Shelgon
#148 in the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Pokédex • Endurance Pokémon
Ultra Sun
The cells within its body are changing at a bewildering pace. Its hard shell is made from the same substance as bone.
Ultra Moon
Shelgon lives deep within caves. It stays shut up in its hard shell, dreaming of the day it will be able to fly.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Bagon #147 | Level 30 |  Shelgon #148 |
Shelgon #148 | Level 50 |  Salamence #149 |
Ultra Moon
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kala’e Bay Kalae Bay Area | Sos Encounter | 15-18 | 15% | - |
Ultra Sun
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kala’e Bay Kalae Bay Area | Sos Encounter | 15-18 | 15% | - |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Protect |  |  Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Start | Leer | | Status | - | 100 | 30 | The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat. |
| Start | Bite |  |  Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Start | Ember |  |  Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Start | Rage | | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | As long as this move is in use, the power of rage raises the Attack stat each time the user is hit in battle. |
| Start | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| 4 | Ember | | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| 7 | Leer | | Status | - | 100 | 30 | The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat. |
| 10 | Bite | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 13 | Dragon Breath |  | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| 17 | Headbutt | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 21 | Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that critical hits land more easily. |
| 25 | Crunch | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| 29 | Dragon Claw | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user slashes the target with huge sharp claws. |
| 35 | Zen Headbutt |  | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 42 | Scary Face | | Status | - | 100 | 10 | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| 49 | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| 56 | Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life-risking tackle. This also damages the user quite a lot. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Dragon Claw | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user slashes the target with huge sharp claws. |
| TM05 | Roar | | Status | - | - | 20 | The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 90 | 10 | A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. It lowers the power of Water-type moves. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This full-power attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This full-power attack grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM31 | Brick Break |  | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks with a swift chop. It can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb |  | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | Boulders are hurled at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat by preventing its movement. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace |  | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. |
| TM48 | Round | | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. Critical hits land more easily. |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Large boulders are hurled at the opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |
| TM87 | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. |
| TM90 | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| TM100 | Confide | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draco Meteor | | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The attack’s recoil harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Dragon Pulse | | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user’s gaping mouth. |
| Hyper Voice | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage. |
| Iron Defense |  | Status | - | - | 15 | The user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. |
| Outrage | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. |
| Snore | | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. |
| Zen Headbutt | | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
Rock Head
Ability Slot 1
Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
Protects against recoil damage.
Overcoat
Hidden Ability
Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Protects against damage from weather.