Shellos
Sea Slug Pokémon
Found in abundance on seashores bordering warm waters. Shellos are unexpectedly friendly and will crawl toward any person they see. Take care not to get coated in mucus!
Details
Abilities
Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.
Redirects single-target Water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Water moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Strengthens Rock, Ground, and Steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Appears in these games
Base stats
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive
- Item
- Eviolite
- Nature
- Bold
- EVs
- 228 HP / 132 Def / 100 SpD / 4 Spe
- IVs
- —
- Tera
- Poison
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Shellos can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Shellos.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 2 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 5 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 5 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 10 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 15 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 21 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 25 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 31 | Muddy Water | Water | Special | 90 | 85 | 10 |
| 35 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | Memento | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 47 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Shellos can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
