Shellder Team Builder

Shellder at a glance

Shellder brings a Water typing and a 305 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Electric and Grass hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Where you can use Shellder

• Direct version records exist for Shellder, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
• Planning contexts include FireRed & LeafGreen, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Emerald, Platinum, Black & White.
• 20 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Shellder

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Shellder's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Sprigatitoresists electric - resists grass - adds grass pressureFloragatoresists electric - resists grass - adds grass pressureMeowscaradaresists electric - resists grass - adds grass pressureSkeledirgeresists grass - adds fire pressure - adds ghost pressureLokixresists grass - adds bug pressure - adds dark pressurePawmoresists electric - adds electric pressure - adds fighting pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Shellder

• Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to electric and grass.
• Defensive Pokemon still need offensive partners; avoid building a team that cannot pressure key types.