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Shelgon

Dragon Vault / #7/20

Shelgon

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Dragon Vault
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Akira Komayama
Source reference
dv1-7

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Shelgon stays hidden deep in caves, enclosed in a shell of bone-like material. Inside, its body transforms while it accumulates the energy needed for evolution. It can remain motionless and go without food for so long that some entries question how it survives. The Pokédex presents a being waiting, protected by a sturdy casing and focused on the day it can fly.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Sun describes cellular transformation inside Shelgon's shell. Pokémon Shield reports that evolution supposedly begins when its reserves are exhausted. The hunger and stillness observed in caves therefore accompany a change still surrounded by questions.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Dragon
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Bagon
Pokédex number
372
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Dragon ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves.

Attacks

Knock Away

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 10

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.

Rollout

Cost: Fire · Water · Colorless

Damage: 50

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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