Is Shellos Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Route 205 (West) or Route 213 (East). Gastrodon is one of the best Pokemon in BDSP. Grab a Shellos and don't look back.
Shellos resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Shellos's weaknesses hard.
Shellos trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Shellos's defenses.
Gastrodon trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Gastrodon has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Gastrodon trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Gastrodon has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Gastrodon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Gastrodon has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Gastrodon has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Gastrodon trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Gastrodon trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Shellos on Route 205 (walking, Lv 11, uncommon).
Your Shellos should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Shellos in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
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.
Where To Catch Shellos in BDSP
To get Shellos, start by catching Shellos through walking encounters at Lv. 7-53. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Shellos ✓Route 205 - SouthLv.8-10GrassRate 45%Valley WindworksLv.7-9FloorRate 30%Route 205 - NorthLv.11GrassRate 10%Route 213Lv.20-22GrassRate 50%NightRoute 213Lv.20-22GrassRate 40%Morning/dayFuego IronworksLv.28FloorRate 20%Route 218Lv.28GrassRate 20%Fountainspring CaveLv.16-20CaveRoute 221Lv.28GrassRate 10%Route 224Lv.23GrassRate 1%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into GastrodonRoute 221Lv.28-30GrassShining PearlRate 30%Route 218Lv.28-30GrassRate 20%Fuego IronworksLv.29-30FloorRate 15%Fountainspring CaveLv.16-20CaveRoute 221Lv.29-30GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 10%Route 222Lv.40-42GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 40%NightRoute 222Lv.40-42GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 222Lv.40-42GrassShining PearlRate 20%NightRoute 222Lv.41-42GrassShining PearlRate 10%Morning/dayRoute 224Lv.52-53GrassRate 30%NightRoute 224Lv.53GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 230Lv.51GrassRate 5%or evolve from Shellos (Step 1)
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 |
What is Shellos Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Shellos
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Shellos View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x147-173%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shellos View Kartana builds →Knock Off31-36% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Shellos View Rotom builds →Hex24-28% | ||
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 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Amnesia, Clear Smog and 11 more to offspring.
BDSP Shellos Best Moveset
Water pre-evo with AbilityStorm Drain absorbing Water moves for Sp. Atk boosts and hidden AbilitySand Force boosting Ground, Rock, and Steel moves in sand. 76 HP across modest stats. The moveset can't compete. One evolution from Gastrodon where Water/Ground TermStab reaches C-tier.
Best Build
Shellos best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Ancient Power
- Counter
- Ice Beam
- Mirror Coat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Base Stats
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 changed to suit its habitat.
Shellos Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
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.
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