Razor Shell (move)

Razor Shell シェルブレード Shell Blade

File:Razor Shell.png

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  75 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation V 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 V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Razor Shell (Japanese: シェルブレード Shell Blade) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Razor Shell inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stat level.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0090 Shellder Water 32 0501 Oshawott Water 17 0502 Dewott Water 17 0503 Samurott Water 17 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Oshawott Razor Shell charge.png Charging File:Oshawott Razor Shell.png Oshawott File:Cabernet Dewott Razor Shell.png Dewott
The user's shell glows yellow and leaves a blue trail behind, it hits the opponent with great force using it
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dewott crosses its arms in front of its chest and touches the ends of the two scalchops on its legs using the hand from the opposite side of its body. When it touches the scalchops, they start to glow yellow. Dewott then slashes the opponent with the scalchops in an 'X'-like fashion. As it slashes, the scalchops leave behind a light blue trail of energy.
Unknown Trainer's Dewott	The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!		Debut
Cabernet's Dewott	BW019		None
	Oshawott grabs the scalchop on its stomach it starts to glow brightly. A light blue aura also appears around the scalchop and Oshawott swings the scalchop once. When it does, the aura around the scalchop stretches and hardens behind it, forming into an energy blade. Oshawott then slashes the opponent with it.
Ash's Oshawott	Dreams by the Yard Full!		None

In other languages

• Chinese: 貝殼刀 Bèiké-dāo
• French: Coquilame
• German: Kalkklinge
• Italian: Conchilama
• Spanish: Concha filo

Variations of the move Crush Claw
Crush Claw • Razor Shell

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