Shellos Pokemon Guide

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Shellos Pokemon Guide

Shellos is a Water-type Pokemon with East Sea and West Sea forms. Its color and appearance vary by region. This guide covers Shellos’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Shellos

Shiny Form

Shiny Shellos

Alternate Form

West Sea Shellos

Alternate Form

East Sea Shellos

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Shellos 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.

Shellos Guide Contents

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

Shellos Description

Shellos is a Water-type Pokemon with East Sea and West Sea forms. Its color and appearance vary by region.

Competitive Overview

Is Shellos Good in Competitive?

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

Shellos Quick Facts

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

Name

Shellos

National Dex

#0422

Type

Water

Species

Sea Slug Pokemon

Height

1’00” / 0.3 m

Weight

13.9 lbs / 6.3 kg

Abilities

Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sand Force

Shellos Stats

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

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Shellos Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

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

Water Pulse

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

Surf

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

Muddy Water

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

Recover

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

Earth Power

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

Ice Beam

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

Rain Dance

Rain Dance is one of Shellos’s useful moves across Pokemon games and can support its common battle role.

Clear Smog

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

Shellos All Moves

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

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
5	Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
10	Recover	Normal	Status	–	–
15	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
20	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
25	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
31	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
35	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
40	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
45	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	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
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 Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	–
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
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	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Acid Armor	Poison	Status	–	–
Clear Smog	Poison	Special	50	–
Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special	–	100
Mist	Ice	Status	–	–
Sludge	Poison	Special	65	100
Spit Up	Normal	Special	–	100
Stockpile	Normal	Status	–	–
Swallow	Normal	Status	–	–
Yawn	Normal	Status	–	–

Shellos Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

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

Type

Water

Weaknesses

Electric, Grass

Resistances

Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Shellos Abilities

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

Sticky Hold

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

Storm Drain

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

Sand Force

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

Shellos Evolution

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

Stage 1

Shellos

Starting form

Stage 2

Gastrodon

Evolves from Shellos at Level 30

Where to Find Shellos in Pokemon Games

Shellos’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 Shellos
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 Shellos
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 Shellos
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 Shellos
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 Shellos
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 Shellos
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 Shellos
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Shellos FAQ

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

What type is Shellos?

Shellos is a Water-type Pokemon.

What is Shellos weak against?

Shellos is weak to Electric, Grass-type moves.

What does Shellos evolve from?

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

What are Shellos’s abilities?

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

What are Shellos’s best moves?

Shellos’s best moves often include Water Pulse, Surf, Muddy Water, Recover.

Is Shellos good in Pokemon?

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

How do you get Shellos?

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

Does Shellos have a Mega Evolution?

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

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