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|name=Shuckle
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|jname=ツボツボ Tsubotsubo
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|ndex=213
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|dexjohto={{tt|166|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}/{{tt|168|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}
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|dexunova={{tt|232|Only in Black 2 & White 2}}
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|dexcokalos=014
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|gen=Generation II
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|species=Mold Pokémon
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|type=Bug
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|type2=Rock
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|imheight=2'00"
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|metheight=0.6 m
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|imweight=45.2 lbs.
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|metweight=20.5 kg
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|ability=[[Sturdy]]<br />[[Gluttony]]
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|dw=Contrary
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|egg1=Bug
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|body=14
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|color=Yellow
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|male=50}}
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'''Shuckle''' (Japanese: '''ツボツボ''' ''Tsubotsubo'') is a {{Type|Bug}}/{{Type|Rock}}-[[Types|type]] [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] introduced in [[Generation II]]. It is known for having the highest base [[Defense]] and [[Special Defense]] stats of any Pokémon.
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==Biology==
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===Physiology===
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Shuckle appears to be a small yellow turtle inside a red shell with many holes in it, fitting all four of its legs out. Some beige-like color surrounds the holes in Shuckle's body.
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===Special abilities===
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Shuckle has the abilities [[Sturdy]] and [[Gluttony]] along with the hidden ability [[Contrary]]. Sturdy protects Shuckle from one-hit KOs whilst Gluttony increases the healing restoration of Shuckle when it eats a berry. Finally, Contrary makes stat changes have opposite effects.
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==Game info==
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===Game locations===
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{{Game Locations
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|type= {{Bug}}
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|border = {{Rock}}
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|goldsilver = [[Rock Smash]] boulders in [[Cianwood City]] or [[Vermilion City]]
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|gsrarity = Rare
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|crystal = [[Rock Smash]] boulders in [[Cianwood City]] or [[Vermilion City]]
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|crarity = Rare
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|rubysapphire = [[Trade]]
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|rsrarity = None
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|emerald = [[Rock Smash]] boulders in Areas 5-6
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|erarity = Common
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|fireredleafgreen = [[Trade]]
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|frlgrarity = None
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|diamondpearl = [[Sinnoh Route 224|Route 224]] (Insert [[Pokemon Emerald]] after obtaining the [[National Pokédex]]
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|dprarity = Rare
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|platinum = [[Sinnoh Route 224|Route 224]] (Insert [[Pokemon Emerald]] after obtaining the [[National Pokédex]]
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|ptrarity = Rare
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|heartgoldsoulsilver = [[Rock Smash]] boulders in [[Cianwood City]] and [[Vermilion City]]
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|hgssrarity = Rare
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|blackwhite = [[Unova Route 14|Route 14]]
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|bwrarity = Rare
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|omegarubyalphasapphire = [[Trade]]
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|orasrarity = None}}
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====Side game locations====
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{{Side Game Locations
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|border={{Rock}}
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|type={{Bug}}
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|Channel=[[Colbat Coast]]
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|Trozei=Secret Storage 8, Trozei Battle, [[Mr. Who's Den]]
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|PMD1=[[Mt. Blaze]] (5-9F), [[Howling Forest]] (7-11F), [[Oddity Cave]] (6-9BF)
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|PMD2=[[Upper Steam Cave]] (1-7F), [[Landslide Cave]] (1-12BF)
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|Ranger3=[[Wireless Tower]], [[Fire Temple]]}}
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===Pokédex entries===
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{{Pokédexentries
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|type={{Bug}}
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|border={{Rock}}
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|gen=II
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|gold=The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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|silver=It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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|crystal=The fluid secreted by its toes carves holes in rocks for nesting and can be mixed with Berries to make a drink.
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|ruby=Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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|sapphire=Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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|emerald=A Shuckle hides under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its shell while eating stored berries. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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|firered=It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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|leafgreen=The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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|diamond=It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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|pearl=It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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|platinum=It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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|heartgold=The Berries it stores in its vase-like shell decompose and become a gooey liquid.
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|soulsilver=It stores Berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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|black=It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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|white=It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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|black 2=It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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|white 2=It stores berries in its shell. The berries eventually ferment to become delicious juices.
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|x=The berries stored in its jar-like shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice.
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|y=It stores berries inside its shell. To avoid attacks, it hides beneath rocks and remains completely still.
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|or = Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.
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|as = Shuckle quietly hides itself under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its hard shell while eating berries it has stored away. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a juice.}}
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===Learnset===
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====Leveling====
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{{Movessettop|type=Bug|type2=Rock|gen=V}}
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{{Movessetmid|1|[[Withdraw]]|—|—|40|Water|Status}}
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{{Movessetmid|1|[[Constrict]]|10|100|35|Normal|Physical}}
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{{Movessetmid|1|[[Bide]]|??|—|10|Normal|Physical}}
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{{Movessetmid|1|'''[[Struggle Bug]]'''|30|100|20|Bug|Special}}
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{{Movessetmid|7|[[Encore]]|—|100|5|Normal|Status}}
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{{Movessetmid|13|[[Wrap]]|15|90|20|Normal|Physical}}
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{{Movessetmid|19|[[Safeguard]]|—|—|25|Normal|Status}}
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{{Movessetmid|25|[[Rest]]|—|—|10|Psychic|Status}}
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{{Movessetmid|31|[[Gastro Acid]]|—|100|10|Poison|Status}}
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{{Movessetmid|37|'''[[Rollout]]'''|30|90|20|Rock|Physical}}
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{{Movessetmid|43|[[Power Trick]]|—|—|10|Psychic|Status}}
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{{Movessetmid|49|'''[[Bug Bite]]'''|60|100|20|Bug|Physical}}
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{{Movessetmid|55|[[Power Split]]|—|—|10|Psychic|Status}}
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{{Movessetmid|55|[[Guard Split]]|—|—|10|Psychic|Status}}
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{{Movessetend|type=Bug}}
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===Sprites===
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{{GenIIPokéSprites
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|type={{Bug}}
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|border={{Rock}}
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|gldspr=G 213 front.png
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|gldsprs=
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|slvspr=S 213 front.png
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|slvsprs=
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|cryspr=C 213 front.gif
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|crysprs=
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|IIback=
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|IIbacks=
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|rbysapspr= RS 213 front.png
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|rbysapsprs=
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|emeraldspr= E 213 front.gif
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|emeraldsprs=
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|frlgspr=RS 213 front.png
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|frlgsprs=
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|IIIback=
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|IIIbacks=
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|dpspr= DP 213 front.png
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|dpsprs=
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|ptspr= DP 213 front.png
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|ptsprs=
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|hgssspr=HGSS 213 front.png
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|hgsssprs=
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|IVback=
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|IVbacks=
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|bwspr= Shuckle BW.gif
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|bwsprs=
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|Vback=
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|Vbacks=
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|xyspr = Shuckle XY.gif
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|xysprs = Shuckle Shiny XY.gif
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|orasspr = Shuckle XY.gif
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|orassprs = Shuckle Shiny XY.gif
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|VIback=
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|VIbacks=}}
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==Appearances==
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===Anime===
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In ''[[JE054: A Better Pill to Swallow]]'', a Shuckle appeared. [[Butch]]'s Shuckle and [[Conway]]'s Shuckle appeared in ''[[DP065: Sleight of Sand!]]'' and ''[[DP185: Working on a Right Move!]]'' respectively. Shuckles also made more minor appearances in the anime.
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*[[Conway's Shuckle]]
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*[[Butch's Shuckle]]
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*[[Old Man Shuckle's Shuckle]]
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*[[Kurt's Shuckle]]
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*[[Rebecca's Shuckle]]
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==Trivia==
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*Shuckle's base Defense is equal to that of both Mega [[Aggron]] and Mega [[Steelix]].
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* Shuckle couldn't use any Bug-type moves in [[Pokémon Platinum]] despite Bug being its primary type.
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*Shuckle is the only Pokémon with a function that is not an ability (changing of [[Oran Berry]] to [[Berry Juice]] then finally into a [[Rare Candy]].)
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*It is possible for Shuckle to have the highest [[Statistics#Attack|attack]] of all the Pokémon using the move [[Power Trick]] which switches a Pokémon's [[Statistics#Attack|Attack]] and [[Defense]]. The drawback on those tactics is his pretty low ATK value, peaking at 130, meaning that he can become pretty defenseless once he inverts ATK and DEF values.
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*Despite Pokédex Entries saying that Shuckle has weak muscles, Shuckle is able to learn [[Rock Smash]] and [[Strength]] possibly because of its hard defense shell.
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*Shuckle is the only dual-type Pokémon that can naturally have the ability Gluttony.
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===Origins===
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Shuckle appears to be based on a [[wikipedia:tortoise|tortoise]] or a [[wikipedia:turtle|turtle]] whilst its names appear to be derived from ''shuck'', ''barnacle'' or the word ''turtle''.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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213Shuckle_OS_anime.png
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213Shuckle_OS_anime_2.png
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213Shuckle_Dream.png
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213Shuckle_Pokemon_Stadium.png
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</gallery>
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{{References|shuckle|213}}
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Revision as of 18:19, 2 March 2015

Shuckle (Japanese: ツボツボ Tsubotsubo) is a Bug/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II. It is known for having the highest base Defense and Special Defense stats of any Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Shuckle appears to be a small yellow turtle inside a red shell with many holes in it, fitting all four of its legs out. Some beige-like color surrounds the holes in Shuckle's body.

Special abilities

Shuckle has the abilities Sturdy and Gluttony along with the hidden ability Contrary. Sturdy protects Shuckle from one-hit KOs whilst Gluttony increases the healing restoration of Shuckle when it eats a berry. Finally, Contrary makes stat changes have opposite effects.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s) Area(s) Rarity
Gold and Silver Rock Smash boulders in Cianwood City or Vermilion City Rare
Crystal Rock Smash boulders in Cianwood City or Vermilion City Rare
Ruby and Sapphire Trade None
FireRed and LeafGreen Trade None
Emerald Rock Smash boulders in Areas 5-6 Common
Diamond and Pearl Route 224 (Insert Pokemon Emerald after obtaining the National Pokédex Rare
Platinum Route 224 (Insert Pokemon Emerald after obtaining the National Pokédex Rare
HeartGold and SoulSilver Rock Smash boulders in Cianwood City and Vermilion City Rare
Black and White Route 14 Rare
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Trade None

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s) Area(s)
Pokémon Channel Colbat Coast
Pokémon Trozei! Secret Storage 8, Trozei Battle, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team Mt. Blaze (5-9F), Howling Forest (7-11F), Oddity Cave (6-9BF)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness Upper Steam Cave (1-7F), Landslide Cave (1-12BF)
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Wireless Tower, Fire Temple


Pokédex entries

Template:Pokédexentries

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration V
Level Move Power Accuracy PP Type Cat.
1 Withdraw — —% 40 Type Water HOME Water Status
1 Constrict 10 100% 35 Type Normal HOME Normal Physical
1 Bide ?? —% 10 Type Normal HOME Normal Physical
1 Struggle Bug 30 100% 20 Type Bug HOME Bug Special
7 Encore — 100% 5 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
13 Wrap 15 90% 20 Type Normal HOME Normal Physical
19 Safeguard — —% 25 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
25 Rest — —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
31 Gastro Acid — 100% 10 Type Poison HOME Poison Status
37 Rollout 30 90% 20 Type Rock HOME Rock Physical
43 Power Trick — —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
49 Bug Bite 60 100% 20 Type Bug HOME Bug Physical
55 Power Split — —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
55 Guard Split — —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Template:GenIIPokéSprites

Appearances

Anime

In JE054: A Better Pill to Swallow, a Shuckle appeared. Butch's Shuckle and Conway's Shuckle appeared in DP065: Sleight of Sand! and DP185: Working on a Right Move! respectively. Shuckles also made more minor appearances in the anime.

Trivia

  • Shuckle's base Defense is equal to that of both Mega Aggron and Mega Steelix.
  • Shuckle couldn't use any Bug-type moves in Pokémon Platinum despite Bug being its primary type.
  • Shuckle is the only Pokémon with a function that is not an ability (changing of Oran Berry to Berry Juice then finally into a Rare Candy.)
  • It is possible for Shuckle to have the highest attack of all the Pokémon using the move Power Trick which switches a Pokémon's Attack and Defense. The drawback on those tactics is his pretty low ATK value, peaking at 130, meaning that he can become pretty defenseless once he inverts ATK and DEF values.
  • Despite Pokédex Entries saying that Shuckle has weak muscles, Shuckle is able to learn Rock Smash and Strength possibly because of its hard defense shell.
  • Shuckle is the only dual-type Pokémon that can naturally have the ability Gluttony.

Origins

Shuckle appears to be based on a tortoise or a turtle whilst its names appear to be derived from shuck, barnacle or the word turtle.

Gallery

See also

Template:GenIInavTemplate:Family

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