# Shellder #040/202 — Sword & Shield

## Summary

Shellder is a base-set-era Kanto Water type with a modest but loyal following, remembered mostly as the half of Cloyster that people actually wanted. A bulk common from the opening Sword & Shield set, it sits in binders for completion and for Sekio's name rather than any tournament weight. A $0.14 modelled guide, up 56% over 30 days on 46 copies traded, says bulk, with 432 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 brings $23, 161 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Sword & Shield |
| Number | 040/202 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Sekio |
| Release date | 2020-02-07 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Water Splash | cost Water/Colorless — damage 20+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | D |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Shellder #090](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/shellder) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.14** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-14
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: +40.00% — as of 2026-11-14
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 78/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 57% weight · -21% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-02-07T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-12T12:13:49.388Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T12:13:48.701Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-12T03:43:54.753Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T12:13:48.700Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/sword-shield/shellder-40)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh1-40%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)