Its greatest asset is Defense — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Weak point: Speed — among the lowest in the entire Pokédex. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses and 2 resistances.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.
Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
The stats describe a physical wall — it hits weakly on both sides, but its Defense stays high. A nature does not touch HP, so extra bulk can only be added on this side.
- Bold +Def · −Atk Raises what this species uses to absorb hits, at the cost of Attack — a stat it does not use anyway.
- Relaxed +Def · −Spe The same defensive gain, paid for with Speed it does not have anyway. Under Trick Room the drop becomes an advantage.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 6
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #166 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #168 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Unova | #232 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Kalos | #014 | X / Y |
| Galar | #227 | Sword / Shield |
| Crown Tundra | #170 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
Abilities
- Sturdy Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
- Gluttony Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
- Contrary Inverts stat changes.
Pokédex entry
The BERRIES it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Shuckle takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Shuckle appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (12)
All Shuckle cards →Shuckle has 12 cards in 9 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 90 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (32)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (81)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (54 via TM/TR, 13 via Egg, 26 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Constrict | Normal | Physical | 10 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90% | 20 |
| 5 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 5 |
| 5 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90% | 20 |
| 10 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| 15 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90% | 15 |
| 20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 25 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 30 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 35 | Guard Split | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 35 | Power Split | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| 45 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 50 | Sticky Web | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 55 | Power Trick | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 60 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80% | 5 |
| 65 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |