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Shieldon (Japanese: タテトプス Tatetops) is a dual-type Rock/Steel Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
It is resurrected from an Armor Fossil and evolves into Bastiodon starting at level 30.
Biology
Shieldon is a small, yellow, ceratopsian-like reptilian Pokémon. It has white toes and a white bump on its back. Shieldon has a dark-gray elliptical face, with a prominent white brow and a white rim on its black snout. Its facial hide is extremely hard; however, it is vulnerable when attacked from behind.
100 million years ago, Shieldon lived in dense forests and primeval jungles. It has a habit of polishing its face against tree trunks. It is speculated that few enemies would have considered challenging its armored face. It eats grass, tree roots, and Berries. Its fossils show no sign of damage to its face. Shieldon is described as having a mild-mannered nature and dislikes conflict. Shieldon was revived from a Armor Fossil. In modern times, it can be found living a the Canyon Biome located in the Terarium
Evolution
Shieldon evolves into Bastiodon.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#038 | | Johto
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| Diamond | A Pokémon that lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its facial hide is extremely hard. |
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| Pearl | It habitually polishes its face by rubbing it against tree trunks. It is weak to attacks from behind. |
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| Platinum | It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it can eat grass and berries without having to fight. |
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| HeartGold | It was generated from a fossil dug out of a layer of clay that was older than anyone knows. It has a sturdy face. |
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| Black | It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it can eat grass and berries without having to fight. |
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| Black 2 | It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it can eat grass and berries without having to fight. |
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
#— | | Hoenn
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| X | It habitually polishes its face by rubbing it against tree trunks. It is weak to attacks from behind. |
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| Y | It was generated from a fossil dug out of a layer of clay that was older than anyone knows. It has a sturdy face. |
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| Omega Ruby | It habitually polishes its face by rubbing it against tree trunks. It is weak to attacks from behind. |
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| Alpha Sapphire | It was generated from a fossil dug out of a layer of clay that was older than anyone knows. It has a sturdy face. |
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| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #190 | | Alola
US UM : #237 | | Kanto
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. |
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| Sun | Many fossils of this Pokémon have been found, but almost none have shown signs of damage to the face. |
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| Moon | This Pokémon lived in primeval jungles. Few enemies would have been willing to square off against its heavily armored face, so it's thought. |
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| Ultra Sun | A mild-mannered, herbivorous Pokémon, it used its face to dig up tree roots to eat. The skin on its face was plenty tough. |
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| Ultra Moon | Although its fossils can be found in layers of primeval rock, nothing but its face has ever been discovered. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#— | | Sinnoh
#038 | | Hisui
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword and Shield. |
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| Brilliant Diamond | A Pokémon that lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its facial hide is extremely hard. |
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| Shining Pearl | It habitually polishes its face by rubbing it against tree trunks. It is weak to attacks from behind. |
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| Legends: Arceus | Much remains unknown about this Pokémon, as few have ever seen it. However, we know that it is calm and dislikes conflict, and it enjoys polishing its face against trees and rocks. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
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| Scarlet | It is outstandingly armored. As a result, it has no particular need to battle with others and can spend its time feeding on grass and berries. |
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| Violet | This Pokémon lived in primeval jungles. It’s thought that Shieldon had few enemies thanks to its sturdy face. |
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Game locations
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In events
Held Items
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Shieldon is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shieldon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shieldon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shieldon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Shieldon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Shieldon
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Shieldon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Shieldon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
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Other sprites
In the anime
A Shieldon Egg (right) in the
animeMajor appearances
Four Shieldon debuted in Ill-Will Hunting, where J tried to capture all of them. Gary was tasked with protecting them, but J managed to capture one. However, it was soon freed by Ash.
In Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Newton Graceland owns a Shieldon. It is always seen outside of its Poké Ball.
Minor appearances
In Tag! We're It...!, James's fantasy featured a Shieldon.
A Shieldon appeared in the boss fantasy of A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!.
A shadowed giant Shieldon appeared in Restore and Renew!. A silhouette of another Shieldon appeared in a fantasy later in the same episode.
In Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, a Trainer's Bastiodon devolved into Shieldon due to Dialga's influence.
In The Mew from Here!, a Shieldon was seen on Faraway Island.
Pokédex entries
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| DP045 | Shieldon | Ash's Pokédex | Shieldon, the Shield Pokémon. The skin on its face is very hard, and it has a habit of polishing it by rubbing it against trees. |
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In the manga
Pocket Monsters DP
A Shieldon appeared in PMDP08.
Pokémon Adventures
Main article: DonByron has a Shieldon that he was unable to befriend even after carrying him outside of his ball for an extended period. As Diamond was able to do so even without knowing him, he decided to give him to the boy before his training on Iron Island, which he nicknamed Don. He evolved into a Bastiodon later in the showdown against Team Galactic. He first appeared in A Big Stink Over Stunky.
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~
Two Shieldon appeared in The Yellow Scroll: Hanbei vs Kanbei.
In the TCG
Main article: Shieldon (TCG)Trivia
- Shieldon and Cranidos evolve at level 30, the earliest of any Fossil Pokémon.
Origin
Shieldon is based on a ceratopsian dinosaur and a shield. Its lack of horns makes it particularly similar to Protoceratops.
Name origin
Shieldon may be a combination of shield and -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).
Tatetops may be a combination of 盾 tate (shield) and ceratops or -ops (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for face).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | ढालाटॉप्स Dhalatops | From ढाल dhaal and タテトプス Tatetops |  Russian | Шилдон Shildon | Transcription of English name |  Thai | ทาเทท็อปส์ Thathethop | Transcription of Japanese name |
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