Gastrodon Pokemon Guide

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Gastrodon Pokemon Guide

Gastrodon is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon with East Sea and West Sea forms. It is known for its bulk, recovery options and useful Storm Drain ability. This guide covers Gastrodon’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Gastrodon

Shiny Form

Shiny Gastrodon

Alternate Form

West Sea Gastrodon

Alternate Form

East Sea Gastrodon

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Gastrodon guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Gastrodon Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
FAQ

Gastrodon Description

Gastrodon is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon with East Sea and West Sea forms. It is known for its bulk, recovery options and useful Storm Drain ability.

Competitive Overview

Is Gastrodon Good in Competitive?

Gastrodon can be useful depending on the format, team role and available moves. Its typing, abilities and stat spread determine whether it is best used for offense, support, utility or casual play.

Like most Pokemon, Gastrodon’s value changes across generations and rulesets. Check its current moves, abilities and matchups before building around it.

Gastrodon Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Gastrodon, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Gastrodon

National Dex

#0423

Type

Water / Ground

Species

Sea Slug Pokemon

Height

2’11” / 0.9 m

Weight

65.9 lbs / 29.9 kg

Abilities

Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sand Force

Gastrodon Stats

Gastrodon’s base stats determine how it performs in battle and what roles it can fill across Pokemon games.

111

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Gastrodon Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Gastrodon can use a range of moves depending on the game, format and role. These are some of Gastrodon’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Earth Power

Earth Power is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Muddy Water

Muddy Water is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Recover

Recover is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Surf

Surf is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Ice Beam

Ice Beam is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Clear Smog

Clear Smog is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Yawn

Yawn is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Protect

Protect is one of Gastrodon’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Gastrodon All Moves

Use the section below to view Gastrodon’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
1	Recover	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
15	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
20	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
25	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
33	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
39	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
46	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
53	Memento	Dark	Status	–	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
TM	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
TM	Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	–
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85

Gastrodon Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Gastrodon is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon. Its matchups change depending on type interactions in each Pokemon game.

Type

Water, Ground

Weaknesses

Grass

Resistances

Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel

Immunity

Electric

Gastrodon Abilities

Gastrodon’s abilities can change how it performs in battle depending on the game and format.

Sticky Hold

Sticky Hold is one of Gastrodon’s abilities and can affect how it performs in different Pokemon games and battle formats.

Storm Drain

Storm Drain is one of Gastrodon’s abilities and can affect how it performs in different Pokemon games and battle formats.

Sand Force

Sand Force is one of Gastrodon’s abilities and can affect how it performs in different Pokemon games and battle formats.

Gastrodon Evolution

This section covers the Gastrodon evolution line and how Gastrodon evolves or is obtained through evolution.

Stage 1

Shellos

Starting form

Stage 2

Gastrodon

Evolves from Shellos at Level 30

Where to Find Gastrodon in Pokemon Games

Gastrodon’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. Some games use wild encounters, some use evolution and some require trading or transferring from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Gastrodon
Pokemon Diamond	Available in Sinnoh or Hisui-related games through wild encounters, evolution or regional methods depending on version.
Pokemon Pearl	Available in Sinnoh or Hisui-related games through wild encounters, evolution or regional methods depending on version.
Pokemon Platinum	Available in Sinnoh or Hisui-related games through wild encounters, evolution or regional methods depending on version.
Pokemon HeartGold	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Gastrodon
Pokemon Black	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon White	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Black 2	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon White 2	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Gastrodon
Pokemon X	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Y	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon and Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

Game	Where to Find Gastrodon
Pokemon Sun	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Moon	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Gastrodon
Pokemon Sword	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Shield	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Available in Sinnoh or Hisui-related games through wild encounters, evolution or regional methods depending on version.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Available in Sinnoh or Hisui-related games through wild encounters, evolution or regional methods depending on version.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Available in Sinnoh or Hisui-related games through wild encounters, evolution or regional methods depending on version.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Gastrodon
Pokemon Scarlet	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Violet	Location data varies by version. Check in-game regional encounters, evolution methods, trades or transfers.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Gastrodon
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Gastrodon FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Gastrodon. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Gastrodon?

Gastrodon is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon.

What is Gastrodon weak against?

Gastrodon is weak to Grass-type moves.

What does Gastrodon evolve from?

Gastrodon evolution depends on its evolution line. See the evolution section above for full details.

What are Gastrodon’s abilities?

Gastrodon’s abilities are Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sand Force.

What are Gastrodon’s best moves?

Gastrodon’s best moves often include Earth Power, Muddy Water, Recover, Surf.

Is Gastrodon good in Pokemon?

Gastrodon can be useful depending on the game, format and team role.

How do you get Gastrodon?

Gastrodon can be found, evolved, traded or transferred depending on the Pokemon game.

Does Gastrodon have a Mega Evolution?

No, Gastrodon does not currently have an official Mega Evolution.

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