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. Because of these high defenses, 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. If held even longer, the Berry Juice will harden and turn into a Rare Candy. 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.
This Pokémon's main diet consists of berries, which it collects and stores in its shell. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, having a Shuckle hold a berry turns the berry into Berry Juice, and it also eventually becomes a Rare Candy.
In the anime
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 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.
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.
After using Power Trick, Shuckle has the highest Attack of any Pokémon with a max of 614 in it with beneficial natures (to compare, Deoxys's Attack form's maximum Attack stat is 504).
Shuckle is tied with Munchlax for the lowest Speed of all Pokémon.
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 one single attack through the use of numerous stat boosters; by using Helping Hand by two different Pokémon in a Triple battle, holding a Metronome, Power Trick, a Skill Swap to Pure Power, 6 Attack boosts, and a MimickedMe First used on a slower Pokémon using the Defense Curl/Rollout combo. Also, Shuckle's partner must have the ability Flower Gift and the weather must be sunny. On the 5th turn of using 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), it can deal 481,266,036 damage with a critical hit.
Shuckle is the only Pokémon based on fungus that is not part Grass-type.
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.
Name origin
Shuckle may be derived from shuck, a husk or pod, barnacle, and possibly turtle. Its Japanese name is a repetition of 壷 tsubo, jar, or 富士壺 fujitsubo, barnacle.
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Oran Berry (100%)
Berry Juice (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Shuckle images on Bulbagarden Archives.
