Shelmet Weaknesses and Strengths

Shelmet is a Bug type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Bug Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Flying	160%
Rock	160%
Fire	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Grass	62.5%

Best Moves for Shelmet in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shelmet.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Infestation	Bug Buzz	43.34	153.48
Acid	Bug Buzz	43.68	146.18
Infestation	Signal Beam	41.94	139.89
Acid	Signal Beam	42.28	133.03
Infestation	Body Slam	37.23	125.14
Acid	Body Slam	37.57	120.44

All Moves for Shelmet

Below are all the moves that Shelmet can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Bug Buzz	Charged	100	32.43	3700ms	-50
Body Slam	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Signal Beam	Charged	75	31.03	2900ms	-50
Acid	Quick	9	11.25	800ms	8
Infestation	Quick	10	10.91	1100ms	14

Shelmet Evolution

Shelmet

Requires 200x Candy

Accelgor

Best Shelmet Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shelmet Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shelmet in a raid.

Other Shelmet Forms