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Shelmet is a Bug-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 834 CP and is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Infestation / Bug Buzz. It is boosted by Rain weather. Its shiny form is available.

Shelmet Stats and Max CP

Shelmet's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Shelmet PvE Analysis

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⚔️ Raids

Shelmet is the first stage of a two-stage Pokémon. As such, there is no reason to use Shelmet over other fully evolved raid attackers.

PvP Analysis

Shelmet PvP Analysis

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🧸 Little Cup

Shelmet, with its max CP of 942, might be too weak for the three open leagues, but it is one of the best in the 500 CP Little Cup format. Not only does it have solid defense and overall stats for Little Cup, but it also has Infestation as a fast attack. Infestation generates energy really quickly, and Shelmet has access to Body Slam as a charged attack, which doesn’t require too much energy to begin with. Since Pokémon don’t have too much HP in Little Cup, a few quick Body Slams can be quite devastating!

Thanks to this, Shelmet can deal with quite a few meta favorites, including Cottonee, which Shelmet can devastate with its combo of Infestation and Bug Buzz.

🔵 Great League

N/A

🟡 Ultra League

N/A

🟣 Master League

N/A

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Shelmet Type Chart

Shelmet takes increased damage from:

Fire160.0%

Flying160.0%

Rock160.0%

Shelmet takes reduced damage from:

Fighting62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ground62.5%

Shelmet best moveset

Infestation + Bug Buzz

Infestation

Bug Buzz

Shelmet's best moveset is Infestation and Bug Buzz, with 4.48 DPS (damage per second) and 55.2 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Rain weather.

Settings

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	eDPS	DPS	TDO
1.	Infestation	Bug Buzz	3.72	4.48	55.2
2.	Acid	Bug Buzz	3.53	4.24	52.3
3.	Infestation	Signal Beam	3.44	4.13	51.0
4.	Acid	Signal Beam	3.27	3.93	48.6
5.	Infestation	Body Slam	3.18	3.82	47.2
6.	Acid	Body Slam	3.07	3.69	45.6

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Fast Attacks

• Infestation9131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	12

  
  

  Effects

  Infestation has no special effects.

  See Infestation details page ↗
• Acid11101.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Ground
    • Rock
    • Ghost

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	10
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Acid has no special effects.

  See Acid details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Bug Buzz95503.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	95
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	1.8s - 2.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Bug Buzz has a 30.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Bug Buzz details page ↗
• Signal Beam75503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.9s - 2.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Signal Beam has a 20.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Signal Beam details page ↗
• Body Slam50332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.3s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Body Slam has no special effects.

  See Body Slam details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shelmet's DPS and TDO for every fast and charged attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shelmet's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shelmet has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shelmet CP Chart

Shelmet reaches a maximum of 834 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 434–476 CP, rising to 543–595 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 325–357 CP.

Max CP	834 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	325 CP - 357 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	434 CP - 476 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	434 CP - 476 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	543 CP - 595 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

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• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shelmet Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50. CP Calculator

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#616
Height	0.4 m
Weight	7.7 kg
Region	Generation 5
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Shelmet	200 Candy 0 Candy if traded	Accelgor

• Shelmet evolves into Accelgor which costs 200 Candy.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shelmet

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shelmet's Bug-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shelmet.

Bug

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Power-up costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	520,000	304	296
LVL 40	280,000	304	10
LVL 35	190,000	196	-
LVL 30	125,000	126	-
LVL 25	80,000	87	-
LVL 20	47,500	58	-
LVL 15	25,500	38	-
LVL 10	11,000	19	-
LVL 5	3,000	9	-

Shelmet Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shelmet from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Shelmet in Pokémon GO.

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shelmet in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Shelmet

Accelgor

Shadow Shelmet

Shadow Accelgor

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.2 m	0.2 m	0.4 m	0.6 m	0.7 m

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Shelmet's height ranges from 0.2 m to 0.7 m, with the average being 0.4 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Shelmet in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shelmet

• Regular ShelmetCopy shortcode
• Shiny ShelmetCopy shortcode

Shelmet high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shelmet. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #616
• #616

Official artwork

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