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Encountered this little guy on my morning walk, he was apparently not happy I realized he wasn't just a rock haha. I guess I should share some shuckle facts. While the most commonly seen shuckle, such as those from Johto have red shells, their shells can actually come in a variety of colors, this is because the color you see on the shell is a form of mold. Which is why Blue (often referred to as shiny) Shuckle are so prized, the mold growing on their shells is a breed of Penicillium. So if you have a mold allergy a Shuckle probably isn't the pokemon for you. I will say there was an interesting study done to see if shuckle can live without mold on their shell and it was found that they can, more interestingly it turns out they can, however it is something that needs more research done on it before it could be ever recommended to de-mold your shuckle. Let your little rock worm be moldy.