Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Shellos-East Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Shellos-East's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Water typing.
Shellos-East
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Resistances (4)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Shellos-East's Water typing is best attacked with Electric (2x), Grass (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Water, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Shellos-East resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon counters
Defensive typing summary
Shellos-East's base defensive typing is Water. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Shellos-East weak to?
Shellos-East is weak to Electric (2x), Grass (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Shellos-East?
Electric is the strongest listed attacking type against Shellos-East at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Shellos-East's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.