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Pokémon GO · #616 · Bug

Shelmet in Pokémon GO

Shelmet (#616) is a Bug-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 942 at level 50, 834 at level 40 and 954 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Infestation with Bug Buzz. It takes extra damage from Fire, Flying and Rock attacks.

TypeBug
Pokédex number#616
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina72 / 140 / 137
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51834 / 942 / 954
Max HP, level 50127
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight0.4 m / 7.7 kg

Shelmet evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Shelmet evolves into Accelgor for 200 Shelmet Candy. It costs no Candy if it came to you in a trade.

Family: Shelmet · Accelgor

Shelmet CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1535732578research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2047643490eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25595543101raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30714651111wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35774706115
40834760120
45887809123
50942859127
51954870128best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Shelmet best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Shelmet at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Shelmet gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
InfestationBug Buzz4.5
AcidBug Buzz4.4
InfestationSignal Beam4.3
AcidSignal Beam4.1
InfestationBody Slam3.8

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
AcidPoison11101 s11.0
InfestationBug9131 s9.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Body SlamNormal50332 s25.0
Bug BuzzBug95503.5 s27.1same type, ×1.2
Signal BeamBug75503 s25.0same type, ×1.2

Shelmet weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Fire×1.6
Flying×1.6
Rock×1.6
Fighting×0.625
Grass×0.625
Ground×0.625

Shelmet CP calculator

CP 834 · HP 120

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.