Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 7.7 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate200(36.6%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP61
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
40
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
65
Speed
25
Total
305
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Shelmet
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Sword
Shield
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Shelmet can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
16 of 16
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| 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 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 4 | Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Bide User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 8 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | 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 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Acid Armor Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Guard Swap User swaps Defense and Special Defense changes with the target. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 36 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Shelmet can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Shelmet.
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Cite this page
“Shelmet”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/shelmet.
Species data from PokéAPI.