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[[File:Old Man Shuckle.png|thumb|220px|right|Old Man Shuckle]]

'''Old Man Shuckle''' (Japanese: '''ツボ老人''' ''Old Man Tsubo'') is a [[character of the day]] in the [[Pokémon anime]] who appeared in ''[[EP170|A Better Pill to Swallow]]''.

He is a maker of [[Drink#Berry Juice|Shuckle juice]], owning many bottles of it. He makes use of the many wild {{p|Shuckle}} in the area where he lives. He produces medicines from the Shuckle juice, one of which was used to cure {{Ash}}'s indigestion when they first met. Old Man Shuckle promised to teach his recipes to {{an|Brock}} if the group caught a {{shiny}} {{p|Shuckle}} for him but Brock eventually decided against using man-made products as a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}.

However, Old Man Shuckle also plays up his actual renown: while Ash and Brock were amazed at the beams of light that appeared when he spoke about himself, {{an|Misty}} just took the flashlight he was holding away.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Old Man Shuckle
|nick=Spoopy
|pkmn=Bellsprout
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|img=Old Man Shuckle Spoppy.png
|epnum=EP170
|epname=A Better Pill to Swallow
|desc=Old Man Shuckle has a {{p|Bellsprout}}, '''Spoopy''' (Japanese: '''ポチ''' ''Pochi''), with the ability to check the scent of {{p|Shuckle}} in order to see if the juice inside them is ready. It helped to find the rare purple Shuckle with Old Man Shuckle and the gang. It detected the scent of the Shuckle and {{an|Brock}} gave chase, but could not keep up. Spoopy then lifted up a rock, finding the purple Shuckle. Suddenly, {{TRT}} appeared, grabbed the Shuckle, and ran away.

They eventually found the trio. Spoopy used {{m|Vine Whip}} to take Shuckle back and the group then sent Team Rocket blasting off.

Spoopy is incredibly fast and strong for its size, being able to easily lift heavy boulders while searching for the Shuckle.

Spoopy's only known move is {{m|Vine Whip}}.}}

===Uses===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Old Man Shuckle
|pkmn=Shuckle (multiple)
|type1=Bug
|type2=Rock
|img=Old Man Shuckle Shuckle.png
|cap=Old Man Shuckle's Shuckle
|epnum=EP170
|epname=A Better Pill to Swallow
|desc=Old Man Shuckle uses multiple {{p|Shuckle}} that live in the area where he lives, for their ability to create a special juice that can be used as a medicine. Only wild Shuckle can produce quality juice, so instead of catching them, he simply takes them back to his laboratory, fills them with ingredients, and returns them to the wild for a year while the ingredients turn into juice. When {{TRT}} drank the juice, the {{wp|pheromones}} inside the juice made the Shuckle follow Team Rocket.

None of Shuckle's moves are known.}}

===Befriended===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Old Man Shuckle
|pkmn=Shuckle [[File:ShinyVIStar.png]]
|type1=Bug
|type2=Rock
|img=Old Man Shuckle Shiny Shuckle.png
|epnum=EP170
|epname=A Better Pill to Swallow
|desc=Old Man Shuckle sought out this {{shiny|purple}} {{p|Shuckle}} for its ability to create a special juice that was necessary for a special medicine to ensure Pokémon obedience. However, [[Team Rocket]] got a hold of the Shuckle and drank its juice pure, which had the effect of making all nearby Pokémon obsessed with them. Old Man Shuckle was able to cure this by throwing a powder at them that apparently acted as an antidote.

None of Shuckle's moves are known.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{bug color}}|bordercolor={{rock color light}}
|ja=田の中勇 ''Isamu Tanonaka''
|en=[[Carter Cathcart|Jimmy Zoppi]]
|fi=Pasi Ruohonen
|pt_br=Carlos Silveira
|es_eu=Eduardo Moreno
|pl=Jan Kulczycki}}

==Trivia==
* Old Man Shuckle's Japanese name, Old Man Tsubo, is a pun. It is derived from the "tsubo" in {{tt|Tsubotsubo|Shuckle}} and {{tt|Madatsubomi|Bellsprout}}, both of which are Pokémon that Old Man Shuckle owns.
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