Essentials
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
Pokédex Numbers
- Introduced in

- National
- 422
- Sinnoh

- 60
Names
- Japanese

- カラナクシ (karanakushi)
- Official Roomaji

- Karanakushi
- Korean

- 깝질무
- Chinese

- 無殼海牛
- French

- Sancoki
- German

- Schalellos
Training
- Base EXP
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73
1042 EXP at level - Effort points
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- 1 HP
- Capture rate
- 190
- Base happiness
- 70
- Growth rate
- medium
- Wild held items
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None
Evolution
| Baby | Basic | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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Shellos Forms
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 | |||
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| HP | 70.6 | 325 | 356 | ||
| Attack | 19.3 | 164 | 195 | ||
| Defense | 23.6 | 164 | 195 | ||
| Special Attack | 37.9 | 182 | 213 | ||
| Special Defense | 44.6 | 192 | 223 | ||
| Speed | 12.0 | 136 | 167 | ||
| Total | 26.0 | ||||
Flavor
Flavor Text

- Its colors and shapes differ from region to region. In the Sinnoh region, two types are confirmed.

- It lives along bodies of water. Its body shape has changed to suit its habitat.

- Beware of pushing strongly on its squishy body, as it makes a mysterious purple fluid ooze out.

- Its shape and coloration vary, depending on its habitat.

- Its shape and coloration vary, depending on its habitat.
Sprites
Miscellany
- Species
- Sea Slug
- Color
- purple
- Cry
- download mp3
- Pawprint

- Shape
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Chitinous
Height
0'11.8"
0.3 m
Weight
13.9 lb
6.3 kg
Locations
- Diamond

- Pearl

- Platinum

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Moves
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Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
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| — | — | Mud-Slap |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level. |
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| 2 | 2 | Mud Sport |
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15 | 0 | 100% | All damage from Electric moves is halved until the end of the battle. |
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| 4 | 4 | Harden |
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30 | 0 | 100% | Raises the user's Defense by one level. |
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| 7 | 7 | Water Pulse |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. |
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| 11 | 11 | Mud Bomb |
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10 | 65 | 85% | Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level. |
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| 16 | 16 | Hidden Power |
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15 | 1 | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. |
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| 22 | 22 | Rain Dance |
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5 | 0 | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. |
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| 29 | 29 | Body Slam |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. |
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| 37 | 37 | Muddy Water |
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10 | 95 | 85% | Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level. |
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| 46 | 46 | Recover |
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10 | 0 | 100% | Heals the user by half its max HP. |
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Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
| Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move. | |||||||||
| Amnesia |
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20 | 0 | 100% | Raises the user's Special Defense by two levels. |
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| Counter |
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20 | 1 | 100% | -5 | Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. |
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| Curse |
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10 | 0 | 100% | Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. |
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| Fissure |
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5 | 1 | 30% | Causes a one-hit KO. |
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| Memento |
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10 | 0 | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two levels. User faints. |
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| Mirror Coat |
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20 | 1 | 100% | -5 | Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took. |
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| Sludge |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to poison the target. |
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| Spit Up |
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10 | 1 | 100% | Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. |
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| Stockpile |
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20 | 0 | 100% | Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. |
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| Swallow |
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10 | 0 | 100% | Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. |
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| Trump Card |
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5 | 1 | 0% | Power increases when this move has less PP, up to a maximum of 200. |
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| Yawn |
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10 | 0 | 100% | Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. |
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Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
| Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC. | |||||||||
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AncientPower |
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5 | 60 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level. |
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Dive |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. |
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Earth Power |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level. |
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Headbutt |
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15 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. |
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Icy Wind |
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15 | 55 | 95% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one level. |
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Pain Split |
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20 | 0 | 0% | Sets the user's and targets's HP to the average of their current HP. |
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Snore |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. |
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String Shot |
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40 | 0 | 95% | Lowers the target's Speed by one level. |
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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 |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. |
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| 06 | 06 | Toxic |
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10 | 0 | 85% | Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. |
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| 07 | 07 | Hail |
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10 | 0 | 100% | Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. |
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| 10 | 10 | Hidden Power |
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15 | 1 | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. |
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| 13 | 13 | Ice Beam |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. |
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| 14 | 14 | Blizzard |
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5 | 120 | 70% | Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. |
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| 17 | 17 | Protect |
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10 | 0 | 0% | 3 | Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
| 18 | 18 | Rain Dance |
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5 | 0 | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. |
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| 21 | 21 | Frustration |
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20 | 1 | 100% | Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. |
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| 27 | 27 | Return |
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20 | 1 | 100% | Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102. |
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| 32 | 32 | Double Team |
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15 | 0 | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion by one level. |
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| 42 | 42 | Facade |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. |
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| 43 | 43 | Secret Power |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. |
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| 44 | 44 | Rest |
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10 | 0 | 100% | User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. |
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| 45 | 45 | Attract |
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15 | 0 | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. |
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| 55 | 55 | Brine |
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10 | 65 | 100% | Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining. |
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| 58 | 58 | Endure |
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10 | 0 | 100% | 3 | Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. |
| 78 | 78 | Captivate |
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20 | 0 | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it's the opposite gender. |
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| 82 | 82 | Sleep Talk |
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10 | 0 | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. |
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| 83 | 83 | Natural Gift |
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15 | 1 | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. |
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| 87 | 87 | Swagger |
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15 | 0 | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target. |
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| 90 | 90 | Substitute |
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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. |
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| H3 | H3 | Surf |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. |
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| H5 | Whirlpool |
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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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½ male, ½ female
