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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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

Utility

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 Drain

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

Sand ForceHANot in game

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

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

Platinum

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Shellos in Platinum (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Giga Drain 2x 81-96% Razor Leaf 2x 70-83% Bullet Seed 2x 35-41% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 135-160%KO Giga Drain 2x 86-102%KO Magical Leaf 2x 70-83% Mega Drain 2x 48-57% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 91-109%KO Giga Drain 2x 60-70% Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 91-109%KO Giga Drain 2x 60-70% Razor Leaf 2x 60-70% Bullet Seed 2x 30-35% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 78-93% Giga Drain 2x 48-57% Razor Leaf 2x 56-67% Mega Drain 2x 30-35% View Turtwig builds →

Platinum 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 Amnesia, Counter, Curse and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Shellos Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding's the move. Amnesia and Counter give Shellos options it can't learn any other way, and Ground and Normal coverage and more 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 2

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Lv 4

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 7

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 11

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 16

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

Lv 22

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 29

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 37

Muddy Water

—958510Water

Lv 46

Recover

C——10Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Memento

D—10010Dark

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

——10020Psychic

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

———20Normal

Egg

Swallow

———10Normal

Egg

Yawn

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Dive

D8010010Water

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Platinum Shellos Locations

high spawn rates in early-game water routes across 12 locations. Shellos's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Shellos in Platinum

Shellos shows up in 12 surfing and walking spots from Lv. 9-30. Plenty of options, and the list is sorted so the highest-rate locations at each progression stage come first.

Route 205 - South

Grass Lv.9-12 Route

CommonEarly

Valley Windworks

Grass Lv.9-12 Power-plant

CommonEarly

Canalave City

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 City

CommonMid

Fuego Ironworks

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Power-plant

CommonMid

Pastoria City

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 City

CommonMid

Route 205 - South

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Route

CommonMid

Route 212 - South

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Route

CommonMid

Route 218

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Route

CommonMid

Valley Windworks

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Power-plant

CommonMid

Route 212 - South

Grass Lv.23-26 Route

CommonMid

Route 213

Grass Lv.24-26 Route

CommonMid

Route 213

Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Route

RareMid

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Shellos Razor Leaf 2x 57-67% Absorb 2x 20-24% View Turtwig builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Shellos Absorb 2x 20-24% View Lotad builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Shellos Spark 2x 67-80% View Shinx builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Energy BallLv. 50 Learns Energy Ball at Level 50 View Lileep builds →
Seedot Grass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Seedot builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Bullet Seed 2x 23-27% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Shellos Razor Leaf 2x 58-68% Bullet Seed 2x 30-36% Absorb 2x 18-23% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Shellos Mega Drain 2x 30-36% Bullet Seed 2x 18-23% Absorb 2x 18-23% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Magical Leaf 2x 53-64% Bullet Seed 2x 23-27% View Cherubi builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Shellos Mega Drain 2x 30-36% Bullet Seed 2x 18-23% Absorb 2x 18-23% View Lotad builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Giga Drain 2x 80-94% Razor Leaf 2x 67-80% Bullet Seed 2x 34-40% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Giga Drain 2x 86-101%KO Magical Leaf 2x 67-80% Mega Drain 2x 46-54% Bullet Seed 2x 24-29% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Giga Drain 2x 58-69% Bullet Seed 2x 20-25% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Giga Drain 2x 48-58% Razor Leaf 2x 54-65% Mega Drain 2x 27-33% Bullet Seed 2x 27-33% View Turtwig builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Giga Drain 2x 61-72% Magical Leaf 2x 48-58% Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Cherubi builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Shellos Wood Hammer 2x 144-170%KO Solar Beam 2x 121-143%KO Giga Drain 2x 76-90% Razor Leaf 2x 68-80% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 129-153%KO Giga Drain 2x 83-98% Magical Leaf 2x 66-78% Mega Drain 2x 44-53% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 89-105%KO Giga Drain 2x 57-68% Bullet Seed 2x 18-23% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 87-103%KO Giga Drain 2x 55-65% Bullet Seed 2x 21-25% Absorb 2x 17-20% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 87-103%KO Giga Drain 2x 55-65% Razor Leaf 2x 55-65% Bullet Seed 2x 28-33% View Nuzleaf builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Shellos Wood Hammer 2x 143-169%KO Solar Beam 2x 120-141%KO Giga Drain 2x 75-89% Razor Leaf 2x 67-80% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 40 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Damage vs Shellos Petal Dance 2x 127-150%KO Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Giga Drain 2x 81-96% Magical Leaf 2x 66-77% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 88-103%KO Giga Drain 2x 55-66% Bullet Seed 2x 20-23% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 85-101%KO Giga Drain 2x 55-66% Bullet Seed 2x 22-26% Absorb 2x 16-19% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Shellos Solar Beam 2x 85-101%KO Giga Drain 2x 55-66% Razor Leaf 2x 53-63% Bullet Seed 2x 26-30% View Nuzleaf builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Shellos Thunderbolt 2x 149-175%KO Explosion 73-86% View Magnezone builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Will O Wisp TrickUtility Damage vs Shellos Thunderbolt 2x 120-141%KO Shadow Ball 53-63% View Rotom builds →