[[File:Shuckle shell.png|thumb|left|200px|Shuckle in its shell]]
[[File:Shuckle shell.png|thumb|left|200px|Shuckle in its shell]]
Shuckle is an {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with an insectoid body|insectoid}} Pokémon that resembles a small turtle. It is encased in a very hard red shell that has many holes in it. Its body inside the shell is yellow and presumably very soft. Shuckle's limbs appear limp until in use and are completely able.
Shuckle is an {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with an insectoid body|insectoid}} Pokémon that resembles a small turtle. It is encased in a very hard red shell that has many holes in it. Its body inside the shell is yellow. Until they are in use, Shuckle's limbs appear limp.
Rather than actively hunting and foraging for food like most other {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, it collects [[Berry|Berries]] and stores them in its shell. The Berries inside are liquefied and fermented by Shuckle's digestive juices, which it then consumes. These juices are also used to dissolve rocks so Shuckle can hide under them.
Rather than actively hunting and foraging for food like most other {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, it collects [[Berry|Berries]] and stores them in its shell. The Berries inside are liquefied and fermented by Shuckle's digestive juices, which it then consumes. These juices are also used to dissolve rocks so Shuckle can hide under them. It can be found in the |{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Mountain Pokémon}|mountains.}}
Shuckle is an insectoid Pokémon that resembles a small turtle. It is encased in a very hard red shell that has many holes in it. Its body inside the shell is yellow. Until they are in use, Shuckle's limbs appear limp.
Rather than actively hunting and foraging for food like most other Pokémon, it collects Berries and stores them in its shell. The Berries inside are liquefied and fermented by Shuckle's digestive juices, which it then consumes. These juices are also used to dissolve rocks so Shuckle can hide under them. It can be found in the |[[List of Pokémon by habitat#Mountain Pokémon}|mountains.]]
In the anime
Shuckle in the animeShiny Shuckle in the anime
Major appearances
In A Better Pill to Swallow, an old man was using the Berry Juice that Shuckle makes to create medicine. One of the Shuckle that he befriended was a purple Shuckle whose Berry Juice attracted Pokémon to anyone who drank it. Because of this, Team Rocket made it their mission to steal it.
Shuckle, the Mold Pokémon. When Shuckle places organic materials in its husk-like shell, the items are transformed into a unique juice. Shuckle are naturally shy and are most often found hiding beneath rocks.
Shuckle first appeared with Kurt. Kurt's Shuckle helps the Poké Ball craftsman make his special Poké Balls.
Shuckle's most major appearance is in Volume 23, under the control of Orm, in his battles against Professor Oak (which he won with ease) and Oak's grandson Blue (which he lost eventually).
Another Shuckle was seen under Pike Queen Lucy's command, where it showed off its fair deftness by badly
poisoning Emerald's Starmie (as well as take a number of attacks) before being washed out by a Surf. She hasn't used it since.
Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
A Shuckle hides under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its shell while eating stored berries. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
Shuckle is one of the few Pokémon to have official art for its Shiny form. It can also be seen in its Shiny form in a game at the Fun Zone section of Pokémon.com.
Despite being weak to Water-type moves and being unable to use the move Surf, it appears in the sea in Pal Park.
Shuckle has the most extreme stat distribution, being either the best or in the bottom three of every base stat category.
A level 100 Shuckle can potentially deal the most damage in one single attack (481,266,000 damage) under the following conditions:
Shuckle has 6 Attack boosts and the target has 6 Defense drops
Shuckle has its maximum Defense stat (with IVs, EVs and Nature taken into account) and the target likewise has its minimum Defense stat
Origin
Shuckle seems to be based on an endolith, an organism that lives inside porous rocks or animal shells or possibly an abalone. Fungi, also known as mold, are common endoliths; this explains why Shuckle is the mold Pokémon. It may also be based on scale insects – small, shelled parasites that produce a sweet fluid called honeydew that attracts other insects. Shuckle may have been based on a variety of mollusks, as it shares some characteristics with them. Some examples of the similar characteristics are the shell, muscular and limp-seeming feet, the use of acids to receive food or to break down obstacles, likes fermented foods, and both also live close to the water. It may also be based on turtles or tortoises, appearance-wise.
Name origin
Shuckle may be a combination of shuck (a husk or pod) and barnacle or turtle.
Tsubotsubo may derive from 壷 tsubo (jar) and 富士壺 fujitsubo (barnacle).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
Oran Berry (100%)
Berry Juice (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Shuckle images on Bulbagarden Archives.
