Shellder

Clamping on to an opponent reveals its vulnerable parts, so it uses this move only as a last resort.

At night, this POKéMON uses its broad tongue to burrow a hole in the seafloor sand and then sleep in it. While it is sleeping, SHELLDER closes its shell, but leaves its tongue hanging out.

At night, it burrows a hole in the seafloor with its broad tongue to make a place to sleep. While asleep, it closes its shell, but leaves its tongue hanging out.

It is encased in a shell that is harder than diamond. Inside, however, it is surprisingly tender.

It swims backward by opening and closing its two shells. Its large tongue is always kept hanging out.

It swims facing backward by opening and closing its two-piece shell. It is surprisingly fast.

The hardness of its shell surpasses the hardness of a diamond. In days gone by, people used the shells to make shields.

This Pokémon’s tongue is always hanging out. It uses its tongue with great dexterity to dig up sand from the seabed in its search for food.

The sand that accumulates inside its shell eventually becomes a pearl. But the pearl gets in the way, so it spits it out and discards it.

Even when its shell is closed, its tongue still hangs out. If you give its tongue a good yank, the shock will cause Shellder to open its shell.