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Shell Smash: Crustle Move Effect and Cooldown

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Shell Smash is a Move learned by Crustle in Pokemon UNITE. Learn the effects of Shell Smash, as well as its damage at each level, cooldown time, level to learn and upgrade, status effects it inflicts, and all Pokemon builds using Shell Smash.

Shell Smash Effects and Stats

Shell Smash Basic Information

Shell Smash ImageShell Smash
Pokemon
Level Learned Lv. 4 (Upgrade: Lv. 11)
Move Slot Slot 2 (ZR) - Replaces Rock Slide
Move Type Buff
Damage Type Status
Status Effects Movement Speed Up, Unstoppable
Cooldown 7s

Can stack with Rubble Rouser which makes for an excellent combo.

Shell Smash Effect

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Has the user smash its shell, converting a set percentage of Defense and Sp. Def into Attack and Sp. Atk and increasing the user's movement speed for a short time.

How to Use Shell Smash

Take Advantage of the Speed Bonus

Pokemon UNITE - Crustle Using Shell Smash After Scoring

Activating Shell Smash gives Crustle a massive bonus to movement speed. Make sure to use the move whenever it is available to quickly move around the map and make strategic plays.

Chase or Escape Opponents

Pokemon UNITE - Crustle Chasing Slowbro Using Shell Smash

Utilize the mobility you get to aggressively chase down enemies to secure knock downs. You can also use the move to escape from dangerous situations.

Steal Yellow Berries

Pokemon UNITE - Crustle Stealing Yellow Berries Using Shell Smash

You can also steal Yellow Berries from your enemies, denying their quick source of healing. Moreover, the bonus movement speed you get is fast enough to negate the slow debuff enemy lane flux inflict.

List of Berries and Effects

Equip Defense Items

Pokemon UNITE - Crustle Defeating Absol

Since Shell Smash converts Defense and Sp. Defense into Attack and Sp. Attack, equipping items that increase the Defense and Sp. Defense stats like Focus Band maximize the damage you get from Shell Smash. This becomes more effective the lower your HP is due to Crustle's passive.

List of Held Items

Related Pokemon Builds

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Check out the builds of the Pokemon related to this move in the link below:

Pokemon UNITE Related Guides

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List of Moves and Effects

All Crustle Moves

Move 1 (R) Move 2 (ZR)
Shell Smash Image Shell Smash
Unite Move (ZL)

Moves by Classification

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

this is wrong, shell smash only affects base defense, defense boosting items don't increase attack during shell smash, and you keep and defense boosts during shell smash

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