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shelgon
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Shelgon

Endurance Pokémon

Dragon

Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 95
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 50
Speed 50
Total 420

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ice 2xdragon 2x
Resistant to
fire ½xwater ½xgrass ½xelectric ½x

Abilities

Rock Head

Held Items

Dragon Scale 5%Dragon Fang 5%

Evolution Chain

bagon Bagon
→
shelgon Shelgon Lv. 30
→
salamence Salamence Lv. 50

Moves

Details

Category Endurance Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 110.5 kg
Base Exp 147
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Dragon

Sprites

shelgon Front Front
shelgon Back Back
shelgon Front Shiny Front Shiny
shelgon Back Shiny Back Shiny
shelgon Official Art Official Art
shelgon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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ZUUU
Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 28
Atk 252
Spe 228

Strategy Overview

Shelgon is a rather overlooked Pokemon in UU, mainly due to his NFE status. However, one who looks past such a label will notice quite a few reasons to use him. With the strongest Outrage in the UU metagame, good physical Defense, and a good boosting move in Dragon Dance, Shelgon can sweep unprepared teams.

However, Shelgon is not without downsides. His Speed and Special Defense are extremely poor. While he can boost his Speed with Dragon Dance, he will still be outsped by faster attackers like Mismagius and Alakazam, who are extremely common in the UU tier. His poor Special Defense means that you must go out of your way to compensate in order for Shelgon to be used effectively. Shelgon needs to be well-supported in a team or not used at all.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc