POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Shellder sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Shellder sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #090 · Bivalve Pokemon

Shellder

Water Both

Shellder is a Water-type Bivalve Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include New Bark Town, Olivine City, Route 41. Silver: Wild; locations include New Bark Town, Olivine City, Route 41.

Back to Pokédex list Stats by level Gold / Silver locations Moves

GENERATION II

Base stats

305
HP30
Attack65
Defense100
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def25
Speed40

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
1'00" (0.3 m)
Weight
9.0 lbs (4.1 kg)
Catch rate
190
Base EXP
97
Growth
Slow
BST
305

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 30
— —
AttackBase 65
— —
DefenseBase 100
— —
Sp. AtkBase 45
— —
Sp. DefBase 25
— —
SpeedBase 40
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

It swims facing backward by opening and closing its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.

Pokémon Silver

Grains of sand trapped in its shells mix with its body fluids to form beautiful pearls.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#090 Shellder #091 Cloyster
Shellder→Water Stone→Cloyster

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
10
Tables
22
Special
0
Wild encounters 22
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
New Bark Town Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
New Bark Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 41 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 41 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Cinnabar Island Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Cinnabar Island Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Pallet Town Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Pallet Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 20 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 20 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 21 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 21 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 26 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 26 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 27 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 27 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Vermilion City Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Vermilion City Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Silver

Wild

Areas
10
Tables
22
Special
0
Wild encounters 22
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
New Bark Town Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
New Bark Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Olivine CityOlivine Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 41 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 41 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Cinnabar Island Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Cinnabar Island Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Pallet Town Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Pallet Town Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 20 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 20 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 21 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 21 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 26 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 26 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Route 27 Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Route 27 Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Vermilion City Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Vermilion City Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Fishing · Good Rod Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Vermilion CityVermilion Port Fishing · Super Rod Any time Lv. 40 30% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

8
Lv. 1

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35

Water · Defense Up

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
40

Normal · Confuse

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20

Ice · Attack Down Hit

Power
65
Acc.
100%
PP
20
TM17
Lv. 25

Protect

Normal · Protect

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10
Lv. 33

Leer

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 41

Clamp

Water · Trap Target

Power
35
Acc.
75%
PP
10
Lv. 49

Ice Beam

Ice · Freeze Hit

Power
95
Acc.
100%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 19 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM14 TM14 · BlizzardIce120 power · 70% · 5 PP TM16 TM16 · Icy WindIce55 power · 95% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM18 TM18 · Rain DanceWater— power · 90% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP HM03 HM03 · SurfWater95 power · 100% · 15 PP HM06 HM06 · WhirlpoolWater15 power · 70% · 15 PP
Egg moves 5 moves
Take DownNormal · Physical90 power · 85% · 20 PP BubbleBeamWater · Special65 power · 100% · 20 PP ScreechNormal · Status— power · 85% · 40 PP BarrierPsychic · Status— power · 100% · 30 PP Rapid SpinNormal · Physical20 power · 100% · 40 PP