Gastrodon (West Sea)

#423 (Sinnoh)

#424 Ambipom ›

Pokémon type

Water

Ground

Gastrodon (West Sea) weaknesses

Gastrodon (West Sea) is doubly weak to Grass-type moves.

256%

Resistances

Gastrodon (West Sea) is resistant to Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire and Electric-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Gastrodon (West Sea)

The best moves for Gastrodon (West Sea) are Mud-Slap and Earthquake when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Mud-Slap

15.2DPS

Earthquake

48DPS

Defending

Mud-Slap

15.2DPS

Earth Power

34.3DPS

Trainer Battles

Mud-Slap

3.3EPT

Earthquake

2.22DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Shellos (West Sea) family. Gastrodon (West Sea) evolves from Shellos (West Sea) for 50 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Gastrodon:

West Sea

East Sea

Game images

Gastrodon (West Sea), with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Gastrodon (West Sea) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Summary

Gastrodon (West Sea) is a Water & Ground Pokémon which evolves from Shellos. It is weak to Grass moves. Gastrodon's best moveset is Mud-Slap & Earthquake and it has a Max CP of 2,628.

About

"Their shape and color change, depending on their environment and diet. There are many of them at beaches where the waves are calm."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Mud-Slap	19	8.7	15.2
Hidden Power	15	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Earth Power	100	2	2.4
Earthquake	140	1	1.68
Water Pulse	65	2	1.56
Body Slam	50	3	1.52

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud-Slap	11	3	4.4	3.3
Hidden Power	9	3	3	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Earthquake	120	65	2.22
Earth Power ▼ def	90	50	2.16
Water Pulse	80	50	1.92
Body Slam	65	40	1.63

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	9.4	100%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	9.3	99%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	8.3	89%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	8.1	86%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	7.9	84%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	7.8	83%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	6.7	72%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	6.6	71%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	4.5	100%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	4.2	93%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	4.1	90%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	3.7	83%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	3.6	80%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	3.5	78%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	3.2	71%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	3	66%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	21	11.8	100%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Earth Power 2.16 DPE	15	11.6	98%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Water Pulse 1.92 DPE	15	10.8	92%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	12	9.8	83%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	27	8.9	76%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Earth Power 2.16 DPE	21	8.8	74%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Water Pulse 1.92 DPE	21	8.1	69%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	15	7.3	62%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Gastrodon (West Sea)?

Gastrodon (West Sea) is doubly weak to Grass moves.

The best counter to Gastrodon (West Sea) is Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant, followed by Kartana, Mega Chesnaught and Shaymin (Sky Forme).

The top Gastrodon (West Sea) counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant	100%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	97%
Kartana	Razor Leaf Leaf Blade	92%
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Leaf Blade	87%
Mega Chesnaught	Vine Whip Seed Bomb+	87%
Kartana	Fury Cutter Leaf Blade	84%
Shaymin (Sky Forme)	Magical Leaf Grass Knot	83%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Leaf Blade	83%
Mega Chesnaught	Vine Whip Frenzy Plant	83%
Mega Victreebel	Magical Leaf Solar Beam	83%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		169
Defense		143
Stamina		244

Max HP

Level 40

204

Size

Height	0.9 m
Weight	29.9 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	996
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,328
Level 30 Max wild	1,992
Level 40	2,324
Level 50	2,628

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,660
Level 35 (wild)	2,158