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| ** Shuckle is tied with {{p|Feebas}} and {{p|Bonsly}} for the lowest {{stat|Special Attack}} base stat of all Pokémon. | | ** Shuckle is tied with {{p|Feebas}} and {{p|Bonsly}} for the lowest {{stat|Special Attack}} base stat of all Pokémon. |
| * Despite being weak to {{type|Water}} moves and being unable to use the move {{m|Surf}}, it appears in the sea in [[Pal Park]]. | | * Despite being weak to {{type|Water}} moves and being unable to use the move {{m|Surf}}, it appears in the sea in [[Pal Park]]. |
| * A [[level]] 100 Shuckle can potentially deal the most damage in a single attack. | | * A [[level]] 100 Shuckle can potentially deal the most damage in a single attack. This can be achieved by receiving Helping Hand from both allies in a triple battle, who also have Flower gift and harsh sunlight activated. Shuckle must simultaneously use Power trick, hold a Metronome, perform a skill swap with Huge or Pure Power; have 6 Attack boosts and Me First (obtained my using Mimic). The damage can now be dealt on a Level 1 Ledyba, Combee or Yanma with minimal defense stats by using Rollout on its fifth consecutive turn along with the boosts of Defense curl. |
| * In [[Generation II]], after holding a [[Berry]] for long enough, a Shuckle can turn it into a {{DL|Drink|Berry Juice}}. Then, after holding a Berry Juice for long enough, a Shuckle can turn it into a {{DL|Vitamin|Rare Candy}}. | | * With all these in combination, Shuckle can deal 481,266,036 HP damage with a critical hit. |
| | * In [[Generation II]], after holding a [[Berry]] for long enough, a Shuckle can turn it into a {{DL|Drink|Berry Juice}}. Supposedly, after holding a Berry Juice for long enough, a Shuckle can turn it into a {{DL|Vitamin|Rare Candy}}. |
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Revision as of 12:56, 16 May 2016
Shuckle (Japanese: ツボツボ Tsubotsubo) is a dual-type Bug/Rock Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
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
Shiny 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.
Butch's Shuckle debuted in Sleight of Sand!.
Another Shuckle appeared in Double-Time Battle Training! under the ownership of Rebecca.
Conway used a Shuckle in his battle against Ash in Working on a Right Move!.
Minor appearances
A Shuckle was one of the residents of Big Town in Pikachu & Pichu.
A Shuckle appeared on a poster in Imitation Confrontation.
A picture of a Shuckle appeared in Hocus Pokémon.
A Shuckle appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Shuckle also appeared in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
A Shuckle appeared in Dressed for Jess Success!.
A Shuckle made a brief cameo in SS024, outside Professor Rowan's lab.
A Shuckle appeared in Meeting at Terminus Cave! inside the Terminus Cave.
Pokédex entries
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Shuckle
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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.
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In the manga
Shuckle in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Shuckle first appeared with Kurt. Kurt's Shuckle helps the Poké Ball craftsman make his special Poké Balls in Teddiursa's Picnic.
A Shuckle was seen as one of the Pokémon Crystal captured and sent to Professor Oak via the Portable Transfer System in Surrounded by Staryu.
Later in The Last Battle XIII a Shuckle was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.
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.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Shuckle appeared in GDZ61.
In the TCG
- Main article: Shuckle (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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| Silver
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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The fluid secreted by its toes carves holes in rocks for nesting and can be mixed with Berries to make a drink.
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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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.
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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.
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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| White
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The berries stored in its vaselike shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
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The berries stored in its jar-like shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
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It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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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.
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Game locations
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In side games
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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80 - 127
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150 - 244
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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230
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211 - 310
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418 - 614
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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230
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211 - 310
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418 - 614
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9 - 62
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13 - 119
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Total: 505
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Shuckle in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Shuckle in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Shuckle can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Shuckle cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shuckle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Shuckle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
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Trivia
- Shuckle has the most extreme stat distribution of any Pokémon, being either the best or in the bottom three of every base stat category:
- 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. This can be achieved by receiving Helping Hand from both allies in a triple battle, who also have Flower gift and harsh sunlight activated. Shuckle must simultaneously use Power trick, hold a Metronome, perform a skill swap with Huge or Pure Power; have 6 Attack boosts and Me First (obtained my using Mimic). The damage can now be dealt on a Level 1 Ledyba, Combee or Yanma with minimal defense stats by using Rollout on its fifth consecutive turn along with the boosts of Defense curl.
- With all these in combination, Shuckle can deal 481,266,036 HP damage with a critical hit.
- In Generation II, after holding a Berry for long enough, a Shuckle can turn it into a Berry Juice. Supposedly, 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. Fungi, particularly 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 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).
In other languages
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ツボツボ Tsubotsubo
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From 壷 tsubo and 富士壺 fujitsubo
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Caratroc
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From carapace and troc, referring to its ability of transforming Berries into Berry juice
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Shuckle
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Same as English name
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Pottrott
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From Pott and verrotten, referring to the fermentation of Berries in its shell
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Shuckle
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Same as English name
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단단지 Dandanji
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From 단단하다 dandanhada and 단지 danji
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壺壺 / 壶壶 Húhú
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Repetition of the character 壺 hú. Also from 藤壺 ténghú
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शाकल Shuckle
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Transliteration of English name
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External links
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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.
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Oran Berry (100%)
Berry Juice (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Shuckle images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
