Shellder

Shellder

Selected Masterpiece • 54/62
Market Price $0.94
Fossil Base 1999
The Illustrator

Mitsuhiro Arita

Mitsuhiro Arita has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2025, spanning more than 700 illustrations. Work appears across Base, Team Rocket, and Legendary Collection, balancing character-focused staging with energetic, colorful scenes and clear, action-forward framing.

Curatorial Commentary

“The card shows Shellder, a bivalve Pokémon, depicted underwater. It has a purple shell with a black face and a red tongue sticking out. Bubbles surround it, indicating the aquatic environment.”

Editorial & Data

Published by Artchu Editorial. Card facts are based on structured reference data and Artchu enrichment. Visual commentary is AI-assisted and human-reviewed. Visual ranking reflects Artchu’s internal art_score methodology. Market data reflects the latest source shown on the page. Data refreshed: January 17, 2026.

Rarity Common
Card Type Water
Era
Base
Release
10/10/1999

Supersonic

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Hide in Shell

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Shellder during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Weakness
×2
Retreat Cost