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shelmet
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Shelmet

Snail Pokémon

Bug

When it and Karrablast are together, and both receive electrical stimulation, they both evolve.

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: 0.2%
Spikes
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Overcoat
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 116
Def 156
SpD 236

Strategy Overview

Shelmet is very bulky by Little Cup's standards, boasting impressive 50 / 85 / 65 defenses. This, along with its access to Recover, makes Shelmet a fantastic user of Spikes, as they will allow it to reliably set up several layers of the entry hazard. Although its typing leaves it weak to common Flying-, Fire-, and Rock-type moves, it has resistances to Fighting-, Grass-, and Ground-type moves which allow it to set up on many common Pokemon, particularly Foongus. In addition, due to its ability, Overcoat, Shelmet is immune to Spore. However, Shelmet's low Speed and limited offensive capabilities can lead to it becoming setup bait itself and being an easy target for opposing Taunt users. Shelmet is also outclassed by Ferroseed in many instances as an entry hazard setter, as Ferroseed has better defenses and can set up on Foongus more easily; however, Ferroseed lacks reliable recovery and cannot set up as easily on Fighting-types.

Most Used Moves

Recover
95.8%
Spikes
79.6%
Toxic
63.3%
Bug Buzz
32.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
93.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc