Name: Shellder
Type: Water
Abilities: Skill Link: Moves that hit 2-5 times will always hit 5 times.
Shell Armor: Cannot be effected by critical hits.
Dream World Ability: Dust-proof: Immune to damage from weather effects.
Base Stats:
HP: 30 (19-22)
Atk: 65 (12-17)
Def: 100 (15-20)
SpA: 45 (9-14)
SpD: 25 (8-13)
Spe: 40 (9-14)
Code:
[B]Level-Up:[/B]
1. Tackle
4. Withdraw
8. Supersonic
[B]13. Icicle Spear[/B]
16. Protect
20: Leer
25: Clamp
[B]28: Ice Shard[/B]
[B]32: Shell Blade[/B]
37. Aurora Beam
40. Whirlpool
44. Brine
49. Iron Defense
[B]52. Ice Beam[/B]
[B]56. Shell Break[/B]
[B]61. Hydro Pump[/B]
Code:
[B]Egg Moves:[/B]
Bubblebeam
Take Down
Barrier
[B]Rapid Spin[/B]
Screech
[B]Icicle Spear[/B]
Mud Shot
[B]Rock Blast[/B]
Water Pulse
Aqua Ring
Avalanche
Twineedle
Code:
[B]Black White TMs/HMs:[/B]
TM06 - Toxic
TM07 - Hail
TM10 - Hidden Power
TM13 - Ice Beam
TM14 - Blizzard
TM17 - Protect
TM18 - Rain Dance
TM21 - Frustration
TM27 - Return
TM32 - Double Team
TM42 - Facade
TM44 - Rest
TM45 - Attract
TM48 - Sing A Round
[B]TM64 - Explosion[/B]
[B]TM66 - Payback[/B]
TM87 - Swagger
TM90 - Substitute
[B]HM03 - Surf[/B]
HM06 - Dive
Code:
[B]Generation IV Exclusive Moves:[/B]
Captivate
Endure
Icy Wind
Natural Gift
Secret Power
Sleep Talk
Snore
SwiftShell Break - Type: Normal, Other BP: ---, Acc: ---, PP 15, Increases Attack, Special Attack and Speed by 2 levels, but reduces Defense and Special defense by 1 level.
Sing A Round – Type:Normal, Special, BP:60, Acc:100, PP:15, Power increases if every party member uses it in successive turns.
Shellder hit the mechanical and movepool jackpot in Generation V. Shellder's physical movepool got a major upgrade, boosting the power and/or accuracy of all its multi-hit moves. Additionally, multi-hit moves now break through Focus Sash and the updated Sturdy, Shellder finally got a respectable physical Water STAB (as well as Hydro Pump to offer a high power/low accuracy alternative to Surf), and as if that weren't enough, Shellder now has one of the most unbalanced stat-up moves in the game, Shell Break.
Skill Link is and will always be Shellder's bread and butter. With an acceptable Attack score of 65 and just enough speed to break the 20 threshold with a Jolly nature, Shellder will be a menacing anti-lead and revenge killer in Generation V. It's specialty in Generation IV was getting around Substitute, and now it can bypass Focus Sash as well.
Name: Scarf Anti-Lead
Shellder @ Choice Scarf
EVs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 196 Spe
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Ability: Skill Link
~Icicle Spear
~Rock Blast
~Shell Blade
~Ice Shard / Explosion
With Jolly and maximum speed, Shellder's Choice Scarf set reaches 21 Speed, enough to outspeed any other lead that doesn't have its own Choice Scarf. With the ability to bypass Focus Sash and Sturdy with either Icicle Spear or Rock Blast, it can defeat many of the various Stealth Rock leads that employ Focus Sash. Both moves have an impressive 125 Base Power, but it's spread out over 5 hits. Shell Blade rounds out the set, and while it technically has lower Base Power than either of the multi-hit moves, it does hit several targets of interest more effectively, specifically Aron and Bronzor. The final move is based on preference. Shellder has excellent physical defense, so it can handle many of the common priority moves. Of specific interest is DDDratini's Extremespeed, which usually outsped Shellder before it's priority increase anyway, but it still gives Sheller an option if Dratini is locked into Outrage. Otherwise use Explosion. Even though it possesses only 250 power without STAB, it still deals a lot of damage to important threats, and is an excellent move on the way out.
Name: Broken Shell(der)
Shellder @ Pre-evolution Stone / Life Orb
EVs: 236 Atk / 36 Def / 196 Spe
Nature: Naughty / Naive
Ability: Skill Link
~ Shell Break
~ Rock Blast
~ Ice Shard
~ Surf / Hydro Pump
After a Shell Break, Shellder posseses an immense 34 Attack, 22 Special Attack, and 26 Speed (or 32/22/28 with Naive). Combined with its excellent offensive coverage and a priority move, it can be incredibly difficult to stop Shellder once it sets up. Two items are presented for the set. Pre-Evolution Stone gives Shellder extra bulk before setup, but afterwards negates the drops from Shell Break, allowing Shellder to use its fearsome offensive stats while keeping its excellent 17 Defense intact. Life Orb on the other hand allows Shellder to go on an all-out rampage, consuming only 1 HP for each attack it uses. In order to catch Naughty Shellder, the opponent must have 18 Speed before Choice Scarf. For Naive Shellder, the values are 19 to catch and 20 to outrun. Presently only Diglett, Elekid, and Voltorb can claim to do the latter, but Choice Scarf is rarely their most effective set, and Diglett still falls victim to +2 Ice Shard. Worse still, Ice Shard is not a contact move and so will never set off Static or Aftermath.
Tesshido is the most naturally occuring counter to Shellder, with its impressive defenses and Steel/Grass typing to resist Rock and Water, so in Other Options, Shellder can carry Hidden Power Fire to take care of the pest.
Discuss the new, improved Shellder at your leisure.
