#0372

Shelgon

Endurance Pokémon

Shelgon ignores its hunger entirely, never eating any food. Apparently, Shelgon will evolve once all its energy stores are used up.

In Pokémon GO · 2031 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height1.1 m

Weight110.5 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship35Low

Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP147

Abilities

Rock Head

Protects against recoil damage.

OvercoatHidden

Protects against damage from weather.

Egg groups: Dragon

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

100

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

420

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ice2×

Dragon2×

Fairy2×

Resistant to

Fire½×

Water½×

Grass½×

Electric½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Cleric

Moves

Item

Eviolite

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP252

Atk4

Def▲252

Bulky Dragon Dance

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityOvercoat

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP252

Atk4

Def▲252

Offensive Dragon Dance

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityOvercoat

Nature{"Adamant","Jolly"}

EV spread

Atk252

Def4

Spe252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Shelgon

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Sun

Moon

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Evolution

#0371Bagon

Lv. 30

#0372Shelgon

Lv. 50

#0373Salamence

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Shelgon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Dragon	Special	60	100	20
1	Ember Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	40	100	25
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.	Normal	Physical	20	100	20
15	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
20	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
25	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
33	Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Physical	80	100	15
39	Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15
46	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
53	Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100	15
60	Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
67	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15