Shelter (move)

Shelter たてこもる Barricade

Battles Type  Steel Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Shelter (Japanese: たてこもる Barricade) is a non-damaging Steel-type move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Hisuian Sliggoo and Goodra, and in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Goomy as well.

Effect

Generation VIII

Shelter raises the user's defensive stats in addition to making opponents' moves less likely to hit the user.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Status PP  10 Agile Strong Power  —  —  — Accuracy  —%  —%  —% Action speed modifier Self  -2  -3   5 Target  ?  ?  ? Additional effect Turns  4  3  5    ?  ?    ?  ? Raises the user's defensive stats Obscures the user Raises the user's action speed

Generation IX

Shelter raises the user's Defense by two stages.

Description

Games Description LA The user makes its skin as hard as an iron shield, raising its defensive stats. Incoming moves also become more likely to miss. SV The user makes its skin as hard as an iron shield, sharply boosting its Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII	IX
						LA	SV
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon	34	−
0705		Sliggoo Hisuian Form		Dragon		Dragon	34	Evo.
0706		Goodra Hisuian Form		Dragon		Dragon	34	1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 閉關 Baigwāan Mandarin 閉關 / 闭关 Bìguān French Mur Fumigène German Refugium Italian Barricata Korean 농성 Nongseong Spanish Retracción

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