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No. 372 · National Pokédex

Shelgon

コモルー · Komoruu · Drackhaus
🐉 Dragon
Height
1.1 m
Weight
110.5 kg
Category
Endurance Pokémon
Generation
Generation 3
Shelgon
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Shelgon

Type
Dragon
Weaknesses
×2 Ice, Dragon, Fairy Table
Resistances
×½ Fire, Water, Electric, Grass
Evolution
Bagon → Shelgon (Lv. 30) → Salamence (Lv. 50)
Shiny
Shiny ShelgonAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 420 · top stat: Defense (100) Detail
In Current Games
Competitive
GO · Great League: tier C, No. 87
Other Names
Drackhaus in French · コモルー, Komoruu in Japanese · Draschel in German All Languages

📋Overview

Shelgon is a Dragon-type Pokémon, No. 372 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 3. Category: Endurance Pokémon. Height: 1.1 m, weight: 110.5 kg.

Shelgon evolves from Bagon and evolves into Salamence (Lv. 50).

Ability: Rock Head. Hidden Ability: Overcoat. Shelgon is weak to Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 3
Ruby / Sapphire
National No.
#372
National Pokédex
Category
Endurance Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
65
255
Attack
95
255
Defense
100
255
Special Attack
60
255
Special Defense
50
255
Speed
50
255
Total
420
Min HP (Lv. 100)
240
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
334
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dragon). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Ice
×2
Dragon
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 11 types
Normal
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Grass
×½

✨Abilities

Ability 1
Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores.

🌱Shelgon Evolution

🔮Shelgon Forms and Shiny

Shelgon
Standard Form
Dragon
Shiny Availability
Shiny Shelgon
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Shelgon Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Protect
Normal Stat
—
—
10
1
Dragon Breath
Dragon Spec.
100%
60
20
1
Ember
Fire Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Rage
Normal Phys.
100%
20
20
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
1
Bite
Dark Phys.
100%
60
25
15
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
20
Scary Face
Normal Stat
100%
—
10
25
Crunch
Dark Phys.
100%
80
15
33
Dragon Claw
Dragon Phys.
100%
80
15
39
Zen Headbutt
Psychic Phys.
90%
80
15
46
Focus Energy
Normal Stat
—
—
30
53
Flamethrower
Fire Spec.
100%
90
15
60
Outrage
Dragon Phys.
100%
120
10
67
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Dragon
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Shelgon

Available in 10 games, 10 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: X Y Moon Sun Ultra Moon Ultra Sun Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation VI

❎
X 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%
🟥
Y 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%

Generation VII

🌙
Moon 1 encounter
Available ▼
Call for help (1)
Kala’e Bay Lv. 15-18 15%
☀️
Sun 1 encounter
Available ▼
Call for help (1)
Kala’e Bay Lv. 15-18 15%
🌒
Ultra Moon 1 encounter
Available ▼
Call for help (1)
Kala’e Bay Lv. 15-18 15%
🌞
Ultra Sun 1 encounter
Available ▼
Call for help (1)
Kala’e Bay Lv. 15-18 15%

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Crown Tundra
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Crown Tundra

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

X
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Y
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sun
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Moon
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

ZU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
ZeroUsed
Usage rate: 0.0% · Position #224

📱Shelgon in Pokémon GO

Shelgon in Pokémon GO
  • 2,031Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,160Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 100 🍬to evolve into Salamence
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Shelgon →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

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.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Drackhaus
🇬🇧 English
Shelgon
🇯🇵 漢字
コモルー
🇯🇵 Kana
コモルー
🇯🇵 Romaji
Komoruu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Draschel
🇪🇸 Español
Shelgon
🇮🇹 Italiano
Shelgon
🇰🇷 한국어
쉘곤
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
甲壳龙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
甲殼龍
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Endurant
🇬🇧 EN
Endurance Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
にんたいポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Durchsteher-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Shelgon

What type is Shelgon?

Shelgon is a Dragon-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Shelgon?

Shelgon evolves into Salamence (Lv. 50).

What are Shelgon's weaknesses?

Shelgon is weak to Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Shelgon's Hidden Ability?

Shelgon's Hidden Ability is Overcoat. Its regular Ability is Rock Head.

Can you get a Shiny Shelgon in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Shelgon is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry