Shellder

WaterBattle Armor, Skill Link

Cerulean Cave B2F · Lv 30-34 Cianwood City · Lv 28-30 Cianwood City Open in the guide Compare

In Mirror Gold: First found in Cerulean Cave B2F (Good Rod, Lv 30-34), and in 8 more areas. Its type (Water) and base stats (total 305) are the same as in the official games. Abilities: it gains Battle Armor and loses Shell Armor and Overcoat. 4 of its 17 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Water Gun and Razor Shell.

Level-up moves 17

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Spec	40	100	25
4	Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Stat	—	—	40
13	Icicle Spear Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Ice	Phys	25	100	30
14	Supersonic Confuses the target.	Normal	Stat	—	55	20
15	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Stat	—	100	30
17	Ice Shard Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Ice	Phys	40	100	30
22	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
25	Clamp Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Water	Phys	35	85	15
27	Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.	Water	Spec	35	85	15
30	Aurora Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Ice	Spec	65	100	20
32	Razor Shell Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Phys	75	95	10
42	Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Stat	—	—	15
44	Brine Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.	Water	Spec	65	100	10
45	Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Spec	90	100	10
49	Shell Smash Raises user’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	Normal	Stat	—	—	15
54	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Spec	110	80	5

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 37

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TR02	Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TR03	Hydro Pump Ruins of Alph, W room (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart)	Water	110
TR06	Blizzard Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Ice	110
TM007	Hail Mahogany Mart Post-Rocket Hideout	Ice	—
TM010	Hidden Power	Normal	60
TM013	Ice Beam	Ice	90
TR14	Water Pulse Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau)	Water	60
TM017	Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM018	Rain Dance	Water	—
TM021	Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TR23	Spikes Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, National Park (hidden))	Ground	—
TM025	Tri Attack Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	80
TR26	Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM027	Return Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM033	Reflect Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Psychic	—
TR36	Iron Defense Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Steel	—
TM038	Helping Hand Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM042	Facade	Normal	70
TM043	Secret Power	Normal	70
TR43	Toxic Spikes Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TM044	Rest	Psychic	—
TM045	Attract	Normal	—
TM055	Brine Celadon Department Store 3F	Water	65
TM064	Explosion	Normal	250
TM066	Payback	Dark	50
TM072	Avalanche Celadon Department Store 3F	Ice	60
TM078	Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM082	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM087	Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM090	Substitute	Normal	—
TM110	Liquidation Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Water	85
TM114	Curse Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Ghost	—
TM145	Icicle Spear Mahogany Mart Pre-Rocket Hideout (also at Celadon Department Store 3F, Mahogany Mart Post-Rocket Hideout)	Ice	25
TM156	Double-Edge Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	120
HM03	Surf	Water	90
HM05	Whirlpool	Water	35
HM07	Waterfall	Water	80

Where to find Shellder

Area	Method	Level
Cerulean Cave B2F	Good Rod	30-34
Cianwood City	Surf	28-30
Cianwood City	Surf (swarm)
Mt. Silver 3F	Good Rod	30-34
Mt. Silver 4F	Good Rod	30-34
Mt. Silver Moltres Room	Good Rod	30-34
Mt. Silver Outside Pokémon Center	Good Rod	30-34
Mt. Silver Top Snowy Area	Good Rod	30-34
Route 32	Good Rod	30-34
Route 32	Old Rod	10-14
Route 32	Rod (night swarm)
Route 9	Good Rod	60-62
Route 9	Old Rod	50-55

Other changes in this game

Evolves into Cloyster — with Water Stone
Egg moves: Bubble Beam, Take Down, Barrier, Rapid Spin, Screech, Icicle Spear, Mud Shot, Rock Blast
Tutor moves: Dive, Double-Edge, Endure, Explosion, Ice Beam, Icy Wind, Iron Defense, Liquidation, Mimic, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Swift, Water Pulse
A wild one can hold Pearl (common) or Big Pearl (rare).