Accelgor
Shell Out Pokémon
Discarding its shell made it nimble. To keep itself from dehydrating, it wraps its body in bands of membrane.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Throat Spray
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Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Accelgor can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Acid Armor Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Guard Swap User swaps Defense and Special Defense changes with the target. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Water Shuriken Hits 2–5 times. | Water | Special | 15 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 16 | Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 28 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Me First Uses the target’s move against it before it attacks, with power increased by half. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 32 | Power Swap User swaps Attack and Special Attack changes with the target. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 36 | U-turn User must switch out after attacking. | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 44 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Final Gambit Inflicts damage equal to the user’s remaining HP. User faints. | Fighting | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
| 52 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Accelgor.






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“Accelgor”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/accelgor.
Species data from PokéAPI.