
Inside SHELGON’s armor-like shell, cells are in the midst of transformation to create an entirely new body. This POKéMON’s shell is extremely heavy, making its movements sluggish.
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 110.5 kg
- Generation
- 3
Defensive matchups
Immunities
Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.
Base Stats
Abilities
Training
| Catch Rate | 45 (17.6%) |
| Base Exp | 147 |
| Base Happiness | 35 |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
Breeding
| Egg Groups | Dragon |
| Gender | 50.0% male, 50.0% female |
| Egg Cycles | 40 (10280 steps) |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Shelgon with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Shelgon.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelgon | 65 | 95 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 420 |
| Bagon | 45 (-20) | 75 (-20) | 60 (-40) | 40 (-20) | 30 (-20) | 50 (0) | 300 (-120) |
| Salamence | 95 (+30) | 135 (+40) | 80 (-20) | 110 (+50) | 80 (+30) | 100 (+50) | 600 (+180) |
These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.
Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.
Evolution Chain
Pokédex Entries
Inside SHELGON’s armor-like shell, cells are in the midst of transformation to create an entirely new body. This POKéMON’s shell is extremely heavy, making its movements sluggish.
Covering SHELGON’s body are outgrowths much like bones. The shell is very hard and bounces off enemy attacks. When awaiting evolution, this POKéMON hides away in a cavern.
It hardly eats while it awaits evolution. It becomes hardier by enduring hunger. Its shell peels off the instant it begins to evolve.
Its armored body makes all attacks bounce off. The armor is too tough, however, making it heavy and somewhat sluggish.
Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
It surrounds its body in an iron-hard shell to accumulate enough power to evolve.
Inside Shelgon’s armor-like shell, cells are in the midst of transformation to create an entirely new body. This Pokémon’s shell is extremely heavy, making its movements sluggish.
Covering Shelgon’s body are outgrowths much like bones. The shell is very hard and bounces off enemy attacks. When awaiting evolution, this Pokémon hides away in a cavern.
The cells within its shell transform with explosive speed, preparing it for evolution.
They lurk deep within caves—motionless, neither eating nor drinking. Why they don’t die is not known.
Moves Learned
Moves learned by level up
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | normal | Status | — | 100% |
| 1 | Bite | dark | Physical | 60 | 100% |
| 1 | Ember | fire | Special | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Dragon Breath | dragon | Special | 60 | 100% |
| 15 | Headbutt | normal | Physical | 70 | 100% |
| 46 | Focus Energy | normal | Status | — | — |
Moves learned by TM/HM
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | normal | Physical | 85 | 100% |
| Brick Break | fighting | Physical | 75 | 100% |
| Crunch | dark | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Double Edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100% |
| Draco Meteor | dragon | Special | 130 | 90% |
| Dragon Cheer | dragon | Status | — | — |
| Dragon Claw | dragon | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Dragon Dance | dragon | Status | — | — |
| Dragon Pulse | dragon | Special | 85 | 100% |
| Dragon Tail | dragon | Physical | 60 | 90% |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | — |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100% |
| Fire Blast | fire | Special | 110 | 85% |
| Fire Fang | fire | Physical | 65 | 95% |
| Fire Spin | fire | Special | 35 | 85% |
| Flamethrower | fire | Special | 90 | 100% |
| Helping Hand | normal | Status | — | — |
| Hydro Pump | water | Special | 110 | 80% |
| Hyper Voice | normal | Special | 90 | 100% |
| Iron Defense | steel | Status | — | — |
| Iron Head | steel | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Mud Slap | ground | Special | 20 | 100% |
| Outrage | dragon | Physical | 120 | 100% |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | — |
| Rain Dance | water | Status | — | — |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | — |
| Roar | normal | Status | — | — |
| Rock Slide | rock | Physical | 75 | 90% |
| Rock Tomb | rock | Physical | 60 | 95% |
| Scary Face | normal | Status | — | 100% |
| Shadow Claw | ghost | Physical | 70 | 100% |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | — |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | — |
| Sunny Day | fire | Status | — | — |
| Take Down | normal | Physical | 90 | 85% |
| Temper Flare | fire | Physical | 75 | 100% |
| Tera Blast | normal | Special | 80 | 100% |
| Thunder Fang | electric | Physical | 65 | 95% |
| Zen Headbutt | psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% |
Sprites
Official Artwork
Normal
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ShinyAnimated
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ShinyGame Sprites
emerald
ruby sapphire
diamond pearl
heartgold soulsilver
platinum
scarlet violet
black white
omegaruby alphasapphire
x y
ultra sun ultra moon
brilliant diamond shining pearlHeld Items
| Item | Rarity | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Scale | 5% | ruby, sapphire, emerald, firered, leafgreen |
| Dragon Fang | 5% | diamond, pearl, platinum, heartgold, soulsilver, black, white, black-2, white-2, x, y, omega-ruby, alpha-sapphire, sun, moon, ultra-sun, ultra-moon |

