Competitive Information for Shellos [Black/White]
Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Storm Drain ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Shellos? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Shellos is pretty popular Water-typed Pokemon. Shellos is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Shellos can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Shellos's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Sand Force / Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Dive
- Counter
- Recover
Physical Sweeper Shellos (Sand Force)
Shellos is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Shellos is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Shellos from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shellos's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Force, Shellos's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Shellos by 50% of its max hp).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Ancient Power
Special Sweeper Shellos (Sand Force)
Shellos is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Shellos is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Shellos from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shellos's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Force, Shellos's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Sludge
Special Sweeper Shellos (Storm Drain)
Shellos is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Shellos is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Shellos from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shellos's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Shellos draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Shellos? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Sand Force / Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Dive
- Counter
- Recover
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shellos (Sand Force)
Shellos is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Shellos is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Shellos from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shellos's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Force, Shellos's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Shellos by 50% of its max hp).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Ancient Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Shellos (Sand Force)
Shellos is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Shellos is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Shellos from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shellos's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sand Force, Shellos's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Sludge
Doubles Special Sweeper Shellos (Storm Drain)
Shellos is a decent Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Shellos is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Shellos from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shellos's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Shellos draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Shellos learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Shellos can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Shellos
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Shellos's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Harden
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Shellos
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Shellos in Black and White
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