Shuckle first appeared with [[Kurt]]. Kurt's Shuckle helps the [[Poké Ball]] craftsman make his special Poké Balls in ''[[PS101|Teddiursa's Picnic]]''.
Shuckle first appeared with [[Kurt]]. Kurt's Shuckle helps the [[Poké Ball]] craftsman make his special Poké Balls in ''[[PS101|Teddiursa's Picnic]]''.
A Shuckle was seen as one of the Pokémon {{adv|Crystal}} captured and sent to {{adv|Professor Oak}} via the Portable Transfer System in ''[[PS120|Surrounded by Staryu]]''.
A Shuckle was seen as one of the Pokémon {{adv|Crystal}} captured and sent to {{adv|Professor Oak}} via the Portable Transfer System in ''[[PS121|Off Course with Corsola]]''.
Later in ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'' a Shuckle was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].
Later in ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'' a Shuckle was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].
Shuckle is a Pokémon that resembles a small turtle. Its body is yellow and appears soft. Until they are in use, Shuckle's limbs appear limp. It is encased in a very hard red shell that has many holes in it. The holes in its shell are rimmed with white. 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 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'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 taking a number of attacks) before being washed out by a Surf. She hasn't used it since.
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
Lucy was seen with a Shuckle where she used it to battle Enta's Vulpix.
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 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.
Despite being weak to Water-type moves and being unable to use the move Surf, it appears in the sea in Pal Park.
A level 100 Shuckle can potentially deal the most damage in a single attack.
In Generation II, after holding a Berry for long enough, a Shuckle can turn it into a Berry Juice. Then, after holding a Berry Juice for long enough, a Shuckle can turn it into a Rare Candy.
Origin
Shuckle seems to be based on an endolith, an organism that lives inside porous rocks or animal shells or possibly an abalone. It may also be based on scale insects—small, shelled parasites that produce a sweet fluid called honeydew that attracts other insects. Shuckle may also have been based on certain varieties of mollusk, as it shares some characteristics with them, including the shell, the muscular but limp-seeming feet, the use of acids to receive food or to break down obstacles, the liking for fermented foods, and living close to the water. It may also be based on turtles or tortoises and vases, 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 the Bulbagarden Archives.
