Razor Shell

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Razor Shell

シェルブレード Shell Blade

Generation:	V

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	75
Accuracy:	95%
PP:	10, max: 16
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Razor Shell is a damaging Water-type move introduced in Generation V. In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, it appears as TM83.

Description

Games	Description
BWB2W2	The user cuts its target with sharp shells. This attack may also lower the target's Defense stat.
XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA	The user cuts its target with sharp shells. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
SV	The user cuts the target with sharp shells to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.

Effects

In side-games

Razor Shell is one of Oshawott's moves in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond. Oshawott either attacks with Razor Shell during a combo attack or throws it around him like a boomerang, striking any nearby Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Shellder	water	Water 3	32	32	32	32	32
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3				1	5
	Krabby	water	Water 3				32
	Kingler	water	Water 3				36
	Corphish	water	Water 1/Water 3		31ORAS	31	32
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3		32ORAS	32	34
	Oshawott	water	Field	17	17	17		17
	Dewott	water	Field	17	17	18		18
	Samurott	water	Field	17	17	18		18
	Samurott	water/dark	Field					18
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3		45	45	36
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3		48	48	36
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3			26	32
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1				1	1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TM83
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TM83
	Shellder	water	Water 3				TM83
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3				TM83
	Krabby	water	Water 3				TM83
	Kingler	water	Water 3				TM83
	Kabutops	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3				TM83
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered				TM83
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TM83
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TM83
	Corphish	water	Water 1/Water 3				TM83
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3				TM83
	Carracosta	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3				TM83
	Escavalier	bug/steel	Bug				TM83
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3				TM83
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3				TM83
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3				TM83
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1				TM83
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• In Oshawott's Lost Scalchop! and Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, Ash called it Shell Blade in the dub.
• The Razor Shell appears to be the sole water-type move that can be used to block electric attacks.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Razor Shell depicted in Generation V

Main series

Razor Shell being used by Ash's Oshawott.

Razor Shell being used by Burgundy's Dewott.

Razor Shell being used by Cameron's Samurott.

Razor Shell being used by Saizo's Barbaracle.