Shelgon

Shelgon

Attributes

  • Species: Shelgon
  • Base Experience: 147
  • Height: 11
  • Weight: 1105
  • Is Default: True
  • Order: 493
  • Base Happiness: 35
  • Capture Rate: 45
  • Color: White
  • Egg Groups: Dragon
  • Gender Rate: 4
  • Has No Gender Differences
  • Hatch Counter: 40
  • Habitat: Rough-Terrain
  • Is Baby: False
  • Is Legendary: False
  • Is Mythical: False
  • Shape: Quadruped

Stats

  • HP
    65
  • Attack
    95
  • Defense
    100
  • Special Attack
    60
  • Special Defense
    50
  • Speed
    50

Abilities

Held items

Summary

Shelgon is a Dragon-type Pokémon known for its unique evolutionary process and protective shell. It is the evolved form of Bagon and will eventually evolve into the powerful Salamence.

Type: Dragon

Abilities: - Rock Head: This ability prevents Shelgon from taking recoil damage from moves that usually cause it. - Hidden Ability (Overcoat): This ability protects Shelgon from damage caused by weather effects like hail and sandstorm.

Interesting Facts: - Evolutionary Line: Shelgon evolves from Bagon starting at level 30 and further evolves into Salamence at level 50. This progression highlights its growth from a creature dreaming of flight (Bagon) to a stage where it's preparing for its final transformative form (Salamence). - Protective Shell: Shelgon is characterized by its durable shell, which it uses to protect itself while it undergoes the metamorphosis into Salamence. The shell is so tough that

Type Effectiveness

Double Damage To
Half Damage To
No Damage To
Double Damage From
Half Damage From
No Damage From

Pokémon Sprites

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Front Default
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Back Default
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Front Shiny
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Back Shiny

Evolution Chain

Bagon - 371
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Shelgon - 372
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Min. Lvl 30

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Salamence - 373
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Min. Lvl 50

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Flavor Text Entries

  • Ruby: Inside SHELGON’s armor-like shell, cells are in the midst of transformation to create an entirely new body. This Pokémon’s shell is extremely heavy, making its movements sluggish.
  • Sapphire: Covering SHELGON’s body are outgrowths much like bones. The shell is very hard and bounces off enemy attacks. When awaiting evolution, this Pokémon hides away in a cavern.
  • Emerald: It hardly eats while it awaits evolution. It becomes hardier by enduring hunger. Its shell peels off the instant it begins to evolve.
  • Firered: Its armored body makes all attacks bounce off. The armor is too tough, however, making it heavy and somewhat sluggish.
  • Leafgreen: Its armored body makes all attacks bounce off. The armor is too tough, however, making it heavy and somewhat sluggish.
  • Diamond: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • Pearl: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • Platinum: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • Heartgold: It surrounds its body in an iron-hard shell to accumulate enough power to evolve.
  • Soulsilver: It surrounds its body in an iron-hard shell to accumulate enough power to evolve.
  • Black: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • White: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • Black-2: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • White-2: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • X: Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.
  • Y: Its armored body makes all attacks bounce off. The armor is too tough, however, making it heavy and somewhat sluggish.
  • Omega-Ruby: Inside Shelgon’s armor-like shell, cells are in the midst of transformation to create an entirely new body. This Pokémon’s shell is extremely heavy, making its movements sluggish.
  • Alpha-Sapphire: Covering Shelgon’s body are outgrowths much like bones. The shell is very hard and bounces off enemy attacks. When awaiting evolution, this Pokémon hides away in a cavern.
  • Sun: The cells within its shell transform with explosive speed, preparing it for evolution.
  • Moon: They lurk deep within caves—motionless, neither eating nor drinking. Why they don’t die is not known.
  • Ultra-Sun: The cells within its body are changing at a bewildering pace. Its hard shell is made from the same substance as bone.
  • Ultra-Moon: Shelgon lives deep within caves. It stays shut up in its hard shell, dreaming of the day it will be able to fly.
  • Sword: This Pokémon has covered its body in a hard shell that has the same composition as bone. Shelgon stores energy for evolution.
  • Shield: Shelgon ignores its hunger entirely, never eating any food. Apparently, Shelgon will evolve once all its energy stores are used up.

Cards

Shelgon
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Created by Akira Komayama for the Dragon Vault set.

Shelgon
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Created by Mitsuhiro Arita for the Dragon set.

Shelgon
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Created by Yuka Morii for the Dragon set.

Shelgon
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Created by Ken Sugimori for the Dragon set.

Shelgon
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Created by Yuka Morii for the Dragon Majesty set.

Shelgon
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Created by Atsuko Nishida for the Arceus set.

Shelgon
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Created by Aya Kusube for the Deoxys set.

Shelgon
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Created by Midori Harada for the Power Keepers set.

Shelgon δ
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Created by Kyoko Umemoto for the Dragon Frontiers set.

Shelgon δ
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Created by Masakazu Fukuda for the Delta Species set.

Shelgon δ
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Created by Mitsuhiro Arita for the Delta Species set.

Shelgon
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Created by Sui for the Roaring Skies set.

Shelgon
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Created by Tomokazu Komiya for the Stormfront set.

Shelgon
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Created by Akira Komayama for the Plasma Blast set.

Shelgon
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Created by Kouki Saitou for the Secret Wonders set.

Shelgon
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Created by Asako Ito for the Celestial Storm set.

Shelgon
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Created by Tetsuya Koizumi for the Evolving Skies set.