Shadow Shellder (Pokémon GO)

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Muk

Cloyster

#90

617

771

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1221

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1221

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1221

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Shiny

Shadow Shellder

#90

Water

Attack

116

Top 80.9%

Defense

134

Top 60.4%

Stamina

102

Top 97%

Total

352

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

190 -243 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

336 -401 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

535 -617 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

669 -771 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1221 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Shellder takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Shellder can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Tackle
Razor Shell
5.46
25.0
2747.5s
3.54
2
Tackle
Bubble Beam
5.01
23.0
2991.6s
3.25
3
Ice Shard
Razor Shell
4.81
22.0
3119.9s
3.11
4
Tackle
Icy Wind
4.77
21.8
3147.1s
3.09
5
Tackle
Water Pulse
4.64
21.3
3234.4s
3.00
6
Ice Shard
Bubble Beam
4.45
20.4
3368.2s
2.88
7
Ice Shard
Icy Wind
4.27
19.6
3514.3s
2.77
8
Ice Shard
Water Pulse
4.05
18.6
3702.5s
2.62

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Shellder in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
73.35
2622.1
1.4
49.1s
71.88
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
63.75
2888.4
1.2
56.5s
62.64
3
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
59.88
2106.3
1.7
60.1s
58.90
4
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
58.90
3264.0
1.1
61.1s
57.95
5
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
57.68
5095.6
0.7
62.4s
57.45
6
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
56.57
4009.0
0.9
63.6s
56.57
7
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
54.44
1928.4
1.9
66.1s
53.33
8
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Electric
Crush Grip
54.01
2921.1
1.2
66.7s
53.21
9
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
54.02
2011.3
1.8
66.6s
53.03
10
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
53.71
2766.6
1.3
67.0s
52.92

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Shellder in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Tackle

General

Icy Wind

Debuff

Razor Shell

Debuff Spam

Rank 1 IVs

500

0/12/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 18.5

66.65

Attack

83.89

Defense

Stat Product · 374,602

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/12/15	18.5	500	100.00%
0/14/13	18.5	499	99.86%
2/15/15	18	500	99.50%
1/12/13	18.5	500	99.36%
0/11/15	18.5	498	99.32%
0/13/14	18.5	500	99.18%
0/13/13	18.5	497	99.18%
0/15/12	18.5	499	99.01%
2/14/15	18	498	98.83%
3/15/13	18	500	98.82%
1/9/15	18.5	499	98.79%
0/13/8	19	500	98.77%
1/11/14	18.5	500	98.68%
1/11/13	18.5	498	98.68%
1/15/15	18	496	98.66%
0/10/15	18.5	497	98.63%
0/4/15	19	499	98.52%
1/13/12	18.5	500	98.52%
0/12/14	18.5	498	98.51%
0/12/13	18.5	496	98.51%
0/8/12	19	500	98.40%
0/14/12	18.5	497	98.34%
1/15/10	18.5	498	98.33%
3/12/15	18	499	98.32%
1/11/8	19	500	98.27%
0/10/10	19	499	98.27%
2/7/15	18.5	500	98.24%
2/13/15	18	497	98.17%
3/14/14	18	500	98.16%
3/14/13	18	498	98.16%
2/9/13	18.5	499	98.15%
4/15/11	18	500	98.12%
0/12/9	19	500	98.10%
0/12/8	19	498	98.10%
1/8/15	18.5	497	98.10%
2/11/12	18.5	500	98.01%
1/14/15	18	494	98.00%
1/10/14	18.5	499	98.00%
1/10/13	18.5	497	98.00%
2/15/14	18	498	97.99%
2/15/13	18	496	97.99%
0/9/15	18.5	495	97.95%
1/2/15	19	500	97.93%
0/14/7	19	499	97.89%
1/12/12	18.5	498	97.85%
2/13/10	18.5	499	97.84%
0/11/14	18.5	496	97.83%
0/11/13	18.5	494	97.83%
1/15/5	19	500	97.83%
0/15/15	18	491	97.82%

Top 50 Little League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Shellder can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Ice Shard
10
10
1.0s
10
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Bubble Beam
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Icy Wind
65
-33
3.5s
18.57
Razor Shell
55
-33
1.5s
36.67
Water Pulse
65
-50
3.0s
21.67

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Shellder	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Cloyster

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Shellder including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Shellder

#90

Shadow Shellder

#90

Cloyster

#91

Shadow Cloyster

#91

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Shellder with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.147 m to 0.525 m tall, averaging 0.3 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.147 m 0'06"	0.15 m 0'06"
XS	0.15 m 0'06"	0.225 m 0'09"
M	0.225 m 0'09"	0.375 m 1'03"
XL	0.375 m 1'03"	0.45 m 1'06"
XXL	0.45 m 1'06"	0.525 m 1'09"

XXS

0.147 m

0'06"

0.15 m

0'06"

0.15 m

0'06"

0.225 m

0'09"

0.225 m

0'09"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.45 m

1'06"

XXL

0.45 m

1'06"

0.525 m

1'09"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	23s
Jump time	1.2s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Shellder at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	15 CP	27	833 CP
2	47 CP	28	864 CP
3	80 CP	29	895 CP
4	113 CP	30	926 CP
5	145 CP	31	941 CP
6	178 CP	32	956 CP
7	210 CP	33	972 CP
8	243 CP	34	987 CP
9	276 CP	35	1003 CP
10	308 CP	36	1018 CP
11	339 CP	37	1034 CP
12	370 CP	38	1049 CP
13	401 CP	39	1064 CP
14	432 CP	40	1080 CP
15	463 CP	41	1094 CP
16	493 CP	42	1107 CP
17	524 CP	43	1121 CP
18	555 CP	44	1135 CP
19	586 CP	45	1149 CP
20	617 CP	46	1163 CP
21	648 CP	47	1178 CP
22	679 CP	48	1192 CP
23	709 CP	49	1206 CP
24	740 CP	50	1221 CP
25	771 CP	51	1235 CP
26	802 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	15 CP	18	555 CP	35	1003 CP
2	47 CP	19	586 CP	36	1018 CP
3	80 CP	20	617 CP	37	1034 CP
4	113 CP	21	648 CP	38	1049 CP
5	145 CP	22	679 CP	39	1064 CP
6	178 CP	23	709 CP	40	1080 CP
7	210 CP	24	740 CP	41	1094 CP
8	243 CP	25	771 CP	42	1107 CP
9	276 CP	26	802 CP	43	1121 CP
10	308 CP	27	833 CP	44	1135 CP
11	339 CP	28	864 CP	45	1149 CP
12	370 CP	29	895 CP	46	1163 CP
13	401 CP	30	926 CP	47	1178 CP
14	432 CP	31	941 CP	48	1192 CP
15	463 CP	32	956 CP	49	1206 CP
16	493 CP	33	972 CP	50	1221 CP
17	524 CP	34	987 CP	51	1235 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Shellder up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Muk

Cloyster