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Pokémon GO · #213 · Bug / Rock

Shuckle in Pokémon GO

Shuckle (#213) is a Bug / Rock-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 458 at level 50, 405 at level 40 and 463 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Rock Throw with Stone Edge. It takes extra damage from Rock, Steel and Water attacks.

TypeBug / Rock
Pokédex number#213
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina17 / 396 / 85
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51405 / 458 / 463
Max HP, level 5084
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight0.61 m / 20.5 kg

Shuckle 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.

Shuckle does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Shuckle

Shuckle 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
1517314151research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2023118959eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
2528923666raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
3034728373wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
3537630776
4040533179
4543135281
5045837484
5146337884best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Shuckle best moveset

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

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Rock ThrowStone Edge2.3
Rock ThrowRock Blast2.1
Rock ThrowGyro Ball1.9
Struggle BugStone Edge1.8
Struggle BugRock Blast1.7

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Rock ThrowRock1381 s13.0same type, ×1.2
Struggle BugBug15151.5 s10.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Gyro BallSteel85503.5 s24.3
Rock BlastRock50332 s25.0same type, ×1.2
Stone EdgeRock1051002.5 s42.0same type, ×1.2

Shuckle weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack typeDamage
Rock×1.6
Steel×1.6
Water×1.6
Normal×0.625
Poison×0.625

Shuckle CP calculator

CP 405 · HP 79

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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.