Is Shuckle viable in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Shuckle is ranked #46 in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons with 1.57% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

Shuckle counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0213 Shuckle

BugRock

USAGE 1.6% #46

ABILITYPrankster

BASE STATS

HP 20

ATK 10

DEF 230

SPA 10

SPD 230

SPE 5

BST505

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterRockSteel

½×

NormalPoison

Moves

Baton Pass 32.8% Cosmic Power 30.3% Substitute 23.9% Parting Shot 22.1% Topsy-Turvy 22.0% Gastro Acid 21.1% Taunt 20.7% Recover 19.6%

Items

Leftovers 47.0% Focus Sash 30.4% Rocky Helmet 8.9% Lum Berry 2.9% Safety Goggles 1.5% Sitrus Berry 1.5% Mental Herb 1.3% nothing 1.1%

Abilities

Prankster30.7%Magic Bounce24.3%Shadow Tag8.7%Wonder Guard6.8%Mold Breaker5.5%Moody5.1%Unaware4.8%Multiscale3.5%

Common Teammates

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #46 with 1.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.