#0616

Shelmet

Snail Pokémon

It has a strange physiology that responds to electricity. When together with Karrablast, Shelmet evolves for some reason.

In Pokémon GO · 834 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height0.4 m

Weight7.7 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate200(36.6%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP61

Abilities

Hydration

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

OvercoatHidden

Protects against damage from weather.

Egg groups: Bug

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

305

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Rock2×

Fire2×

Resistant to

Fighting½×

Ground½×

Grass½×

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

Spikes

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityOvercoat

NatureBold+Def/−Atk

EV spread

HP116

Def▲156

SpD236

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

Where to find Shelmet

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

Evolution

#0616Shelmet

Trade

#0617Accelgor

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Shelmet 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	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