#0410

Shieldon

Shield Pokémon

Rock Steel

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.5 m
Weight: 57.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time30 cycles · ~7,905 steps

Growth rateslow then very fast

Base EXP70

Much remains unknown about this Pokémon, as few have ever seen it. However, we know that it is calm and dislikes conflict, and it enjoys polishing its face against trees and rocks.

In Pokémon GO · 890 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

Attack

Defense

118

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

350

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Sturdy

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

SoundproofHidden

Protects against sound-based moves.

Egg groups: Monster

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fighting4×

Ground4×

Water2×

Resistant to

Normal¼×

Flying¼×

Rock½×

Bug½×

Psychic½×

Ice½×

Dragon½×

Fairy½×

Immune to

Poison0×

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

SturdyJuice

Moves

Item

Berry Juice

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

EV spread

HP116

Atk▲100

Def52

SpD212

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Shieldon

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Black

White

Black 2

White 2

Sun

Moon

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Evolution

#0410Shieldon

Lv. 30

#0411Bastiodon

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Find a move16 of 16

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
6	Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100	20
10	Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	85	40
15	Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
15	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
19	Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
24	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
28	Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.	Rock	Special	60	100	5
29	Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100	10
33	Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
37	Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage.	Steel	Physical	—	100	10
37	Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
42	Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
46	Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120.	Steel	Physical	—	100	10
47	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15