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shelmet
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Shelmet

Snail Pokémon

Bug

When attacked, it defends itself by closing the lid of its shell. It can spit a sticky, poisonous liquid.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 40
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 65
Speed 25
Total 305

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Snail Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 7.7 kg
Base Exp 61
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 200
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

shelmet Front Front
shelmet Back Back
shelmet Front Shiny Front Shiny
shelmet Back Shiny Back Shiny
shelmet Official Art Official Art
shelmet Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 1.6%
Support
Moves
Bug Buzz / Hidden Power Flying
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Shell Armor
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 116
Def 156
SpD 236

Strategy Overview

Unlike most other Bug-types in LC, Shelmet happens to actually have decent base stats. It also has access to an important ability in Shell Armor, which pairs rather well with its boosting move Acid Armor and its nifty resistance to the common Fighting-type moves. This resistance in tandem with generally good bulk allows for Shelmet to regularly find opportunities to get up Spikes. Reliable recovery pairs well with these traits, allowing Shelmet to reliably counter Timburr and Riolu despite having a weakness to Stealth Rock. However, Shelmet's Special Attack leaves much to be desired, as does the coverage of a Bug-type STAB, culminating in a rather passive yet fairly sturdy answer to Timburr and Riolu.

Most Used Moves

Acid Armor
100.0%
Recover
100.0%
Spikes
100.0%
Bug Buzz
24.8%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc