Where can I find a female Shellos in Pokemon arceus?

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There are some species of Pokemon that are the same species and have the same base stats, but look different. Pokemon that have different appearances are classified as Pokemon with different forms. This is similar to gender differences, in which one Pokemon may have different tail shapes or patterns. Unlike gender differences, most Pokemon with form differences can be male or female. Shellos is a Pokemon with different forms that debuted in the Sinnoh region, thus it's only natural it would appear in Pokemon Legends: Arceus as well.

Two types of Shellos exist in the Pokemon world: West Sea Shellos (pink) and East Sea Shellos (blue). In Pokemon Legends: Arceus, trainers will have access to a Request from Anthe of Jubilife Village's clothing store. This is Request 45: Shellos of the East and West, and, as trainers may have guessed, it entails showing the West Sea and East Sea Shellos to Anthe.

Starting Request 24

Before trainers can start Shellos catching for Anthe, they'll need to have completed Request 24: Inspiration from Hippopotas. Anthe's second Request, Request 45: Shellos of the East and West, becomes available once trainers are set to go to the Cobalt Coastlands.

Completing both of these unlocks more clothing in Jubilife Village's clothing store.

West Sea Shellos

The West Sea Shellos is the pink-colored Shellos, and it's the first one that players can catch. Exploring the far-south of the Fieldlands Camp in Obsidian Fieldlands across the river will lead to Sandgem Flats. Even further south of Sandgem Flats is the coast where West Sea Shellos and West Sea Gastrodon can be found (refer to the yellow Poke Ball pin on the above image).

Trainers looking to get the West Sea Shellos should be careful of the Alpha Snorlax. It's recommended to have the Ride Wyrdeer so that trainers can speed right by it in case they're detected.

If players are lucky, there may be a Mass Outbreak of West Sea Shellos in Obsidian Fieldlands. This is when a Pokemon species appears more frequently at certain spots in the wild.

East Sea Shellos

The blue Shellos, East Sea Shellos, can't be found until players have made some progress in Pokemon Legends: Arceus' main Missions. They'll need to have unlocked the Ride Basculegion in order to reach East Sea Shellos' habitats.

East Sea Shellos can be found in Tranquility Cove or Seagrass Haven (refer to Star pins on the above image).

Don't try swimming out to either Tranquility Cove or Seagrass Haven without Basculegion. East Sea Shellos is purposefully locked to force players in making progress in Pokemon Legends: Arceus' Missions.

Once both Shellos are caught, return to Anthe in Jubilife Village and show her both Shellos.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now on Nintendo Switch.

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In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players can unlock the "Request 45: Shellos of the East and West" quest for the Jubilife Village Clothier, Anthe. However, players will not be able to unlock this quest until they complete the ninth mission of the main story, "A Story Quest," and they also need to complete Anthe's side quest "Request 24: Inspiration from Hippopotas." Once players have progressed the in-game story, they can speak to Anthe at Jubilife Village to earn the quest as she is seeking inspiration from Shellos's bright colors. In addition to giving side quests, Anthe also sells outfits in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

To complete the quest, players will need to find the two varieties of the sea slug Pokémon Shellos. The West Sea Shellos is bright pink and white, and it can be found in two regions in the Southern Obsidian Fieldlands, Sandgem Flats and Ramanas Island. In addition to Shellos, players will also have the opportunity to catch its evolved form, West Sea Gastrodon, at the aforementioned locations. Like Shellos, Gastroden has different colors for the East and West Sea variants.

Of note, an Alpha Snorlax roams this area, so players should proceed with caution while searching for the sea slug Pokémon. Players may want to use their Wyrdeer mount Pokémon to speed away if the Alpha Snorlax spots them. Additionally, there is a chance for a mass outbreak in Pokémon Legends: Arceus of West Sea Shellos in Obsidian Fieldlands, which will cause a large amount of the Pokémon to appear and notably increase a player's chance to find a shiny one.

The brightly colored blue and green Shellos in the East Sea can be found by traveling to the Cobalt Coastlands and heading to either Tranquility Cove or to Seagrass Haven. However, to find the Water-type sea slug, players will need to use their Basculegion mount. Accordingly, the green and blue East Sea Shellos are the harder of the two variants to find and require players to have progressed further in the game to unlock the surfing mount Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Players will not only need to find these two Shellos to complete the quest, but they will need to catch them and register them to their Pokédex. To capture these Pokémon, players may want to approach cautiously and throw a berry to distract them before throwing a Poké Ball. Generally, Shellos are fairly easy to catch with a docile nature, and they typically appear at a lower level. Because Shellos have a high spawn rate, players should easily be able to find another if they miss an attempt to catch the colorful sea slug Pokémon. Players may even find a shiny in Pokémon Legends: Arceus with some luck.

Once players have successfully caught both the blue and green East Sea Shellos and the pink and white West Sea Shellos, they should return to Jubilife Village and show both to Anthe to complete the quest "Request 45: Shellos of the East and West" and receive their next quest. Completing this questline will also unlock more clothing options at the Clothier in Jubilife Village.

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is available for Nintendo Switch.