Shelter (move)

Shelter たてこもる Shelter

Battles Type  Steel Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Shelter (Japanese: たてこもる Shelter) is a Steel-type status move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Goomy's evolutionary line.

Effect

Shelter raises the user's Defense stat by one stage in addition to making opponents' moves less likely to hit the user.

Description

Games Description LA The user makes its skin as hard as an iron shield, raising its defensive stats. Incoming moves also become more likely to miss.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon	42LA
705H		Sliggoo Hisuian Form		Dragon		Dragon	34LA
706H		Goodra Hisuian Form		Dragon		Dragon	34LA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 閉關 Mandarin 闭关 French Mur Fumigène German Refugium Italian Barricata Korean 농성 Spanish Retracción

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