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* Shellos and its evolution were accidentally released in {{g|GO}} on April 29, 2019, but were removed shortly after. On May 17, 2019, they made their official debut along with various other Pokémon from Generation IV. | * Shellos and its evolution were accidentally released in {{g|GO}} on April 29, 2019, but were removed shortly after. On May 17, 2019, they made their official debut along with various other Pokémon from Generation IV. | ||
* Shellos is the only Pokémon with {{a|Sand Force}} that benefits from its {{weather|sandstorm}} immunity, since every other Pokémon with the [[Ability]] are naturally immune to sandstorm damage due to their typing. | * Shellos is the only Pokémon with {{a|Sand Force}} that benefits from its {{weather|sandstorm}} immunity, since every other Pokémon with the [[Ability]] are naturally immune to sandstorm damage due to their typing. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Shellos is based on a {{wp|sea slug}}.<ref name=NintendoPower/> It resembles various species of {{wp|nudibranch|nudibranchs}}, and its ability to secrete purple fluid may be based on {{wp|sea hare|sea hares}}, most of which secrete a purplish ink for self-defense. | Shellos is based on a {{wp|sea slug}}.<ref name=NintendoPower/> It resembles various species of {{wp|nudibranch|nudibranchs}}, and its ability to secrete purple fluid may be based on {{wp|sea hare|sea hares}}, most of which secrete a purplish ink for self-defense. | ||
The {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} Pokédex entries mentioning an increase in West Sea Shellos and a decrease in East Sea Shellos may be referencing changes in the populations of real sea slug species due to climate change, with species that better survive in warmer waters becoming more common.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220814133258/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/citizen-science-project-counting-sea-slugs-helps-map-climate/10719706 Citizen science project counting NSW sea slugs helps map effect of climate change on species (retrieved December 2nd, 2022)]</ref> | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||