Competitive Information for Shelgon [X/Y]
Base Stats for Shelgon
Dragon
Abilities:
Rock HeadRock Head: This Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage.
, OvercoatOvercoat: This Pokemon is immune to powder moves and damage from Sandstorm or Hail.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
0.5x
2x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Shelgon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Shelgon is a pretty decent Dragon-typed Pokemon. Shelgon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Shelgon is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Species: Shelgon
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
- Crunch
- Brick Break
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
- Crunch
- Brick Break
Physical Sweeper Shelgon (Overcoat)
Shelgon is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Shelgon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shelgon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Shelgon is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Shelgon afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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 Shelgon? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Species: Shelgon
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Crunch
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Crunch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shelgon (Overcoat)
Shelgon is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Shelgon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Shelgon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Shelgon is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Shelgon afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Shelgon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
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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 Shelgon can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Shelgon
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Shelgon's EVs for X/Y
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