Every Shellder card

The short version

Shellder has three printings in Pokémon TCG Pocket, across three expansions — the earliest in Genetic Apex and the most recent in Crimson Blaze. It is a Basic Water-type Pokémon printed at between 60 and 70 HP, weak to Lightning, with a retreat cost of 1. They run to two rarities — two Commons and one Shiny. The hardest to pull is the Shiny from Crimson Blaze, at about 1 in 279 packs, or 1,000 Pack Points to buy outright. Nine hunts in ten end inside 643 packs, which is about 11 months at the two free packs a day the game gives you. The printings come out of the Crimson Blaze, Solgaleo and Mewtwo packs. The most recent is Shellder #092, from an expansion that shipped in December 2025. That printing attacks with Tackle for 10. The card’s own words: “It is encased in a shell that is harder than diamond. Inside, however, it is surprisingly tender.” It has been drawn by three artists.

The Shellder line2 Pokémon · 6 cards