Essentials

Shellos

Shellos

water

Abilities

Sticky Hold
This Pokemon's item cannot be removed by enemy moves.
Storm Drain
All Water moves are drawn to this Pokemon.

Damage Taken

  • bug 1
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 2
  • fighting 1
  • fire ½
  • flying 1
  • ghost 1
  • grass 2
  • ground 1
  • ice ½
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic 1
  • rock 1
  • steel ½
  • water ½
  • ??? 1

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 4
National
422
Sinnoh Generation 4
60

Names

Japanese
カラナクシ (karanakushi)
Official Roomaji
Karanakushi
Korean
깝질무
Chinese
無殼海牛
French
Sancoki
German
Schalellos

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female
Egg groups
  • Water 1
  • Indeterminate
Steps to hatch
5120

Compatibility

  • Squirtle
  • Psyduck
  • Poliwag
  • Slowpoke
  • Seel
  • Grimer
  • Gastly
  • Koffing
  • Horsea
  • Lapras
  • Omanyte
  • Kabuto
  • Dratini
  • Totodile
  • Marill
  • Wooper
  • Misdreavus
  • Wobbuffet
  • Slugma
  • Corsola
  • Remoraid
  • Delibird
  • Mantine
  • Mudkip
  • Lotad
  • Wingull
  • Ralts
  • Surskit
  • Gulpin
  • Corphish
  • Feebas
  • Castform
  • Shuppet
  • Duskull
  • Chimecho
  • Spheal
  • Clamperl
  • Relicanth
  • Piplup
  • Bidoof
  • Buizel
  • Shellos
  • Drifloon
  • Spiritomb

Training

Base EXP
73
1042 EXP at level
Effort points
  • 1 HP
Capture rate
190
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
medium
Wild held items

Generation 4

None

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
Shellos Shellos GastrodonGastrodon Level up: 30

Shellos Forms

  • East Shellos
  • West Shellos

Forms only affect appearance. A form is selected before a wild encounter based on whether the battle is in Western or Eastern Sinnoh and cannot be changed.

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
76
70.6 325 356
Attack
48
19.3 164 195
Defense
48
23.6 164 195
Special Attack
57
37.9 182 213
Special Defense
62
44.6 192 223
Speed
34
12.0 136 167
Total
325
26.0

Flavor

Flavor Text

Diamond
Its colors and shapes differ from region to region. In the Sinnoh region, two types are confirmed.
Pearl
It lives along bodies of water. Its body shape has changed to suit its habitat.
Platinum
Beware of pushing strongly on its squishy body, as it makes a mysterious purple fluid ooze out.
Heart Gold
Its shape and coloration vary, depending on its habitat.
Soul Silver
Its shape and coloration vary, depending on its habitat.

Sprites

Shellos Shellos Shellos Shellos

Miscellany

Species
Sea Slug
Color
purple
Cry
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Pawprint
Shellos
Shape
Chitinous

Height

Trainer dude

Shellos
3

0'11.8"
0.3 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Shellos
63

13.9 lb
6.3 kg

Locations

Diamond Diamond
Pearl Pearl
Platinum Platinum

Moves

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Mud-Slap ground Special 10 20 100%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level.

2 2 Mud Sport ground None 15 0 100%

All damage from Electric moves is halved until the end of the battle.

4 4 Harden normal None 30 0 100%

Raises the user's Defense by one level.

7 7 Water Pulse water Special 20 60 100%

Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.

11 11 Mud Bomb ground Special 10 65 85%

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level.

16 16 Hidden Power normal Special 15 1 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.

22 22 Rain Dance water None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.

29 29 Body Slam normal Physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

37 37 Muddy Water water Special 10 95 85%

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level.

46 46 Recover normal None 10 0 100%

Heals the user by half its max HP.

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Amnesia psychic None 20 0 100%

Raises the user's Special Defense by two levels.

Counter fighting Physical 20 1 100% -5

Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.

Curse ??? None 10 0 100%

Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.

Fissure ground Physical 5 1 30%

Causes a one-hit KO.

Memento dark None 10 0 100%

Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two levels. User faints.

Mirror Coat psychic Special 20 1 100% -5

Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took.

Sludge poison Special 20 65 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Spit Up normal Special 10 1 100%

Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.

Stockpile normal None 20 0 100%

Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.

Swallow normal None 10 0 100%

Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.

Trump Card normal Special 5 1 0%

Power increases when this move has less PP, up to a maximum of 200.

Yawn normal None 10 0 100%

Target sleeps at the end of the next turn.

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver AncientPower rock Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Dive water Physical 10 80 100%

User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Earth Power ground Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Headbutt normal Physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Icy Wind ice Special 15 55 95%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one level.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Pain Split normal None 20 0 0%

Sets the user's and targets's HP to the average of their current HP.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver String Shot bug None 40 0 95%

Lowers the target's Speed by one level.

DiamondPearl
Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
03 03 Water Pulse water Special 20 60 100%

Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.

06 06 Toxic poison None 10 0 85%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

07 07 Hail ice None 10 0 100%

Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.

10 10 Hidden Power normal Special 15 1 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.

13 13 Ice Beam ice Special 10 95 100%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

14 14 Blizzard ice Special 5 120 70%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

17 17 Protect normal None 10 0 0% 3

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

18 18 Rain Dance water None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.

21 21 Frustration normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.

27 27 Return normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.

32 32 Double Team normal None 15 0 100%

Raises the user's Evasion by one level.

42 42 Facade normal Physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.

43 43 Secret Power normal Physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.

44 44 Rest psychic None 10 0 100%

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.

45 45 Attract normal None 15 0 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

55 55 Brine water Special 10 65 100%

Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.

58 58 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

78 78 Captivate normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it's the opposite gender.

82 82 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

83 83 Natural Gift normal Physical 15 1 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.

87 87 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

90 90 Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

H3 H3 Surf water Special 15 95 100%

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.

H5 Whirlpool water Special 15 15 70%

Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.

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