Shuckle (Japanese: ツボツボ Tsubotsubo) is a Bug/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II. It is known for having the highest base Defense and Special Defense stats of any Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Shuckle appears to be a small yellow turtle inside a red shell with many holes in it, fitting all four of its legs out. Some beige-like color surrounds the holes in Shuckle's body.
Special abilities
Shuckle has the abilities Sturdy and Gluttony along with the hidden ability Contrary. Sturdy protects Shuckle from one-hit KOs whilst Gluttony increases the healing restoration of Shuckle when it eats a berry. Finally, Contrary makes stat changes have opposite effects.
Game info
Game locations
| Locations | |||||||||
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| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity | |||||||
| Gold/Silver | Rock Smash boulders in Cianwood City or Vermilion City | Rare | |||||||
| Crystal | Rock Smash boulders in Cianwood City or Vermilion City | Rare | |||||||
| Ruby/Sapphire | Trade | None | |||||||
| Emerald | Rock Smash boulders in Areas 5-6 | Common | |||||||
| FireRed/LeafGreen | Trade | None | |||||||
| Diamond/Pearl | Route 224 (Insert Pokemon Emerald after obtaining the National Pokédex | Rare | |||||||
| Platinum | Route 224 (Insert Pokemon Emerald after obtaining the National Pokédex | Rare | |||||||
| HeartGold/SoulSilver | Rock Smash boulders in Cianwood City and Vermilion City | Rare | |||||||
| Black/White | Route 14 | Rare | |||||||
| OR/AS | Trade | None | |||||||
Side game locations
| Locations | |
| Game(s) | Area(s) |
| Pokémon Channel | Colbat Coast |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 8, Trozei Battle, Mr. Who's Den |
| Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team | Mt. Blaze (5-9F), Howling Forest (7-11F), Oddity Cave (6-9BF) |
| Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness | Upper Steam Cave (1-7F), Landslide Cave (1-12BF) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | Wireless Tower, Fire Temple |
Pokédex entries
- Gold
The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
- Silver
It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
- Crystal
The fluid secreted by its toes carves holes in rocks for nesting and can be mixed with Berries to make a drink.
- Ruby
Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
- Sapphire
Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
- FireRed
It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
- LeafGreen
The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
- Emerald
A Shuckle hides under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its shell while eating stored berries. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
- Diamond
It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
- Pearl
It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
- Platinum
It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
- HeartGold
The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
- SoulSilver
It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
- Black
It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
- White
It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
- Black 2
It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
- White 2
It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
- X
The berries stored in its jar-like shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
- Y
It stores berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
- Omega Ruby
Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
- Alpha Sapphire
Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
Learnset
Leveling
| LevelingGeneration V | |||||||||
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| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | |||
| 1 | Withdraw | — | —% | 40 | Water | Status | |||
| 1 | Constrict | 10 | 100% | 35 | Normal | Physical | |||
| 1 | Bide | ?? | —% | 10 | Normal | Physical | |||
| 1 | Struggle Bug | 30 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Special | |||
| 7 | Encore | — | 100% | 5 | Normal | Status | |||
| 13 | Wrap | 15 | 90% | 20 | Normal | Physical | |||
| 19 | Safeguard | — | —% | 25 | Normal | Status | |||
| 25 | Rest | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 31 | Gastro Acid | — | 100% | 10 | Poison | Status | |||
| 37 | Rollout | 30 | 90% | 20 | Rock | Physical | |||
| 43 | Power Trick | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 49 | Bug Bite | 60 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Physical | |||
| 55 | Power Split | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
| 55 | Guard Split | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Sprites
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| Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | ||||||
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| Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | ||||
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| Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | ||||
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| Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | |||||
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| X | Y | Omega Ruby | Alpha Sapphire | GO | Back | ||||
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| Sun | Moon | Ultra Sun | Ultra Moon | Let's Go, Pikachu! | Let's Go, Eevee! | Back | |||
| Sword | Shield | Back | |||||||
Appearances
Anime
In JE054: A Better Pill to Swallow, a Shuckle appeared. Butch's Shuckle and Conway's Shuckle appeared in DP065: Sleight of Sand! and DP185: Working on a Right Move! respectively. Shuckles also made more minor appearances in the anime.
Trivia
- Shuckle's base Defense is equal to that of both Mega Aggron and Mega Steelix.
- Shuckle couldn't use any Bug-type moves in Pokémon Platinum despite Bug being its primary type.
- Shuckle is the only Pokémon with a function that is not an ability (changing of Oran Berry to Berry Juice then finally into a Rare Candy.)
- It is possible for Shuckle to have the highest attack of all the Pokémon using the move Power Trick which switches a Pokémon's Attack and Defense. The drawback on those tactics is his pretty low ATK value, peaking at 130, meaning that he can become pretty defenseless once he inverts ATK and DEF values.
- Despite Pokédex Entries saying that Shuckle has weak muscles, Shuckle is able to learn Rock Smash and Strength possibly because of its hard defense shell.
- Shuckle is the only dual-type Pokémon that can naturally have the ability Gluttony.
Origins
Shuckle appears to be based on a tortoise or a turtle whilst its names appear to be derived from shuck, barnacle or the word turtle.
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- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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