Shell Smash (move)

Shell Smash (Japanese: からをやぶる Shell Break) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation V.

Effect
Shell Smash decreases the user's and  stat by one stage, but increases the user's, , and  by two stages each.

Shell Smash is a part of Contest Spectacular combination and using it will cause and  to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Shell Smash, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

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Trivia

 * Shell Smash is the only status move that will always affect more than three stats simultaneously. The only other moves capable of doing so are and its variations, but it will not always happen in these cases.
 * Shell Smash causes the greatest overall base stat changes of any move from no changes at all, with 8.
 * However, surpasses this if the user has a -3 stat change in Attack, resulting in a +9 net stat change, and capping at +12 if executed from -6.
 * All Pokémon that are able to learn Shell Smash by leveling up have Defense as their highest base stat (or tied for their highest base stat).
 * Shell Smash is similar to, as both of them lower the Defense stat, but at the same time boost the Speed stat.

In other languages
Hausbruch Rompecoraza Exuviation Gettaguscio からをやぶる 破壳（招式）