Battle profile
#0423 · Generation 4
Gastrodon
The Sea Slug Pokémon
Its search for food sometimes leads it onto land, where it leaves behind a sticky trail of slime as it passes through.
Traits
Abilities
Sticky Hold
The Pokémon's held item cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
Storm Drain
The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves to raise its Sp. Attack stat.
Sand Force
HiddenSandstorms power up the Pokémon's Rock-, Ground- and Steel-type moves.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Gastrodon — West Sea based on its Water and Ground typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Gastrodon learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage. This also lower the target's accuracy. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Harden The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Recover The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 15 | Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Ancient Power The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also raise all the user's stats at once. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 25 | Body Slam The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may leave the target with paralysis. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Muddy Water The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. | Water | Special | 90 | 85 | 10 |
| 39 | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks and lowering the power of Fire-type attacks. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | Memento The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Gastrodon.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
71 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
71 moves available
- Amnesia StatusPsychic
- Ancient Power SpecialRock
- Attract StatusNormal
- Blizzard SpecialIce
- Block StatusNormal
- Body Slam PhysicalNormal
- Brine SpecialWater
- Bulldoze PhysicalGround
- Captivate StatusNormal
- Chilling Water SpecialWater
- Confide StatusNormal
- Curse StatusGhost
- Dig PhysicalGround
- Dive PhysicalWater
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Earth Power SpecialGround
- Earthquake PhysicalGround
- Endure StatusNormal
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- Flash StatusNormal
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Hail StatusIce
- Headbutt PhysicalNormal
- Helping Hand StatusNormal
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hydro Pump SpecialWater
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Ice Beam SpecialIce
- Icy Wind SpecialIce
- Infestation SpecialBug
- Liquidation PhysicalWater
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Muddy Water SpecialWater
- Mud Shot SpecialGround
- Mud-Slap SpecialGround
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Pain Split StatusNormal
- Protect StatusNormal
- Rain Dance StatusWater
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Rock Blast PhysicalRock
- Rock Slide PhysicalRock
- Rock Smash PhysicalFighting
- Rock Tomb PhysicalRock
- Round SpecialNormal
- Sandstorm StatusRock
- Sand Tomb PhysicalGround
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Skitter Smack PhysicalBug
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Sludge Bomb SpecialPoison
- Sludge Wave SpecialPoison
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Snowscape StatusIce
- Spikes StatusGround
- Stealth Rock StatusRock
- Stomping Tantrum PhysicalGround
- Stone Edge PhysicalRock
- Strength PhysicalNormal
- String Shot StatusBug
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Surf SpecialWater
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Take Down PhysicalNormal
- Tera Blast SpecialNormal
- Waterfall PhysicalWater
- Water Pulse SpecialWater
- Weather Ball SpecialNormal
- Whirlpool SpecialWater
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Gender ratio
- Female50Percent
- Egg groups
- Water1, Amorphous
- Hatch steps
- 5,120
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Purple
- Shape
- Serpentine
- Habitat
- None
Alternate appearances
Gastrodon forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Gastrodon — West Sea
Base stats
Total 475Abilities
The Pokémon's held item cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves to raise its Sp. Attack stat.
Sandstorms power up the Pokémon's Rock-, Ground- and Steel-type moves.

Gastrodon — East Sea
Base stats
Total 475Abilities
The Pokémon's held item cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves to raise its Sp. Attack stat.
Sandstorms power up the Pokémon's Rock-, Ground- and Steel-type moves.