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shuckle
#213

Shuckle

Mold Pokémon

BugRock

The BERRIES it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.

Base Stats

HP 20
Attack 10
Defense 230
Sp. Atk 10
Sp. Def 230
Speed 5
Total 505

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Mold Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 20.5 kg
Base Exp 177
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

shuckle Front Front
shuckle Back Back
shuckle Front Shiny Front Shiny
shuckle Back Shiny Back Shiny
shuckle Official Art Official Art
shuckle Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Sticky Web
Moves
Infestation / Toxic / Knock Off
Item
Mental Herb
Nature
Calm / Careful
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Shuckle is ZU's most reliable Sticky Web setter, nearly guaranteeing its setup due to the combination of Sturdy + Mental Herb. It also differentiates itself from other Sticky Web setters such as Smeargle, Leavanny, and Masquerain with its fantastic bulk and longevity, potentially allowing it to set up Sticky Web more than once per game, as well as access to Stealth Rock and Encore. Shuckle has several additional utility moves such as Infestation and Knock Off that can circumvent its passivity to some degree and provide extra team support. However, Shuckle's passivity is still its primary issue due to its pathetic attacking stats, allowing it to easily be overwhelmed and worn down by super effective attacks. Shuckle's passiveness also invites entry hazard removers, whereas Leavanny and Masquerain can actually scare off Pokemon such as Silvally-Water and Altaria, respectively, due to their offensive presence and higher Speed. Smeargle also has access to Spore, which can incapacitate the aforementioned Defog users without needing to predict like Shuckle does with Encore. Shuckle is also very one-dimensional, only really fitting on Sticky Web hyper offense teams. Lastly, Shuckle is reliant on passive damage such as Infestation and Toxic to hurt foes, which further invites Pokemon such as Altaria and Komala to come in and remove entry hazards.

Most Used Moves

Encore
70.2%
Toxic
46.9%
Rest
25.3%

Most Used Items

Grip Claw
14.8%
Leftovers
13.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc