Shellos (Pokémon)
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| Shellos カラナクシ Karanakushi | |
 Artwork from Diamond/Pearl | |
| National Dex | #422 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #060 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-037 |
| Type | Water |
| Species | Sea Slug Pokémon |
| Height | 1′00″ (0.3m) |
| Weight | 13.9 lbs. (6.3kg) |
| Abilities | Sticky Hold |
| Storm Drain | |
| Egg groups | Water 1 |
| Indeterminate | |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 HP |
| Exp. yield | 73 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Purple |
| Catch rate | 190 |
Shellos (Japanese: カラナクシ Karanakushi) is a Water-type Pokémon.
Shellos have two different appearances - one if caught on the west of Sinnoh (pink), another if caught on the east (blue). There is a myth that Sinnoh was once split into two halves; the two colorings of Shellos are often cited as evidence.
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Biology
Physiology
Shellos are slug-like Pokémon. Both forms have yellow lining around their eyes, mouth and back.
In the Western form, the underside is white, its back is pink in color and has small spike-like protrusions on it. On its head is a ring of pink fleshy knobs arranged like a flower.
In the Eastern form, the underside is green, its back is blue and has two flap-like protrusions. These flaps are lined in yellow. On its head are two white-tipped knobs resembling horns.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Habitat
Shellos live along the sea shore.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Zoey owns a western Shellos, which first appeared in A Stand-Up Sit-Down!.
An Eastern Shellos makes a cameo in The Rise of Darkrai climbing up a pole.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Shellos (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| IV | Diamond | Its color and shapes differ from region to region. In the Sinnoh region, two types are confirmed. |
| Pearl | It lives along bodies of water. Its body shape has changed to suit its habitat. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Common | Routes 205, 213, 218, 221, and 224, Fuego Ironworks, Valley Windworks |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Vien Town Beach The Beach Cave |
| Everyone's Pokémon Ranch | Random trade with Yukari * |
Base stats
| HP: | 76 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 48 | |
| Defense: | 48 | |
| SpAtk: | 57 | |
| SpDef: | 62 | |
| Speed: | 34 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
Learnset
Shellos is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Shellos, but are for some/all evolutions.
By leveling up
| Generation IV | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. |
| Start | Mud-Slap |  | 
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| 2 | Mud Sport | | 
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| 4 | Harden |  |
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| 7 | Water Pulse |  |
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| 11 | Mud Bomb | |
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| 16 | Hidden Power | |
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| 22 | Rain Dance | |
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| 29 | Body Slam | | 
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| 37 | Muddy Water | |
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| 46 | Recover | |
|
By TM/HM
| # | Generation IV |
|---|---|
| TM03 | Water Pulse |
| TM06 | Toxic |
| TM07 | Hail |
| TM10 | Hidden Power |
| TM13 | Ice Beam |
| TM14 | Blizzard |
| TM17 | Protect |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |
| TM21 | Frustration |
| TM27 | Return |
| TM32 | Double Team |
| TM42 | Facade |
| TM43 | Secret Power |
| TM44 | Rest |
| TM45 | Attract |
| TM55 | Brine |
| TM58 | Endure |
| TM78 | Captivate |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk |
| TM83 | Natural Gift |
| TM87 | Swagger |
| TM90 | Substitute |
| HM03 | Surf |
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Soak |
Evolution
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Basic
(Western variation)
Shellos
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Basic
(Eastern variation)
Shellos
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Sprite
| Gen | Game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 422.png | Image:Spr 4p 422.png | Image:Spr b g4 422.png | |||||
| Image:Spr 4p 422 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 422 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Shellos images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- There was initially some misinformation on some Pokémon websites, claiming that Shellos was the pre-evolved form of Lapras.
- When Serebii.net revealed Shellos's English name, the site originally interpreted its name as "Snelios" or "Shelios" due to poor image quality.
- According to an interview in Nintendo Power, Shellos and Gastrodon were originally designed for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, but were not implemented in the final design.
- Both Shellos and Gastrodon have a beta back sprite in the data. However, there are no front sprites for these forms, and neither Shellos nor Gastrodon can be captured with this form.
- No in-game trainer uses the eastern species in battle, even if the trainer's current location is east of Mt. Coronet, where only the blue species could be caught.
- In DP055, Professor Oak's lecture is about Shellos. He writes this Pokémon senryū about it: カラナクシ にしとひがしで いろちがい Karanakushi, nishi to higashi de, iro chigai "Karanakushi, the Western and the Eastern are, alternate colored"
Origin
Shellos is based on a sea slug.
Name Origin
Its English name appears to be a pun on Shell and the suffix -less, as Shellos does not have a shell. Its Japanese name is a combination of 殻 kara, shell, and 無くした nakushita, to have lost, or 無し nashi, without. Its German name, Schalellos, comes from schalenlos. Its French name, Sancoki, comes from sans coquille. Korean name comes from words 'shell' (껍질, kkapgil) and 'without' (무, 無, moo).
In other languages
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External links
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