Shelgon - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Shelgon can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

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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In other generations
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5
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8
9

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Shelgon learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	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	—	100
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 Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Twister	Dragon	40	100

Move Tutor moves

Shelgon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black & White 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 Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shelgon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	30	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

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 Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Shelgon learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	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	—	100
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 Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Twister	Dragon	40	100

Move Tutor moves

Shelgon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Draco Meteor	Dragon	140	90
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Shelgon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shelgon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	30	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

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 Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Shelgon egg move parents

In other generations
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6
7
8
9

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.

Defense Curl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Bagon Shelgon Salamence
Generation 3 Move tutor	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard

Dragon Dance

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

Dragon Pulse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Horsea Seadra Kingdra Swablu Altaria Axew Fraxure Haxorus Deino Zweilous Hydreigon
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Feebas Milotic Bagon Shelgon Salamence Axew Fraxure Haxorus
Move tutor	Charizard Horsea Seadra Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Kingdra Sceptile Vibrava Flygon Swablu Altaria Feebas Milotic Bagon Shelgon Salamence Gible Gabite Garchomp Scraggy Scrafty Axew Fraxure Haxorus Druddigon Deino Zweilous Hydreigon

Dragon Rage

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Gible Gabite Garchomp Axew Fraxure Haxorus Druddigon Deino Zweilous Hydreigon
Breeding	Horsea Seadra Kingdra Bagon Shelgon Salamence

Dragon Rush

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

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Bagon Shelgon Salamence Axew Fraxure Haxorus
Generation 4 TM	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Ekans Arbok Horsea Seadra Gyarados Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Kingdra Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Swablu Altaria Seviper Feebas Milotic Gible Gabite Garchomp

Fire Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Arbok Salamence Garchomp
Breeding	Bagon Shelgon Salamence Druddigon Deino Zweilous Hydreigon

Hydro Pump

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Horsea Seadra Gyarados Kingdra Milotic
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
Generation 4 Move tutor	Charizard Vibrava Flygon Swablu Altaria