Shelgon - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Shelgon can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Shelgon artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Shelgon learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark		60	100
1	Headbutt	Normal		70	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Rage	Normal		20	100
5	Bite	Dark		60	100
10	Leer	Normal		—	100
16	Headbutt	Normal		70	100
20	Focus Energy	Normal		—	—
25	Ember	Fire		40	100
30	Protect	Normal		—	—
32	DragonBreath	Dragon		60	100
37	Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90
43	Scary Face	Normal		—	90
50	Crunch	Dark		80	100
55	Dragon Claw	Dragon		80	100
61	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100

Egg moves

Shelgon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dragon Dance	Dragon		—	—
Dragon Rage	Dragon		—	100
Dragon Rush	Dragon		100	75
Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
Hydro Pump	Water		120	80
Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
Thrash	Normal		90	100
Twister	Dragon		40	100

Move Tutor moves

Shelgon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Draco Meteor	Dragon		140	90

Moves learnt by HM

Shelgon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shelgon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon		80	100
05	Roar	Normal		—	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
27	Return	Normal		—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire		95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire		120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock		50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon		90	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
78	Captivate	Normal		—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Shelgon can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Shelgon learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark		60	100
1	Headbutt	Normal		70	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Rage	Normal		20	100
5	Bite	Dark		60	100
10	Leer	Normal		—	100
16	Headbutt	Normal		70	100
20	Focus Energy	Normal		—	—
25	Ember	Fire		40	100
30	Protect	Normal		—	—
32	DragonBreath	Dragon		60	100
37	Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90
43	Scary Face	Normal		—	90
50	Crunch	Dark		80	100
55	Dragon Claw	Dragon		80	100
61	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100

Egg moves

Shelgon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dragon Dance	Dragon		—	—
Dragon Rage	Dragon		—	100
Dragon Rush	Dragon		100	75
Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
Hydro Pump	Water		120	80
Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
Thrash	Normal		90	100
Twister	Dragon		40	100

Move Tutor moves

Shelgon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Draco Meteor	Dragon		140	90
Fury Cutter	Bug		10	95
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
Outrage	Dragon		120	100
Rollout	Rock		30	90
Snore	Normal		40	100
Twister	Dragon		40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Shelgon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shelgon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon		80	100
05	Roar	Normal		—	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
27	Return	Normal		—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire		95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire		120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock		50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon		90	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
78	Captivate	Normal		—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Shelgon can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Shelgon learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark		60	100
1	Headbutt	Normal		70	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Rage	Normal		20	100
5	Bite	Dark		60	100
10	Leer	Normal		—	100
16	Headbutt	Normal		70	100
20	Focus Energy	Normal		—	—
25	Ember	Fire		40	100
30	Protect	Normal		—	—
32	DragonBreath	Dragon		60	100
37	Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90
43	Scary Face	Normal		—	90
50	Crunch	Dark		80	100
55	Dragon Claw	Dragon		80	100
61	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100

Egg moves

Shelgon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dragon Dance	Dragon		—	—
Dragon Rage	Dragon		—	100
Dragon Rush	Dragon		100	75
Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
Hydro Pump	Water		120	80
Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
Thrash	Normal		90	100
Twister	Dragon		40	100

Move Tutor moves

Shelgon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Draco Meteor	Dragon		140	90
Fury Cutter	Bug		10	95
Headbutt	Normal		70	100
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
Outrage	Dragon		120	100
Rollout	Rock		30	90
Snore	Normal		40	100
Twister	Dragon		40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Shelgon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shelgon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon		80	100
05	Roar	Normal		—	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
27	Return	Normal		—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire		95	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire		120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock		50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon		90	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
78	Captivate	Normal		—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Shelgon can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Shelgon egg move parents

In other generations
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Shelgon

Shelgon's egg groups: Dragon

The egg moves for Shelgon are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Shelgon with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Shelgon with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Dragon Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Horsea Seadra Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Kingdra Altaria
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Dragon Rage

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Gible Gabite Garchomp
Breeding	Horsea Seadra Kingdra Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Dragon Rush

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Gible Gabite Garchomp
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Swablu Altaria Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Fire Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Arbok Salamence Garchomp
Breeding	Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Hydro Pump

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Horsea Seadra Gyarados Kingdra Milotic
Breeding	Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Shadow Claw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Charizard
TM	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Bagon Shelgon Salamence Gible Gabite Garchomp
Breeding	Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gyarados
Breeding	Bagon Shelgon Salamence Gible Gabite Garchomp

Twister

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Horsea Seadra Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Kingdra Milotic
Breeding	Bagon Shelgon Salamence Gible Gabite Garchomp
Move tutor	Charizard Horsea Seadra Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Kingdra Vibrava Flygon Swablu Altaria Milotic Bagon Shelgon Salamence Gible Gabite Garchomp