Shellos - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Shellos 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.

Shellos artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
2	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
4	Harden	Normal	—	—
7	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
11	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
16	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
22	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
29	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
37	Muddy Water	Water	95	85
46	Recover	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Curse	???	—	—
Fissure	Ground	—	30
Memento	Dark	—	100
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

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

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
2	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
4	Harden	Normal	—	—
7	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
11	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
16	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
22	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
29	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
37	Muddy Water	Water	95	85
46	Recover	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Curse	???	—	—
Fissure	Ground	—	30
Memento	Dark	—	100
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Dive	Water	80	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Shellos is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100

Moves learnt by TM

Shellos is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
2	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
4	Harden	Normal	—	—
7	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
11	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
16	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
22	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
29	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
37	Muddy Water	Water	95	85
46	Recover	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Curse	???	—	—
Fissure	Ground	—	30
Memento	Dark	—	100
Mirror Coat	Psychic	—	100
Sludge	Poison	65	100
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—
Trump Card	Normal	—	∞
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Dive	Water	80	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
String Shot	Bug	—	95

Moves learnt by HM

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

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
05	Whirlpool	Water		15	70

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Shellos egg move parents

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Shellos

Shellos's egg groups: Amorphous, Water 1

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

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

Amnesia

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Slowbro Wooper Quagsire Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Gorebyss Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Marill Azumarill Corsola Castform Relicanth Shellos Gastrodon
Pre-evolution Level up	Slowking

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wobbuffet
Breeding	Wooper Quagsire Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Shellos Gastrodon
Generation 3 Move tutor	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowbro Gengar Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Politoed Slowking Delibird Gulpin Swalot Corphish Crawdaunt Dusclops

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Gastly Haunter Gengar Slowking Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Bidoof Bibarel Spiritomb Dusknoir
Breeding	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Lapras Wooper Quagsire Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Corsola Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Gulpin Swalot Chimecho Spheal Sealeo Walrein Shellos Gastrodon Mismagius

Fissure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Lapras Spheal Sealeo Walrein Shellos Gastrodon

Memento

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Spiritomb
Breeding	Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir

Mirror Coat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wobbuffet Corsola
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Mantine Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Feebas Milotic Shellos Gastrodon

Sludge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Koffing Weezing Gulpin Swalot
Breeding	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Shellos Gastrodon

Spit Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pelipper Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Seel Dewgong Grimer Muk Wooper Quagsire Slugma Magcargo Spheal Sealeo Walrein Shellos Gastrodon

Stockpile

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pelipper Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Seel Dewgong Grimer Muk Wooper Quagsire Slugma Magcargo Spheal Sealeo Walrein Shellos Gastrodon

Swallow

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pelipper Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Seel Dewgong Grimer Muk Wooper Quagsire Slugma Magcargo Spheal Sealeo Walrein Shellos Gastrodon

Trump Card

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowking
Breeding	Shellos Gastrodon

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Wooper Quagsire Slowking Slugma Magcargo Kingdra Gulpin Swalot Chimecho Relicanth Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Spheal Sealeo Walrein Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Shellos Gastrodon