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Gastrodon East
About Gastrodon

East Sea Gastrodon is a Water/Ground-type Pokémon and #231 in the Galar Pokédex for Pokémon Sword & Shield. East Sea Gastrodon evolves from East Sea Shellos.

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Gastrodon East

Gastrodon East

Gastrodon's Type

WATER
GROUND

Gastrodon's Pokédex #s

Galar #
231
National #
423

Gastrodon's Base Stats

HP:
111
Attack:
83
Defense:
68
Sp. Atk:
92
Sp. Def:
82
Speed:
39
Total:
475

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:
Water 1 / Amorphous
EXP At Lv. 100:
1,000,000
EV Yield:
2 HP

Gastrodon's Abilities

Here are what abilities Gastrodon can possibly have, along with their effects.
Sticky Hold
Prevents Gastrodon's held item from being removed or switched by other Pokémon.
Storm Drain
Draws in Water moves to Gastrodon, which prevents their damage and raises Gastrodon's Special Attack by one stage.
Sand Force
Gastrodon's Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves do 30% more damage in a sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Gastrodon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Gastrodon's weakness and resistance is to various types.
4×
GRASS
½
FIRE
POISON
ROCK
STEEL
immune
ELECTRIC

Gastrodon's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Gastrodon evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.
Shellos
Shellos
starting form
Gastrodon
Gastrodon
at level 30

Gastrodon's Moves

Below is a list of all of the moves that Gastrodon can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Gastrodon learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.
Lv. Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
1
Water Gun
Damages the target.
WATER
SPECIAL
 40 100% 25 One Target
1
Mud-Slap
100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.
GROUND
SPECIAL
 20 100% 10 One Target
1
Harden
Raises Gastrodon's Defense by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 30 User
1
Recover
Restores half of Gastrodon's HP.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 10 User
15
Water Pulse
Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.
WATER
SPECIAL
 60 100% 20 One Target
20
Ancient Power
Has a 10% chance of raising Gastrodon's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.
ROCK
SPECIAL
 60 100% 5 One Target
25
Body Slam
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
 85 100% 15 One Target
33
Muddy Water
30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.
WATER
SPECIAL
 90 85% 10 Nearby Enemies
39
Earth Power
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
GROUND
SPECIAL
 90 100% 10 One Target
46
Rain Dance
Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.
WATER
STATUS
 -- -- 5 Entire Field
53
Memento
Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two stages, then Gastrodon faints.
DARK
STATUS
 -- 100% 10 One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Gastrodon can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.
TM Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TM08
Hyper Beam
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
SPECIAL
 150 90% 5 One Target
TM09
Giga Impact
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
 150 90% 5 One Target
TM15
Dig
Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
 80 100% 10 One Target
TM21
Rest
Gastrodon restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
 -- -- 10 User
TM22
Rock Slide
Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
 75 90% 10 Nearby Enemies
TM24
Snore
Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
 50 100% 15 One Target
TM25
Protect
Protects Gastrodon from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 10 User
TM27
Icy Wind
100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.
ICE
SPECIAL
 55 95% 15 Nearby Enemies
TM31
Attract
Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- 100% 15 One Target
TM32
Sandstorm
Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.
ROCK
STATUS
 -- -- 10 Entire Field
TM33
Rain Dance
Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.
WATER
STATUS
 -- -- 5 Entire Field
TM35
Hail
Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.
ICE
STATUS
 -- -- 10 Entire Field
TM36
Whirlpool
Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.
WATER
SPECIAL
 35 85% 15 One Target
TM39
Facade
Does double damage if Gastrodon is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
 70 100% 20 One Target
TM45
Dive
Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.
WATER
PHYSICAL
 80 100% 10 One Target
TM46
Weather Ball
Doubles its power and changes its type based on the weather condition.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
 50 100% 10 One Target
TM48
Rock Tomb
100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
 60 95% 15 One Target
TM49
Sand Tomb
Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
 35 85% 15 One Target
TM53
Mud Shot
100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.
GROUND
SPECIAL
 55 95% 15 One Target
TM55
Brine
Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.
WATER
SPECIAL
 65 100% 10 One Target
TM76
Round
Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
 60 100% 15 One Target
TM81
Bulldoze
100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
 60 100% 20 All But Self
TM98
Stomping Tantrum
Power is doubled if Gastrodon missed the target last turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
 75 100% 10 One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Gastrodon can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area.
TR Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TR01
Body Slam
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
 85 100% 15 One Target
TR03
Hydro Pump
Damages the target.
WATER
SPECIAL
 110 80% 5 One Target
TR04
Surf
Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.
WATER
SPECIAL
 90 100% 15 All But Self
TR05
Ice Beam
Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
ICE
SPECIAL
 90 100% 10 One Target
TR06
Blizzard
Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.
ICE
SPECIAL
 110 70% 5 Nearby Enemies
TR10
Earthquake
Does double damage against targets using Dig.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
 100 100% 10 All But Self
TR16
Waterfall
Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.
WATER
PHYSICAL
 80 100% 15 One Target
TR17
Amnesia
Raises Gastrodon's Special Defense by two stages.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
 -- -- 20 User
TR20
Substitute
Costs 25% of Gastrodon's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 10 User
TR22
Sludge Bomb
Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
POISON
SPECIAL
 90 100% 10 One Target
TR26
Endure
Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 10 User
TR27
Sleep Talk
Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Gastrodon's moves at random.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 10 User
TR45
Muddy Water
30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.
WATER
SPECIAL
 90 85% 10 Nearby Enemies
TR67
Earth Power
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
GROUND
SPECIAL
 90 100% 10 One Target
TR75
Stone Edge
Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)
ROCK
PHYSICAL
 100 80% 5 One Target
TR78
Sludge Wave
Has a 10% chance to poison all nearby Pokémon.
POISON
SPECIAL
 95 100% 10 All But Self
TR84
Scald
Has a 30% chance to burn the target.
WATER
SPECIAL
 80 100% 15 One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Gastrodon can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage.
Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
EGG
Counter
Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.
FIGHTING
PHYSICAL
 varies 100% 20 Counter
EGG
Mirror Coat
Counters Special-based damage received this turn.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
 varies 100% 20 Counter
EGG
Stockpile
Raises Gastrodon's Defense and Special Defense by one stage and adds +1 to the Stockpile counter, up to 3.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 20 User
EGG
Swallow
Heals HP based on the Stockpile counter, then resets it to 0.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 10 User
EGG
Spit Up
Hits for 100 power for each Stockpile counter. Resets Stockpile counter to 0.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
 varies 100% 10 One Target
EGG
Yawn
Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.
NORMAL
STATUS
 -- -- 10 One Target
EGG
Curse
{notghost}Raises Gastrodon's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.{/notghost}{ghost}Takes 50% of Gastrodon's max HP to curse the last Pokémon to hit it, damaging the last Pokémon to hit it by 1/4 its max HP after each turn.{/ghost}
GHOST
STATUS
 -- -- 10 Counter
EGG
Sludge
Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
POISON
SPECIAL
 65 100% 20 One Target
EGG
Clear Smog
Removes any stat modifiers on the target.
POISON
SPECIAL
 50 -- 15 One Target
EGG
Mist
Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.
ICE
STATUS
 -- -- 30 User's Field
EGG
Acid Armor
Raises Gastrodon's Defense by two stages.
POISON
STATUS
 -- -- 20 User

Where to Find Gastrodon

If you're looking for where to find Gastrodon, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Gastrodon in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently the encounters do not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Gastrodon in the Wild

Galar Route 9
Overworld Encounters
Any Weather
15% Lv. 41-44

Galar Route 9: Circhester Bay
Random Encounters
Any Weather
30% Lv. 39-43
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