Shellder
Shellder · #0090
Shellder is a Water-type mons. Base stats: Attack 116 · Defense 134 · Stamina 102. Maximum CP at level 50 is 1235. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.
Hundo CP — Shellder at 100% IV
The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Shellder shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.
| Field Research reward | CP 463 |
| Raid / egg / breakthrough | CP 617 |
| Weather-boosted raid | CP 771 |
| Wild (L30 cap) | CP 926 |
| Wild, weather-boosted (L35) | CP 1003 |
| Shadow (grunt catch) → purifies to hundo | CP 236 |
| Shadow (leader / shadow raid) → purifies to hundo | CP 598 |
Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Shellder caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.
Base stats
CP tier
Lower-tier raid pick — better in PvP brackets (1235 max CP)
Is Shellder worth powering up?
Not for raids — with 1235 max CP, Shellder matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
IV note: Shellder has functional-hundo spreads — certain sub-perfect IVs perform identically to a 15/15/15 at the level cap, so don't transfer a near-miss before checking.
Evolution line — stages and candy cost
Every stage of Shellder's evolution line with the candy cost between stages. IVs carry through evolution — a high-IV early stage is worth keeping and evolving.
Recommended movesets
Auto-ranked from the learnable-move pool by DPS scoring — a starting point, not a meta-tier verdict.
Weakness chart — what beats Shellder
Best counter recommendations
Open the per-type counter pages to see the top picks ranked by raid DPS.
Frequently asked
Shellder reaches a maximum CP of 1235 at level 50 with perfect 15/15/15 IVs (weather-boosted or lucky). At level 40 the CP cap is roughly 88% of that.
The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game.
Shellder is not a top raid pick. It shines more in PvP brackets where stat-product matters more than raw power.
Not for raids — with 1235 max CP, Shellder matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
Functional Hundo IVs for Shellder →
Certain sub-15/15/15 IV spreads reach the exact same stat product as a true hundo at the level cap. See which spreads qualify and at which level.
Related tools
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Data last updated: 2026-07-15
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