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shuckle
#213

Shuckle

Mold Pokémon

BugRock

It stores berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.

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

Locations

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
Item
Mental Herb / Red Card
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 136
SpD 120

Strategy Overview

Shuckle is known for being the only Sticky Web setter that's able to run a held item that's not Focus Sash thanks to Sturdy. Additionally, it doubles as a Stealth Rock setter and has good moves conducive to suicide leading such as Encore and Final Gambit. Shuckle also has fairly good bulk, thereby usually requiring an actual offensive Pokemon to have any chance at 2HKOing it. Its niche in providing Sticky Web support turns already threatening offensive Pokemon into nigh-unstoppable behemoths, but unfortunately Shuckle is otherwise disposable and unlikely to play any further role. Because of this, Shuckle requires offense teams to structure themselves using five Pokemon and restricts building, since a spinner and spinblocker are highly desirable. Sticky Web is also a fairly matchup-dependent playstyle that relies upon the opposing team not having enough tools to stop or dispose of the hazard.

Most Used Moves

Encore
96.1%
Knock Off
33.1%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc