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Pokédex No.0616
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Shelmet

No.0616 · Snail Pokémon

Shelmet

チョボマキ

Bug
Height
0.4 m
Weight
7.7 kg
Color
Red
Shape
Ball
Abilities

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Protects against critical hits.

OvercoatHidden

Protects against damage from weather.

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP50
210–304
Attack40
76–196
Defense85
157–295
Sp. Atk40
76–196
Sp. Def65
121–251
Speed25
49–163
Total305Higher than 17% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 50Attack 40Defense 85Speed 25Sp. Def 65Sp. Atk 40
  • HPtop 80%
  • Attacktop 92%
  • Defensetop 31%
  • Sp. Atktop 88%
  • Sp. Deftop 56%
  • Speedtop 96%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 2× damage
FireFlyingRock
Takes ½× damage
GrassFightingGround
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass½×
Ice1×
Fighting½×
Poison1×
Ground½×
Flying2×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock2×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
GrassPsychicDark

04 //Evolution

Evolution
Trade for Karrablast

05 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Shelmet silhouette
Shelmet
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

06 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
SVZA
Not in this game

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

07 //Moves

42 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
1Page →Grass20
1Page →Normal—
4Page →Poison40
8Page →Ghost—
12Page →Grass40
16Page →Bug50
20Page →Normal—
24Page →Poison—
28Page →Grass75
32Page →Psychic—
36Page →Normal85
40Page →Normal—
44Page →Bug90
48Page →Fighting—

Learnset from Sword & Shield. Tap a move for its effect.

08 //Pokédex entries

5 unique entries
Pokédex entries
It has a strange physiology that responds to electricity. When together with Karrablast, Shelmet evolves for some reason.
Shield
When attacked, it tightly shuts the lid of its shell. This reaction fails to protect it from Karrablast, however, because they can still get into the shell.
Sword
When it and Karrablast are together, and both receive electrical stimulation, they both evolve.
Black 2White 2XOmega Ruby
It evolves when bathed in an electric-like energy along with Karrablast. The reason is still unknown.
WhiteYAlpha Sapphire
When attacked, it defends itself by closing the lid of its shell. It can spit a sticky, poisonous liquid.
Black

09 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
チョボマキ
Rōmaji
Chobomaki
Korean
쪼마리
Chinese (Simplified)
小嘴蜗
Chinese (Traditional)
小嘴蝸
French
Escargaume
German
Schnuthelm
Spanish
Shelmet
Italian
Shelmet

10 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield1 Defense
Catch rate200 (36.6% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience61
Growth rateMedium

Breeding

Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitat—

Other names

Japaneseチョボマキ
Korean쪼마리
GermanSchnuthelm
FrenchEscargaume
SpanishShelmet
ItalianShelmet

Regional Pokédex numbers

Original Unova #122Updated Unova #157Kalos Mountain #24Galar #275Isle Of Armor #64Crown Tundra #97

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Shelmet summary

Shelmet is a Bug-type Snail Pokémon introduced in Generation 5, number 616 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 305 (HP 50, Attack 40, Defense 85, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 65, Speed 25). It is weak to Fire, Flying and Rock moves. Its abilities are hydration and shell-armor, with overcoat as a hidden ability.

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