What is a good competitive moveset for Shellder? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Shellder is a marvelous Water-typed Pokemon. Shellder is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Shellder can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Shellder's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Species: Shellder Item: King's Rock / Shell Bell Ability: Skill Link Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD Moveset: - Liquidation / Razor Shell - Icicle Spear / Avalanche - Double-Edge / Headbutt - Rock Blast
Physical Sweeper Shellder (Skill Link)
Shellder is a notable Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. King's Rock grants all attacking moves (that do not already have a chance to flinch) a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. The Shell Bell item option is to help Shellder recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Skill Link, Shellder's multi-hit attacks will always hit the maximum number of times. In this case it would maximize the damage your opponent's take from Icicle Spear and Rock Blast.
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Razor Shell is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Water-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Icicle Spear is a physical 25-base power Ice-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn). ◆ Avalanche is a physical 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Shellder is damaged by the target). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Rock Blast is a physical 25-base power Rock-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Shellder? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Shellder Item: King's Rock / Shell Bell Ability: Skill Link Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD Moveset: - Liquidation / Razor Shell - Icicle Spear / Avalanche - Double-Edge / Headbutt - Rock Blast
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shellder (Skill Link)
Shellder is an astounding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. King's Rock grants all attacking moves (that do not already have a chance to flinch) a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. The Shell Bell item option is to help Shellder recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Skill Link, Shellder's multi-hit attacks will always hit the maximum number of times. In this case it would maximize the damage your opponent's take from Icicle Spear and Rock Blast.
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Razor Shell is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Water-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ◆ Icicle Spear is a physical 25-base power Ice-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn). ◆ Avalanche is a physical 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Shellder is damaged by the target). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch). ◆ Rock Blast is a physical 25-base power Rock-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Shellder 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Shellder can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Shellder
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Ability: Skill link + Item: King's rock
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Icicle Spear
Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Rock Blast
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Shellder's stats
Curse
Iron Defense
Rapid Spin
Shell Smash
Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Shellder
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Protect
Rapid Spin
Reflect
Rest
Teleport
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Shellder in Sword and Shield
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