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Height
2'00" Imperial
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0.6 m Metric
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2'00"/0.6 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
45.2 lbs. Imperial
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20.5 kg Metric
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45.2 lbs./20.5 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 1
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 1
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 80
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Battle Exp.: 801*
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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
Physiology
Shuckle bears resemblance to a small turtle. Shuckle 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.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Shuckle are well known for having high defenses, surpassing all other Pokémon in both physical and Special Defense. However, Shuckle's other stats are incredibly low, being either lowest or very near to lowest of all Pokémon.
In Generation II, if a Shuckle is made to hold a standard Berry, it will in time break down into Berry Juice, which doubles its effectiveness. This functionality was removed from later generations.
Behavior
Rather than actively hunting and foraging for food like most other Pokémon, it tends to collect Berries and store them in its shell. The Berries inside are liquefied and fermented by the Shuckle's digestive juices, which are then consumed by the Shuckle. These juices are also used to dissolve rocks for the Shuckle to hide under.
Habitat
Shuckle tend to hide under rocks and fallen logs for long periods of time.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
This Pokémon's main diet consists of Berries, which it collects and stores in its shell.
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!.
Conway used a Shuckle in his battle against Ash in Working on a Right Move!.
Minor appearances
Shiny Shuckle in the anime
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!.
Another Shuckle appeared in Double-Time Battle Training! under the ownership of Rebecca.
A Shuckle made a brief cameo in SS024, outside Professor Rowan's lab.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP170
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Shuckle
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Ash's Pokédex
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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
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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.
In the TCG
- Main article: Shuckle (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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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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Crystal
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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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Stadium 2
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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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FireRed
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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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LeafGreen
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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SoulSilver
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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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Generation V
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Black
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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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Black 2
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The berries stored in its vaselike shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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20
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80 - 127
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150 - 244
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10
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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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10
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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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5
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9 - 62
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13 - 119
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Total: 505
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Other Pokémon with this total
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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
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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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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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Shuckle has the highest base Defense and Special Defense stats, both being at 230.
- Shuckle has the lowest base Attack and Special Attack stat of all Bug-type Pokémon.
- By using Power Trick, Shuckle can temporarily reach a pseudo base Attack stat of 230, which would be the highest of all Pokémon.
- Shuckle is tied with Munchlax for the lowest Speed base stat of all Pokémon.
- Shuckle is tied with Feebas and Bonsly for the lowest Special Attack base stat of all Pokémon.
- 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 through the use of numerous stat boosters; by receiving the effects of Helping Hand from two allies in a triple battle, holding a Metronome, Power Trick, a Skill Swap to Pure Power, and 6 Attack boosts. Also, both of Shuckle's partners must have the Ability Flower Gift and the weather must be sunny. On the 5th turn of using a Defense Curl boosted Rollout consecutively without any misses, if used against a level 1 Ledyba, Yanma or Combee with minimum Defense stats, that have been hit with negative Defense modifiers (such as Screech), and lands a critical hit, it can deal 481,266,000 damage.
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).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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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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French
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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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Spanish
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Shuckle
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Same as English name
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German
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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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Italian
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Shuckle
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Same as English name
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Korean
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단단지 Dandanji
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Mandarin Chinese
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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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Cantonese Chinese
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External Links
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