Shelmet in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Cryogonal

Accelgor

Shelmet Pokédex

#616

Normal

Shiny

476

595

Type

Bug

Weather boost

Attack

Top 96.2%

Defense

140

Top 56%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

349

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 942

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 942

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 942

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

434 -476 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

543 -595 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

434 -476 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

325 -357 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

942 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Shelmet is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Fire
Flying
Rock
Resists: Grass
Fighting
Ground

Shelmet in Other Games

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How Shelmet stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Bug	6.62 DPS Top 83.3%	F	#225	Infestation Bug Buzz	6.62 TDO 66
Overall
Overall	3.81 DPS Top 90.6%	F	#1480	Infestation Bug Buzz	3.81 TDO 36

Attacker rank

DPS

Tier

Rank

Best raid moveset

DPS · TDO

Bug

6.62 DPS

Top 83.3%

#225

Infestation

Bug Buzz

6.62

TDO 66

Overall

3.81 DPS

Top 90.6%

#1480

Infestation

Bug Buzz

3.81

TDO 36

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Infestation
Bug Buzz
4.02
30.0
3734.7s
3.01
2
Acid
Bug Buzz
3.78
28.2
3964.0s
2.84
3
Infestation
Signal Beam
3.74
27.9
4015.7s
2.80
4
Acid
Signal Beam
3.54
26.4
4231.8s
2.66
5
Infestation
Body Slam
3.53
26.3
4250.8s
2.65
6
Acid
Body Slam
3.40
25.4
4407.1s
2.55

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
59.80
8249.8
0.4
60.2s
59.80
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
57.71
5382.4
0.7
62.4s
57.71
3
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
51.67
6008.9
0.6
69.7s
51.67
4
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
50.88
5321.8
0.7
70.8s
50.88
5
Mega Staraptor
Gust
Brave Bird+
50.83
8130.7
0.4
70.8s
50.83
6
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
50.13
6370.4
0.6
71.8s
50.13
7
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
48.56
4326.8
0.8
74.1s
48.56
8
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
48.53
7462.3
0.5
74.2s
48.53
9
Mega Skarmory
Air Slash
Drill Peck+
47.63
8878.0
0.4
75.6s
47.63
10
Shadow Moltres
Fire Spin
Fly
47.29
5793.3
0.6
76.1s
47.29

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

Rank 1 IVs

942

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

73.11

Attack

130.25

Defense

127

Stat Product · 1,209,270

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 954

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	942	100.00%
15/14/15	50	939	99.35%
15/15/14	50	939	99.21%
15/15/13	50	936	99.21%
14/15/15	50	932	98.85%
15/13/15	50	936	98.71%
15/14/14	50	936	98.57%
15/14/13	50	933	98.57%
15/15/12	50	933	98.43%
14/14/15	50	929	98.21%
14/15/14	50	929	98.07%
14/15/13	50	925	98.07%
15/12/15	50	933	98.06%
15/13/14	50	933	97.93%
15/13/13	50	930	97.93%
15/14/12	50	930	97.79%
13/15/15	50	921	97.70%
15/15/11	50	930	97.64%
14/13/15	50	926	97.58%
14/14/14	50	926	97.44%
14/14/13	50	922	97.44%
15/11/15	50	930	97.42%
14/15/12	50	922	97.29%
15/12/14	50	930	97.29%
15/12/13	50	927	97.29%
15/13/12	50	927	97.16%
13/14/15	50	918	97.07%
15/14/11	50	927	97.01%
14/12/15	50	923	96.94%
13/15/14	50	918	96.93%
13/15/13	50	915	96.93%
15/15/10	50	927	96.85%
14/13/14	50	922	96.81%
14/13/13	50	919	96.81%
15/10/15	50	927	96.77%
14/14/12	50	919	96.67%
15/11/14	50	927	96.65%
15/11/13	50	924	96.65%
12/15/15	50	910	96.55%
15/12/12	50	924	96.52%
14/15/11	50	919	96.52%
13/13/15	50	915	96.44%
15/13/11	50	924	96.38%
13/14/14	50	915	96.31%
13/14/13	50	912	96.31%
14/11/15	50	919	96.30%
15/14/10	50	924	96.23%
14/12/14	50	919	96.17%
14/12/13	50	916	96.17%
13/15/12	50	912	96.16%

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

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Traits (3)

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

Fast Attacks

Acid
11
10
1.0s
11
Infestation
9
13
1.0s
9

Charged Attacks

Body Slam
50
-33
2.0s
25
Bug Buzz
95
-50
3.5s
27.14
Signal Beam
75
-50
3.0s
25

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Shelmet	200 Candy Free via trade	Accelgor

Ranges from 0.196 m to 0.7 m tall, averaging 0.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.196 m 0'08"	0.2 m 0'08"
XS	0.2 m 0'08"	0.3 m 1'00"
M	0.3 m 1'00"	0.5 m 1'08"
XL	0.5 m 1'08"	0.6 m 2'00"
XXL	0.6 m 2'00"	0.7 m 2'04"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.196 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.6 m

2'00"

XXL

0.6 m

2'00"

0.7 m

2'04"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.9s

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

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

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	11 CP	27	643 CP
2	36 CP	28	667 CP
3	62 CP	29	691 CP
4	87 CP	30	714 CP
5	112 CP	31	726 CP
6	137 CP	32	738 CP
7	162 CP	33	750 CP
8	188 CP	34	762 CP
9	213 CP	35	774 CP
10	238 CP	36	786 CP
11	262 CP	37	798 CP
12	286 CP	38	810 CP
13	309 CP	39	822 CP
14	333 CP	40	834 CP
15	357 CP	41	844 CP
16	381 CP	42	855 CP
17	405 CP	43	866 CP
18	428 CP	44	876 CP
19	452 CP	45	887 CP
20	476 CP	46	898 CP
21	500 CP	47	909 CP
22	524 CP	48	920 CP
23	548 CP	49	931 CP
24	571 CP	50	942 CP
25	595 CP	51	954 CP
26	619 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	11 CP	18	428 CP	35	774 CP
2	36 CP	19	452 CP	36	786 CP
3	62 CP	20	476 CP	37	798 CP
4	87 CP	21	500 CP	38	810 CP
5	112 CP	22	524 CP	39	822 CP
6	137 CP	23	548 CP	40	834 CP
7	162 CP	24	571 CP	41	844 CP
8	188 CP	25	595 CP	42	855 CP
9	213 CP	26	619 CP	43	866 CP
10	238 CP	27	643 CP	44	876 CP
11	262 CP	28	667 CP	45	887 CP
12	286 CP	29	691 CP	46	898 CP
13	309 CP	30	714 CP	47	909 CP
14	333 CP	31	726 CP	48	920 CP
15	357 CP	32	738 CP	49	931 CP
16	381 CP	33	750 CP	50	942 CP
17	405 CP	34	762 CP	51	954 CP

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


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

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

Shelmet

#616

Shadow Shelmet

#616

Accelgor

#617

Shadow Accelgor

#617

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