Shuckle

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#213 Shuckle
Ken Sugimori's official art for HeartGold/SoulSilver.
Category	Mold Pokémon
Original Region	Johto
National Dex Nr.	#213
Johto Dex Nr.	#166 (GSC), 168 (HG/SS)
Unova #232 (Black 2/White 2 only) Kalos #14 (Mountain) Galar #227 (original), 170 (Crown Tundra)
Generation	2
Pokémon Color	Yellow
Type(s)	Bug/Rock
Ability/ies	Sturdy, Gluttony (Hidden: Contrary)
Average Height	2'/.6 m
Average Weight	45.2 lbs./20.5 kg

Shuckle (Japanese: ツボツボ Tsubotsubo) is a Bug/Rock Pokémon. It currently does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon and has no alternate forms.

Biology

Shuckle seems to resemble some kind of turtle. It has a yellow body inside a red, jar-like shell with eight holes. Each hole has a cream-colored, thick rim. Shuckle's shell also seems to have a few small spots scattered around its shell, one being placed at the edge of the rim of the hole where its head comes out.

Its feet seem to have a gastropod-like shape, looking a bit limp. It is presumed that its body is very soft, which is a possible reason why it is encased in a shell.

This Pokémon doesn't hunt or forage for feeding itself. Instead, it collects all kind of Berries and stores them in its shell, which then ferments into drinkable matter by the Shuckle's digestive juices, which Shuckle could consume. It uses its digestive juices to dissolve rocks as well. Shuckle can live in rocky areas and forests. They tend to hide under rocks and fallen logs for long periods of time.

Shuckle had the highest defensive stats of all existing Pokémon until Generation 8, when Eternatus debuted. (In its Eternamax Form, Eternatus's defenses are both base 250, and it has a base HP of 255.) The rest of its stats, however, are incredibly low, with its Speed being the lowest. Its stat distribution is the most extreme, with a standard deviation of 103.21. Other notable extremes:

• It has the third lowest base HP (beaten out only by Diglett and Shedinja), and the lowest HP of all Rock types.
• It has the third lowest Attack, beaten out only by Happiny and Chansey. Its Attack is the lowest of all Bug and Rock types.
• Since Eternamax Form Eternatus can't currently be legally obtained, Shuckle still has the highest Defense and Special Defense of all usable Pokémon. (Regular Eternatus's defenses are 140 HP/95 physical/95 special.)
• It's tied with Feebas, Bonsly, and the Alolan form of Sandshrew for lowest Special Attack.
• It's tied with Munchlax and Pyukumuku for lowest Speed of all Pokémon.

In Generation 2 only, Shuckle had the unusual ability to convert Berries into Berry Juice. After you reached Goldenrod City, any time you battled with a Shuckle in your Party and it was holding the actual Berry item, it had a 1-in-16 chance to turn that Berry into Berry Juice. This only happened with the first Shuckle in your Party, if you had multiple. To compensate for this feature's retirement, starting with HeartGold and SoulSilver, a wild Shuckle will always hold Berry Juice.

Gender differences

None.

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 20	80 - 127	150 - 244
Attack: 10	13 - 68	22 - 130
Defense: 230	211 - 310	418 - 614
Sp.Atk: 10	13 - 68	22 - 130
Sp.Def: 230	211 - 310	418 - 614
Speed: 5	9 - 62	13 - 119
Total: 505   Other Pokémon with this total
The minimum stats were calculated with 0 EV's and IV's, plus a hindering Nature, if applicable. The maximum stats are calculated with 252 EV's, 31 IV's, and a helpful Nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in current Pokémon canon, this Pokémon is...
Neutral to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Notes {{{note}}}

Fanon appearances

St. Clair Publications

All canon Pokémon are available in Tropes vs. Women in Pokémon Training, including Shuckle. In that game, Shuckle has a regional variant that is Bug/Ground and instead has the highest ATTACK stats of all Pokémon. It's ridiculously soft, however, with both of its defense stats making Blissey's Defense look good by comparison. Its HP and Speed were boosted, albeit probably not by enough to make it competitively viable. Its ability to convert Berries into Berry Juice was brought back, now activating if it participates in two battles without consuming the Berry. Berry Juice was buffed in this game to restore 50 HP, plus have an extra effect depending on the Berry used to make it (i.e. Berry Juice from a Salac Berry would boost Speed, Berry Juice from a Yache Berry offers Ice resistance, etc.).

Its actual abilities changed to Guts, Impulsive, and Quick Feet.

Bug

Rock

Shuckle
#213　Mold Pokémon

HT: ???　WT: ???

A living beer factory. Any Berry it finds gets fermented in its shell; it then drinks the result should you not harvest it for yourself. How it never gets drunk from this is unclear.

Bug

Ground

Sanclairian
Shuckle
#213-TvW　Mold Pokémon

HT: ???　WT: ???

The environment of Sanclairia boosted Shuckle's offensive capabilities greatly, but made its shell soft. This Pokémon's Berry Juice is considered a delicacy in other regions.

Stat
HP: 50
Attack: 230
Defense: 10
Sp.Atk: 230
Sp.Def: 10
Speed: 70
Total: 600

Under normal battle conditions in TvW, this Pokémon is...
Neutral to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None
Notes {{{note}}}

Origin

Shuckle is based on an endolith, a type of organism that lives inside porous rocks or animal shells. It also contains elements of fungi (why it's known as the "Mold Pokémon"; "Fungi" is the animal kingdom that mold is in), a common endolith, as well as turtles.

Name origin

The English name is derived from "turtle" and "shuck", the action of removing a turtle or other shelled organism from its shell.

The Japanese name is derived from 壷 tsubo (jar), what its shell could be thought of as, and 富士壺 fujitsubo (barnacle).

Name in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Caratroc	From carapace (shell) and troc (exchange), referring to its ability of transforming Berries into Berry juice.
German	Pottrott	From Pott (a colloquial word for jar) and verrotten (to rot), referring to the fermentation of Berries in its shell.

Gallery

Sprite of Pokémon Emerald Version

Pokémon Citrine and Olivine Versions