What does Shellos evolve into?

Shellos evolves into Gastrodon at level 30. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.

At what level does Shellos evolve?

Shellos evolves into Gastrodon at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Shellos?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Shellos works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gastrodon . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Shellos?

Shellos is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Shellos - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

34Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Shellos's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP76

Attack48

Defense48

Sp. Atk57

Sp. Def62

Speed34

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight6.3 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

Sticky Hold

Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.

Storm DrainTop Pick

Redirects single-target water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Water moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Sand ForceHA

Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Storm Drain grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

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

Shellos Weakness

Type-wise, Shellos takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Storm Drain grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Shellos Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Shellos in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Shellos Thunderbolt 2x 58-70% Volt Switch 2x 47-56% Shock Wave 2x 40-49% Charge Beam 2x 35-42% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Shellos Energy Ball 2x 65-77% Giga Drain 2x 51-63% Bullet Seed 2x 23-28% Absorb 2x 23-28% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Shellos Thunderbolt 2x 77-91% Volt Switch 2x 58-70% Shock Wave 2x 51-63% Charge Beam 2x 47-56% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Shellos Thunderbolt 2x 58-70% Volt Switch 2x 47-56% Shock Wave 2x 40-49% Charge Beam 2x 35-42% View Shinx builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Shellos is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Gastrodon. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#422Shellos

Level 30

#423Gastrodon

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Shellos

Water

Gastrodon

WaterGround

111+35

ATK

83+35

DEF

68+20

SP.ATK

92+35

SP.DEF

82+20

SPE

39+5

BST

325C-Tier

475B-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Shellos easily with 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Amnesia, Clear Smog and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

IndeterminateWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Shellos Best Moveset

Don't let the NFE status fool you. Shellos with Eviolite hits bulk numbers that compete with final forms. Max Sp. Atk without Speed EVs and Hardy nature maximize that, and Stormdrain handles the rest. Recover patches up chip damage.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Storm Drain

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Shellos

HardyNEUTRAL

Shellos best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def

EVs

SpA

SpD

Doubles Special Tank Moveset

SurfSTAB
Earth Power
Ice Beam
RecoverRecovery

Recommended Teammates

DusclopsExcellent

ClefairyExcellent

GastrodonExcellent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Acid Armor and Amnesia give Shellos options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Muddy Water and Surf. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 5

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 10

Recover

S——10Normal

Lv 15

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 20

Ancient Power

S601005Rock

Lv 25

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 31

Muddy Water

C908510Water

Lv 35

Earth Power

S9010010Ground

Lv 40

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 45

Memento

C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM07

Hail

C——10Ice

TM13

Ice Beam

S9010010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM49

Scald

C8010015Water

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM95

Surf

S9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid Armor

D——20Poison

Egg

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

Egg

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Egg

Counter-5

S—10020Fighting

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Memento

C—10010Dark

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

S—10020Psychic

Egg

Mist

D——30Ice

Egg

Sludge

—6510020Poison

Egg

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Egg

Swallow

D——10Normal

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Shellos can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Shellos Locations

Shellos is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 20 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Shellos in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Shellos's encounter pool splits between Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You've got 20 walking spots at Lv. 7-28 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Route 205 - South

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.8-10 Route

45%Early

Route 205 - South

Shining PearlGrass Lv.8-10 Route

45%Early

Valley Windworks

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.7-9 Power-plant

30%Early

Valley Windworks

Shining PearlGrass Lv.7-9 Power-plant

30%Early

Route 205 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.11 Route

10%Early

Route 205 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.11 Route

10%Early

Route 213

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Route

50%Mid

Night

Route 213

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Route

50%Mid

Night

Route 213

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Route

40%Mid

Morning/day

Route 213

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Route

40%Mid

Morning/day

Fuego Ironworks

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.28 Power-plant

20%Mid

Fuego Ironworks

Shining PearlGrass Lv.28 Power-plant

20%Mid

Route 218

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.28 Route

20%Mid

Route 218

Shining PearlGrass Lv.28 Route

20%Mid

Fountainspring Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Fountainspring Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Route 221

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.28 Route

10%Mid

Route 221

Shining PearlGrass Lv.28 Route

10%Mid

Route 224

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.23 Route

1%Mid

Route 224

Shining PearlGrass Lv.23 Route

1%Mid

Shellos Guide

Shellos evolves into Gastrodon at level 30. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.
Shellos evolves into Gastrodon at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Shellos works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Gastrodon. That's where the stats start mattering.
Shellos is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Shellos appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Energy Ball 2x 97-115%KO Giga Drain 2x 81-96% Razor Leaf 2x 70-83% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 70-83% Thunderbolt 2x 60-70% Volt Switch 2x 46-54% Spark 2x 51-61% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 81-96% Energy Ball 2x 62-73% Giga Drain 2x 54-64% Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 91-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x 76-89% Volt Switch 2x 60-70% Thunder Fang 2x 51-61% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 65-77% Thunderbolt 2x 54-64% Volt Switch 2x 43-51% Spark 2x 65-77% View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Energy Ball 2x 97-115%KO Giga Drain 2x 81-96% Razor Leaf 2x 70-83% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 70-83% Thunderbolt 2x 60-70% Volt Switch 2x 46-54% Spark 2x 51-61% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 81-96% Energy Ball 2x 62-73% Giga Drain 2x 54-64% Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 91-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x 76-89% Volt Switch 2x 60-70% Thunder Fang 2x 51-61% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 65-77% Thunderbolt 2x 54-64% Volt Switch 2x 43-51% Spark 2x 65-77% View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 123-146%KO Energy Ball 2x 94-111%KO Giga Drain 2x 77-92% Razor Leaf 2x 68-81% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 68-81% Thunderbolt 2x 57-68% Volt Switch 2x 43-51% Spark 2x 48-57% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 80-95% Energy Ball 2x 59-70% Giga Drain 2x 50-59% Bullet Seed 2x 15-19% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 32 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 86-103%KO Thunderbolt 2x 71-84% Discharge 2x 64-76% Volt Switch 2x 57-68% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 61-73% Thunderbolt 2x 52-62% Volt Switch 2x 41-49% Spark 2x 61-73% View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 121-143%KO Energy Ball 2x 91-108%KO Giga Drain 2x 76-90% Razor Leaf 2x 68-80% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 66-78% Thunderbolt 2x 55-65% Volt Switch 2x 44-53% Spark 2x 48-58% View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 129-153%KO Energy Ball 2x 98-115%KO Giga Drain 2x 83-98% Magical Leaf 2x 66-78% View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 80-95% Thunderbolt 2x 66-78% Volt Switch 2x 53-63% Spark 2x 74-88% View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 74-88% Thunderbolt 2x 61-73% Discharge 2x 55-65% Volt Switch 2x 48-58% View Voltorb builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 120-141%KO Energy Ball 2x 89-105%KO Giga Drain 2x 75-89% Razor Leaf 2x 67-80% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 41 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 66-77% Thunderbolt 2x 53-63% Discharge 2x 48-56% Volt Switch 2x 41-49% View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Energy Ball 2x 97-115%KO Giga Drain 2x 81-96% Magical Leaf 2x 66-77% View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 80-94% Thunderbolt 2x 66-77% Volt Switch 2x 52-61% Spark 2x 73-87% View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Shellos Thunder 2x 75-89% Thunderbolt 2x 62-73% Discharge 2x 55-66% Volt Switch 2x 49-59% View Voltorb builds →

Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Shellos U Turn 29-35% Close Combat 50-59% View Zarude builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Shellos Volt Switch 2x 47-55% Electroweb 2x 37-44% Thunderbolt 2x 60-70% View Regieleki builds →
Kartana GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Leaf Blade Sacred Sword Knock Off Smart Strike Damage vs Shellos Knock Off 37-44% View Kartana builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemAssault Vest NatureTimid Moves Dark Pulse DischargeSTAB HexSTAB Nasty Plot Damage vs Shellos Dark Pulse 17-20% Discharge 2x 52-61% Hex 21-25% View Rotom builds →