#0422 · Sea Slug Pokémon
Shellos
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GastrodonCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #188 · 7 votes · median B
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Rank #281 · 8 votes · median A
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Endless
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Tier history
5 recorded changes · 7 votes
Moved B → A 26 days ago
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Game data
Abilities
- Sticky Hold
The Pokémon’s held items cling to its sticky body and cannot be stolen or removed by other Pokémon.
- Storm Drain
The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves. These moves do not work on the Pokémon. Instead, they boost its Sp. Atk stat.
- Sand ForceHidden
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves by 30% in a sandstorm. The Pokémon also takes no damage from sandstorms.
The Pokémon has ⅓ of its max HP restored when it switches out of battle.
Egg moves
- Bouncy BubbleWaterSpecial60 pow · 100%
The user attacks by shooting water bubbles at the target. It then absorbs water and restores its HP by 100% of the damage dealt by this move.
- Giga DrainGrassSpecial75 pow · 100%
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by ½ of the damage dealt by this move.
- Freezy FrostIceSpecial100 pow · 90%
The user attacks with a crystal made of cold frozen haze. It eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
- Steam EruptionWaterSpecial110 pow · 95%Rare egg move
The user attacks by immersing targets in superheated steam. This move has a 30% chance of burning the target and will thaw out the user or target if one is frozen.
Base stats
Shellos · BST 325
Gastrodon · BST 475
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Shellos eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Shellos needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.