Shell Armor (Ability)

Shell Armor	シェルアーマー
	Shell Armor
Flavor text Generation III Blocks critical hits. Generation IV The Pokémon is protected against critical hits. Generation V The Pokémon is protected against critical hits. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Shell Armor (Japanese: シェルアーマー Shell Armor) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-one Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Shell Armor prevents Pokémon from receiving a critical hit.

Outside of battle

Shell Armor has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shell Armor

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0090		Shellder	Water		Water	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
0091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	Shell Armor	Skill Link	Overcoat
0098		Krabby	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0099		Kingler	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Sheer Force
0131		Lapras	Water	Ice	Water Absorb	Shell Armor	Hydration
0138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0139		Omastar	Rock	Water	Swift Swim	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	White Smoke	None	Shell Armor
0341		Corphish	Water		Water	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Adaptability
0342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	Hyper Cutter	Shell Armor	Adaptability
0366		Clamperl	Water		Water	Shell Armor	None	Rattled
0387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
0388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
0389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
0501		Oshawott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
0502		Dewott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
0503		Samurott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
0557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	Sturdy	Shell Armor	Weak Armor
0589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Shell Armor	Overcoat
0616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	Hydration	Shell Armor	Overcoat
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Being affected
The user's hard armor protects it from hits to the weak spot.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Crawdaunt's armor protects it from hits to the weak spot.
A wild Crawdaunt	Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt II		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 貝殼盔甲 Bèiké Kuījiǎ French Coque Armure German Panzerhaut Italian Guscioscudo Korean 조가비 갑옷 Jogabi Gap'eun Portuguese Armadura de Concha Spanish Caparazón

Variations of the Ability Battle Armor
Battle Armor • Shell Armor

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