Pokémon · E-Card
Shellder
Expedition Base Set · #129 · Common · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$3.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 129 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Cloyster
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 90
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Shellder plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Shellder
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Shellder?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WIrongrip — 10
CCLick — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.00 | $3.64 | $37.30 | $3.49 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $35.00 | $99.99 | $259.60 | $27.36 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.48 |
| 30-day average | €0.48 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €0.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.52 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.86 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.52 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.09 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.44 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shellder is real?
Shellder is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Shellder worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shellder is $3.49; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Shellder from?
Shellder is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Shellder?
Shellder is a Common card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Shellder printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
