Shellder (#090)

Shellder (#090) is a Water-type Bivalve Pokémon in Pokémon Red. You can catch Shellder in Seafoam Islands (B1F), Seafoam Islands (B2F), Seafoam Islands (B3F), and Seafoam Islands (B4F) and more; the best odds are with the Super Rod in Vermilion City (50%, Lv 15). It evolves into Cloyster with a Water Stone. Its best stat is Defense (100), and its base stat total of 280 ranks #105 of 151.

National No.

#090

Type

Water

Category

Bivalve Pokémon

Height

1′00″ (0.3 m)

Weight

9.0 lb (4.1 kg)

Catch rate

190 of 255

Base EXP

97

Growth rate

Slow

SHELLDER's hard shell deflects nearly any attack, leaving it vulnerable only in the brief moment the shell is open.

Where to find Shellder in Pokémon Red

• Vermilion City: Super Rod, Lv 15, 50% of encounters.
• Route 6: Super Rod, Lv 15, 50% of encounters.
• Route 11: Super Rod, Lv 15, 50% of encounters.
• Vermilion Dock: Super Rod, Lv 15, 50% of encounters.
• Seafoam Islands (B4F): walking, Lv 31–33, 29.7% of encounters.
• Cinnabar Island: Super Rod, Lv 15, 25% of encounters.
• Route 19: Super Rod, Lv 15, 25% of encounters.
• Route 20: Super Rod, Lv 15, 25% of encounters.
• Route 21: Super Rod, Lv 15, 25% of encounters.
• Seafoam Islands (B3F): Super Rod, Lv 15, 25% of encounters.
• Seafoam Islands (B4F): Super Rod, Lv 15, 25% of encounters.
• Seafoam Islands (1F): walking, Lv 28–30, 19.5% of encounters.
• Seafoam Islands (B1F): walking, Lv 32, 15.2% of encounters.
• Seafoam Islands (B3F): walking, Lv 29–31, 14.8% of encounters.
• Seafoam Islands (B2F): walking, Lv 28, 5.1% of encounters.

Base stats

Generation I uses a single Special stat for both special attack and special defense.

Evolution

1. Shellder
2. Cloyster with a Water Stone

Type effectiveness against Shellder

Moves learned by level up

TM and HM moves