Shellder - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Shellder can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet
Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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.

Shellder artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet Legends: Z-A

Moves learnt by level up

Shellder learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Withdraw	Water	—	—
8	Ice Shard	Ice	40	100
12	Leer	Normal	—	100
16	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
20	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
24	Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
28	Protect	Normal	—	—
32	Razor Shell	Water	75	95
36	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
40	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
44	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
48	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Shellder learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Life Dew	Water	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shellder is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
46	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
52	Snowscape	Ice	—	—
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
76	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
90	Spikes	Ground	—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
124	Ice Spinner	Ice	80	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
187	Icicle Spear	Ice	25	100
208	Whirlpool	Water	35	85

Moves learnt by level up

Shellder does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Egg moves

Shellder does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by TM

Shellder cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.