About West Gastrodon
West Gastrodon is a Water / Ground-type Pokémon, the Sea Slug Pokémon (No. 423), introduced in Generation IV and native to the Sinnoh region.
Eats beach sand for nourishment. Should one Gastrodon encounter another of a different color, a fierce battle will inevitably ensue.
Pokédex data
- Category
- Sea Slug Pokémon
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Weight
- 29.9 kg
- Color
- Purple
- Shape
- Squiggle
- Generation
- Generation IV
- Region
- Sinnoh
Base stats
- HP111
- Attack83
- Defense68
- Sp. Atk92
- Sp. Def82
- Speed39
Type defenses (Water / Ground)
Weak to
grassResists
fire
poison
rock
steelImmune to
electricAbilities
Sticky Hold
The Pokémon's held items cling to its sticky body and cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
Storm Drain
The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of taking damage from them, its Sp. Atk stat is boosted.
Sand Force
Hidden abilityBoosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.
Evolution
Shellos
#422
Lv. 30
Gastrodon
#423
Breeding
Egg groups
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Hatch counter
20 cycles (~5,140 steps)
Planning a specific spread? Open the breeding calculator to find compatible partners and hatch odds.
Training
EV yield (when defeated)
- Catch rate
- 75
- Base happiness
- 70
- Base XP
- 166
- Growth rate
- Medium
Trivia & history
Regional Pokédex appearances
Sprites & cry
Artwork
- Artwork
- Shiny artwork
Sprites
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Animated
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Cry