Is Shellos Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Water with AbilityStorm Drain absorbing Water moves for a Sp. Atk boost. Gastrodon at 30 adds Ground. The Water/Ground typing is great, but Seismitoad fills this role natively.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Shellos has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Shellos has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's typing presses Shellos's defenses.
Marlon's typing presses Shellos's defenses.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Marshal's typing presses Shellos's defenses.
Iris's team hits Shellos's weaknesses hard.
Shellos cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Shellos in Black 2 & White 2
Shellos isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Shellos from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Shellos to Shellos is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Shellos in B2W2
Step 1Shellos ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 213. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 205. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 103 · DexNav chain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via In-game trade · Seafolk Village · Trade for (give Granbull). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Motostoke Riverbank · Thunderstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Gastrodon
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Shellos Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Shellos
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Rotom's Thunderbolt hits Shellos for 66-78%.
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shellos View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x51-61% Shadow Ball29-35% Thunderbolt 2x66-78% | ||
Shellos Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Shellos easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Brine, Clear Smog and 12 more to offspring.
B2W2 Shellos Best Moveset
Water at 57 Sp. Atk with AbilityStorm Drain redirecting Water moves for a Sp. Atk boost. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. The moveset answers Water attackers by absorbing their hits for free power. Gastrodon one evolution away puts Storm Drain to real competitive use.
Best Build
Shellos best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Scald
- Recover
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Amnesia and Brine 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Beware of pushing strongly on its squishy body, as it makes a mysterious purple fluid ooze out.
Shellos Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves