Shellder

How do you recruit Shellder?

Shellder appears in the “Basin tall grass and coral” habitat in every region as a Common spawn (all times, all weather). To build “Basin tall grass and coral”, place Seabed tall grass ×4, Small coral ×1, Tall coral ×1 — 3 items in total. Shellder appears in the “Sandy digging spot” habitat in every region as a Common spawn (all times, all weather). To build “Sandy digging spot”, place Sandpile ×1, Sandtoys ×1 — 2 items in total. Talk to Shellder when it shows up in the habitat to become friends and recruit it to your town. Bubbly Basin is only accessible with Expansion Pass Part 1 (DLC). When building its home, decorate the surroundings with its ideal environment (Dark), its favorite flavor (Bitter flavors), its favorite things (Lots of water, Shiny stuff, Round stuff) in mind. Once recruited, it helps around town with the Scrub, Litter specialties.

• Materials for “Basin tall grass and coral” (3 items) →

  Seabed tall grass ×4, Small coral ×1, Tall coral ×1

• Materials for “Sandy digging spot” (2 items) →

  Sandpile ×1, Sandtoys ×1

Source note: Found in Bubbly Basin (Expansion Pass Part 1 DLC required).

Favorite Things

• Lots of water
• Shiny stuff
• Round stuff
• Hard stuff
• Containers

Habitats & Spawn Conditions

Habitat	Regions	Rarity	Time	Weather
Basin tall grass and coral	Withered Wastelands, Bleak Beach, Rocky Ridges, Sparkling Skylands, Palette Town, Cloud Island, Bubbly Basin	Common	Morning · Day · Evening · Night	Sun · Cloud · Rain
Sandy digging spot	Withered Wastelands, Bleak Beach, Rocky Ridges, Sparkling Skylands, Palette Town, Cloud Island, Bubbly Basin	Common	Morning · Day · Evening · Night	Sun · Cloud · Rain

National Pokédex

Shellder #0090

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