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Shell Smash

normal status

Raises user’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

Stats

PowerNone (status move)
AccuracyNever misses
PP15
Priority0
Categorystatus
Targetuser
IntroducedGeneration V

In game description

The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.

Pokemon that learn Shell Smash

#0007 Squirtle Squirtle #0008 Wartortle Wartortle #0009 Blastoise Blastoise #0090 Shellder Shellder #0091 Cloyster Cloyster #0138 Omanyte Omanyte #0139 Omastar Omastar #0213 Shuckle Shuckle #0219 Magcargo Magcargo #0324 Torkoal Torkoal #0366 Clamperl Clamperl #0367 Huntail Huntail #0368 Gorebyss Gorebyss #0387 Turtwig Turtwig #0388 Grotle Grotle #0389 Torterra Torterra #0557 Dwebble Dwebble #0558 Crustle Crustle #0564 Tirtouga Tirtouga #0565 Carracosta Carracosta #0688 Binacle Binacle #0689 Barbaracle Barbaracle #0774 Minior Red Meteor Minior Red Meteor #0776 Turtonator Turtonator #0833 Chewtle Chewtle #0854 Sinistea Sinistea #0855 Polteageist Polteageist

Showing the first 27. Availability varies by server, since some restrict move tutors or TMs.

Using Shell Smash in Cobblemon

Shell Smash deals no damage, so its value is entirely in what it sets up. Status moves are usually the difference in a close gym fight, and sleep or paralysis also make a wild Pokemon far easier to catch.

Check the type chart before relying on it, and look up specific targets in the Pokedex where dual-type multipliers are already worked out.