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Gastrodon

Sea Slug Pokémon

WaterGround

When its natural enemy attacks, it oozes purple fluid and escapes.

Base Stats

HP 111

Attack 83

Defense 68

Sp. Atk 92

Sp. Def 82

Speed 39

Total 475

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

grass 4x

Resistant to

poison ½x rock ½x steel ½x fire ½x

Immune to

electric 0x

Abilities

Sticky Hold Storm Drain Sand Force (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

Shellos

→

Gastrodon Lv. 30

Moves

Details

Category Sea Slug Pokémon

Height 0.9 m

Weight 29.9 kg

Base Exp 166

Growth Rate Medium

Capture Rate 75

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Water1 ,Indeterminate

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

monotype Usage: 3.3%

UU RU OU NU 1V1 MONOTYPE DOUBLESOU BATTLESPOTDOUBLES

Specially Defensive (Ground)

Moves

Scald

Earth Power / Earthquake

Recover

Toxic

Item

Leftovers

Ability

Storm Drain

Nature

Sassy

EVs

HP 252

Def 4

SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Ground

Gastrodon acts as a specially defensive wall on Ground teams thanks to its solid defensive typing, decent bulk, reliable recovery, and Storm Drain. Gastrodon's Water immunity prevents fast Water-types like Swift Swim Kingdra in rain from sweeping through Ground teams. Its Ice neutrality allows Gastrodon to switch into Kyurem-B and tank an Icicle Crash from Choice Band Weavile and Choice Band Mamoswine. Gastrodon's high HP and serviceable Special Defense let it tank hits from powerful special attackers like Landorus and Mega Diancie. However, as a result of its terrible Speed and poor Defense, Gastrodon is subject to being taken out by wallbreakers such as Mega Heracross and Dragonite. Gastrodon competes with Seismitoad for a spot, since they can both provide a Water immunity. Seismitoad lacks reliable recovery, but it's faster and has a better offensive movepool to check Belly Drum Azumarill.