Pokemon Sun and Moon' Guide: How To Catch Shellos and Evolve Gastrodon

Shellos and its evolve Gastrodon are one of the selected Pokemon in 'Pokemon Sun and Moon' that comes in different variants depending on where it was caught. It takes the form of a sea slug and comes in pink and blue variation. So this guide will help every player on a quest to find the 2 Pokemon to join their party or even just for the sake of completing their Pokedex.


Where to find the evolved Gastrodon in 'Pokemon Sun and Moon'?

Finding Gastrodon's nest will not be found until late in the game as it is situated in the third island of Alola Region. There are four island in the game and players will have to complete the first island before they can reach the next. Gastrodon's island is located in Poni Island within the grass of Poni Wilds, Seafolk Village, Exeggutor Village and the Ancient Poni Path.

There is a 75% chance of catching a Gastrodon encountered so its not gonna be hard getting one. For players who wants to catch both color variants of Gastrodon, they just need to find Pink one in the West Sea while the Blue one in the East Sea.

Where to Find Shellos in 'Pokemon Sun and Moon'

Although its evolved Pokemon, Gastrodon, can be caught in the wild, its not the same with Shellos. This Pokemon can only be found by breeding Gastrodon. It takes a while to breed Pokemon because trainers will also have to hatch the egg before they get Shellos but it could be shortened when using the shortcut.

The shortcut isn't really hard to do. The players just need to have a Taurus, so they can move faster, and go in circles in the road. Since Taurus moves faster, it will only take some minutes to successfully breed and hatch the egg in 'Pokemon Sun and Moon'.