Shuckle

#213 (Johto)

#214 Heracross ›

Pokémon type

Bug

Rock

Shuckle weaknesses

Shuckle is weak to Rock, Steel and Water-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Shuckle is resistant to Normal and Poison-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Shuckle

The best moves for Shuckle are Rock Throw and Stone Edge when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Stone Edge

50.4DPS

Defending

Struggle Bug

12DPS

Rock Blast

30DPS

Trainer Battles

Rock Throw

2.5EPT

Stone Edge

2.18DPE

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Evolution

Shuckle currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Shuckle, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Shuckle is a Bug & Rock Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Steel and Water moves. Shuckle's best moveset is Rock Throw & Stone Edge and it has a Max CP of 458.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Throw	13	8	15.6
Struggle Bug	15	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Rock Blast	50	3	1.82
Gyro Ball	85	2	1.7
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Struggle Bug	9	3	3.6	2.7
Rock Throw	8	2	4.8	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Gyro Ball	80	50	1.6
Rock Blast	50	40	1.5
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	1.9	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.9	98%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Blast 30 DPS	1.8	95%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	1.7	87%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	1.7	86%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Rock Blast 30 DPS	1.6	84%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	84%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	82%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	1.5	75%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	61%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Rock Blast 30 DPS	0.7	100%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	0.7	99%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	0.7	97%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Blast 30 DPS	0.7	95%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	0.7	93%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Gyro Ball 24.3 DPS	0.7	93%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.6	82%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.6	81%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.5	66%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.4	60%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	22	10.3	100%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	28	9.4	92%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	21	9.4	92%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Gyro Ball 1.6 DPE	20	8.8	86%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Rock Blast 1.5 DPE	16	8.6	83%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	27	8.6	83%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Gyro Ball 1.6 DPE	21	7.9	77%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Rock Blast 1.5 DPE	15	7.6	74%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	28	5.2	50%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	27	4	39%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Shuckle?

Shuckle is weak to Rock, Steel and Water moves.

The best counter to Shuckle is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Dusk Mane Necrozma, Crowned Shield Zamazenta and Primal Kyogre.

The top Shuckle counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw Behemoth Blade	100%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw Sunsteel Strike	96%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw Behemoth Bash	93%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut Sunsteel Strike	92%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Ice Fang Behemoth Bash	86%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	86%
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Meteor Mash	84%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	84%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	83%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Hydro Cannon	82%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		17
Defense		396
Stamina		85

Max HP

Level 40

Size

Height	0.61 m
Weight	20.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	173
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	231
Level 30 Max wild	347
Level 40	405
Level 50	458

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	289
Level 35 (wild)	376