Competitive Information for Shuckle [Black/White]
Bug / Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Shuckle? 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.
Shuckle is popular Bug and Rock-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Shuckle when battling in the 5th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Shuckle is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Chesto Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Rollout
- Knock Off
- Rest
- Toxic
Special Wall Shuckle (Popular/Trending)
Shuckle is pretty popular Special Wall. It's meant to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Shuckle last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Sturdy, if Shuckle is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Knock Off is a physical 20-base power Dark-type move (removes the target's held item).
♦ Rest is a status move (Shuckle sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Bug Bite
Physical Sweeper Shuckle (Contrary)
Shuckle is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Shuckle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Shuckle has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Smack Down is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Shuckle steals and eats the target's berry).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Shuckle (Contrary)
Shuckle is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Shuckle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Shuckle has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ 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).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Shuckle must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Item: Mental Herb
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Guard Split
- Helping Hand
- Protect
- Toxic
Shuckle Double Wall (Shuckle Guardian)
Shuckle is a remarkable Double Wall. It tries to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Sturdy, if Shuckle is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Shuckle this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Macho Brace
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 16 Hp / 252 Atk / 240 SpA
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Stone Edge / Sludge Bomb
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
Shuckle Mixed Sweeper (Gyroshuck*)
Shuckle is an outstanding Mixed Sweeper. With Sturdy, if Shuckle is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko. Use Gyroshuck when Trick Room is in effect.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Shuckle than the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Shuckle? 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: Life Orb / Hard Stone
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Bug Bite
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shuckle (Contrary)
Shuckle is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Shuckle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Shuckle has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Smack Down is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Shuckle steals and eats the target's berry).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Contrary
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Struggle Bug
Doubles Special Sweeper Shuckle (Contrary)
Shuckle is popular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Shuckle's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Contrary, if Shuckle has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead and vice versa.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ 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).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 30-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Shuckle learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Shuckle 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 Shuckle
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Shuckle's stats
- Acupressure
- Ancient Power
- Defense Curl
- Rock Polish
- Shell Smash
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Shuckle
- Acupressure
- Earthquake
- Encore
- Gastro Acid
- Knock Off
- Power Split
- Protect
- Rest
- Rollout
- Sand Tomb
- Shell Smash
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Shuckle in Black and White
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0/ )
- Impish Nature ( 248/0/252/0/8/0/ )
- Optimize Shuckle's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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