Shell Smash
In Pokémon ChampionsGen V
Game
Pokémon Champions
NormalStatus
Def, SpD by 1; Atk, SpA, Spe by 2.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- The user
- On Showdown
- 0.4% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
the user's Defense and Special Defense by 1 . the user's Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by 2 stages.
“The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Snatch can steal it.
Who runs Shell Smash on Showdown
Mega Blastoise72.4% of its sets
Blastoise20.5% of its sets
Torterra13.6% of its sets
Mega Barbaracle25.6% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Shell Smash among their most used moves.
#217Polteageist
#225BarbaracleWho learns Shell Smash
7 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
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