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shellos
#422

Shellos

Sea Slug Pokémon

Water

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

Base Stats

HP 76
Attack 48
Defense 48
Sp. Atk 57
Sp. Def 62
Speed 34
Total 325

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Sea Slug Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 6.3 kg
Base Exp 65
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Indeterminate

Sprites

shellos Front Front
shellos Back Back
shellos Front Shiny Front Shiny
shellos Back Shiny Back Shiny
shellos Official Art Official Art
shellos Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.6%
Defensive
Moves
Earth Power / Ice Beam
Toxic / Clear Smog / Yawn
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 228
Def 132
SpD 100
Spe 4

Strategy Overview

The buff to Knock Off caused a drastic increase in the viability and popularity of the move, and with it, a rise in methods to deal with it. Among these methods is a Pokemon with the ability Sticky Hold to absorb the attack, and Shellos is a wonderful candidate for such a role. Although its stats might not be particularly impressive, Sticky Hold, Eviolite, and reliable recovery mean that Shellos can be difficult to take out. On top of that, Shellos has all the right moves to fit in on a team as its bulky Water-type. However, Shellos is by no means free of the detriments that its average stats bring. In addition to being slow and lacking offensive presence, Shellos is left with decent but not exceptional bulk, leaving it very prone to wallbreakers and preventing it from seeing more use. Shellos is an excellent choice when used with other defensive Pokemon thanks to its ability to withstand Knock Off with ease, but it should be avoided on more fast-paced teams due to its limited offensive presence and inability to take especially powerful attacks.

Most Used Moves

Scald
91.0%
Recover
88.7%
Ice Beam
34.1%
Toxic
24.6%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
88.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc