Water Type #090
Shellder in
Pokémon GO
Quick answer
What is Shellder weak to in Pokémon GO?
Shellder is Water type, so it's weak to Electric and Grass.
What is Shellder weak to?
Shellder is Water type, so it takes extra damage from Electric and Grass attacks.
Defending Shellder
Water
Water Hits it hard
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Electric160% damage 1.6× -
Grass160% damage 1.6×
Bounces off
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Fire62.5% damage -
Ice62.5% damage -
Steel62.5% damage -
Water62.5% damage
Leave Fire, Ice, Steel and Water attackers at home: Shellder resists them.
Best Shellder counters
The strongest Pokémon to bring to Shellder raids, including Megas and Shadows, at level 40 with their best moves.
- 01Shadow ZekromCharge Beam and Fusion Bolt*
- 02Mega SceptileFury Cutter and Frenzy Plant*
- 03Mega Mewtwo YPsycho Cut and Thunderbolt
- 04RegielekiLock On and Thunder Cage*
- 05ZeraoraVolt Switch and Plasma Fists
- 06KartanaRazor Leaf and Leaf Blade
Moves with an asterisk are legacy moves you can only get from events or an Elite TM.
Only one Mega can be active in a raid, so the list shows two at most. See more counters, weather boosts and a search string in the raid counter builder.
Shellder max CP and stats
SHELLDER / #090
1221
MAX CP · LV.50
BASE STAT PROFILE
- Attack
- 116
- Defence
- 134
- Stamina
- 102
Bars show each base stat on the same 0 to 300 scale on every Pokémon page, so you can compare Pokémon. CP is shown at Level 50.
How to evolve Shellder

Shellder
50Candy

Cloyster
FAQ
What is Shellder weak to in Pokémon GO?
Shellder is Water type. It's weak to Electric and Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel and Water.
How do you get Shellder in Pokémon GO?
Shellder evolves into Cloyster with 50 Candy.
