Gastrodon (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

It [[Evolution|evolve]]s from {{p|Shellos}} starting at [[level]] 30.

==Biology==

In its West Sea form, it has a pair of large tentacles on its head that curve upward and a smaller, straighter pair on its neck. Its underside is pink, while its mantle is brown, with three pink spots on each side of its back. There are also two lumps on its back, resembling the {{wp|cerata}} on real-life sea slugs.

Gastrodon lives in shallow tidal pools, beaches, and rocky shorelines. Its diet consists mainly of plankton, but it is occasionally known to move onto land to look for other foods, such as beach sand. When it finds prey, it melts it with mucus before eating them. While Gastrodon cannot stay out of water for too long due to its body being highly vulnerable to dehydration, it becomes more active during cloudy or rainy weather. It has been found on far-off mountains during times of constant rain. The two forms of Gastrodon are known to engage in heated conflict with one another. West Sea Gastrodon was much more numerous in the past than it is in the present. Conversely, East Sea Gastrodon's population has visibly increased in population as of late.

==Game data==

{{Dex/Gen/2|gen=VI|reg1=Kalos|reg2=Hoenn}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=X|t=FFF|entry=When its natural enemy attacks, it oozes purple fluid and escapes.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Omega Ruby|t=FFF|entry=When its natural enemy attacks, it oozes purple fluid and escapes.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Alpha Sapphire|t=FFF|entry=It apparently had a huge shell for protection in ancient times. It lives in shallow tidal pools.}}

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{{Dex/Form|West Sea}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=It has strong regenerative capabilities. Even if parts of it are bitten off by fish Pokémon, it will return to normal within a few hours.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=Plankton, invisible to the naked eye, is its main food source. It comes onto the land periodically, but the reason for this is not known.}}

{{Dex/Form|East Sea}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=A team of researchers is scouring the oceans of the world in search of a Gastrodon in a color never seen before.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=Experiments are being conducted to discover what happens when a Gastrodon is raised in a location other than the sea where it was born.}}

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{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shining Pearl|entry=It apparently had a huge shell for protection in ancient times. It lives in shallow tidal pools.}}

{{Dex/Form|West Sea}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=Eats beach sand for nourishment. Should one Gastrodon encounter another of a different color, a fierce battle will inevitably ensue.}}

{{Dex/Form|East Sea}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Legends: Arceus|t=FFF|entry=Found more often on the land than in the sea. More active when it's cloudy or rainy out than when the weather is fair.}}

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{{Dex/Form|West Sea}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=Its whole body is sticky with mucus. In the past, this form of Gastrodon was by far the more numerous one.}}

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{{Dex/Footer}}

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| West Sea Gastrodon in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Alola Pokédex}}

| East Sea Gastrodon in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Alola Pokédex}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Omega Ruby|t=fff|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Shellos}} <small>('''West Sea''')</small>}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Alpha Sapphire|t=fff|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Shellos}} <small>('''East Sea''')</small>}}

{{Availability/Gen|gen=VII}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Sun|v2=Moon|area=[[Ancient Poni Path]], [[Exeggutor Island]], [[Poni Wilds]] <small>('''East Sea''')</small><br>[[Trade]] <small>('''West Sea''')</small>}}

{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Let's Go Pikachu|v2=Let's Go Eevee|area=Unobtainable}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VIII}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Brilliant Diamond|v2=Shining Pearl|area=[[Route]]s {{rtn|218|Sinnoh}} and {{rtn|221|Sinnoh}}, [[Fuego Ironworks]] (tall grass) <small>('''West Sea''')</small><br>[[Route]]s {{rtn|222|Sinnoh}}, {{rtn|224|Sinnoh}}, and {{rtn|230|Sinnoh}} (tall grass) <small>('''East Sea''')</small><br>[[Grand Underground]] - [[Fountainspring Cave]]}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=IX}}

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{{Availability/NA|gen=IV}}

{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=MD Sky|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|area=[[Brine Cave]] (B1F-B9F, Lower Brine Cave B1F) <small>('''West Sea''')</small><br>[[Craggy Coast]] (B1F-B9F) <small>('''East Sea''')</small>}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Rumble|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Bright Beach]]}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Ranger: GS|link=Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs|color={{GS color}}|area=[[Faldera Island]]}}

{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Battle Trozei|color={{defense color}}|area=[[Safari Jungle#Saturday Stage 3|Safari Jungle: Stage 3]]{{dotw|Sa}}<br>[[Island of Haste#Stage 4|Island of Haste: Stage 4]]}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble World|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Origin Hideaway#Secret Cove|Origin Hideaway: Secret Cove]] <small>(All Areas)</small>, [[Distortion Land#Vast Ocean|Distortion Land: Vast Ocean]] <small>(All Areas)</small> <small>('''West/East Sea''')</small>}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VII}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble Rush|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Garchomp Sea]], [[Arceus Sea]], [[Garchomp Sea]]^Final <small>('''West/East Sea''')</small>}}

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{{Availability/Cross}}

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{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|Hirofumi Kimura's East Sea Gastrodon|All|online|50|August 22 to 23, 2020|link=List of event Pokémon distributions (Sword and Shield)#Hirofumi Kimura's East Sea Gastrodon}}

{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|Eric Rios's East Sea Gastrodon|All|online|50|June 24 to 27, 2022|link=List of event Pokémon distributions (Sword and Shield)#Eric Rios's East Sea Gastrodon}}

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===Stats===

{{learnlist/tm9|TM163|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}

{{learnlist/tm9|TM171|Tera Blast|Normal|Special|80|100|10}}

{{learnlist/tmf/9|Gastrodon|Water|Ground|4}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====

{{learnlist/breedh/9|Gastrodon|Water|Ground|4}}

{{learnlist/breedf/9|Gastrodon|Water|Ground|4}}

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====West Sea====

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{{Spritebox/4/2Forms|ndex=423|form1=E}}

{{Spritebox/5/2Forms|ndex=423|form1=E}}

{{Spritebox/Footer|423|Gastrodon}}

==Trivia==

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|zh_yue=海兔獸 ''Hóitousau''{{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII media}}<br>海牛獸 ''Hóingàuhsau ''{{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII media}}|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|海兔 ''hóitou''|sea hare}} and {{tt|獸 ''sau''|beast}}<br>From {{wp|Doridoidea|{{tt|海牛 ''hóingàuh''|dorid nudibranchs}}}} and {{tt|獸 ''sau''|beast}}

|th=ไทรโทดอน ''Thraithodon''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name

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''West Sea''

{{langtable

|fr=Mer Occident

|de=Westliches Meer

|id=Laut Barat

|it=Mare Ovest

|tr=Batı Denizi

}}

''East Sea''

{{langtable

|fr=Mer Orient

|de=Östliches Meer

|id=Laut Timur

|it=Mare Est

|tr=Doğu Denizi

}}

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