Shelmet 10/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Shelmet is 10/108, in position 10 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 9 Karrablast, and after it is 11 Accelgor. The listed rarity is Common.

Shelmet is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shelmet (#616), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Accelgor, Accelgor (#617) under evolves to.

Shigenori Negishi illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

Shelmet (#616) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Shelmet 11/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Shigenori Negishi illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Shelmet list a different HP.

The attack Body Slam lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "When attacked, it defends itself by closing the lid of its shell. It can spit a sticky, poisonous liquid."

I keep a set binder for Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Shelmet can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.