battle League
617 Obtainable starting from rank:
1 (Season 6)


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