The Pokémon Seel and its evolution are some of the cutest pinniped Pokémon – sorry, Popplio – so check out our guides to learn more about them. Seel is a smily, friendly-looking white seal, with two pointy teeth and a conical horn on its head. Its flippers kind of look like water coming out of a fountain, which is fun.
Seel (and Dewgong) are some of the cutest water Pokémon that appear in the entire Pokédex, and are OGs from the original 151 – so you know you can’t go wrong using them.
Here’s everything in our Seel guide:
Here’s the key information you need to know about Seel:
National Pokédex #
0,086
Type
Water
Abilities
Thick Fat or Hydration
Hidden ability
Ice Body
Gender ratio
Male – 50%
Female – 50%
Catch rate
35.2%
Egg groups
Water 1 and Field
EV yield
One Sp. Def
Seel’s evolution
Seel is the first of a two-stage evolution. At level 34, it evolves into Dewgong. It has no third-stage, mega, or regional forms.
Seel’s locations
Here are all the locations you can find Seel in each Pokémon game:
Gen 1 locations
Red / Blue
Seafoam Islands, trade a Ponyta at Cinnabar Island Pokémon Lab
Yellow
Seafoam Islands
Gen 2 locations
Gold / Silver
Whirl Islands
Crystal
Whirl Islands
Gen 3 locations
Ruby / Sapphire
Trade
Emerald
Trade
FireRed / LeafGreen
Seafoam Islands, Icefall Cave, trade a Ponyta at Cinnabar
Colosseum
Trade
XD
Phenac Stadium
Gen 4 locations
Diamond
Route 226 and 230
Pearl
Trade
Platinum
Breed a Dewgong
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Route 47, Seafoam Islands, Whirl Islands
Gen 5 locations
Black / White
Giant Chasm
Black 2 / White 2
Giant Chasm and Seaside Cave
Gen 6 locations
X / Y
Breed Dewgong
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Route 125
Gen 7 locations
Sun / Moon
Trade
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Seaward Cave
Let’s Go Pikachu / Let’s Go Eevee
Seafoam Islands
Gen 8 locations
Sword / Shield
Unobtainable
Brilliant Diamond
Routes 226 and 230, Glacial Cavern, Grand Underground – Fountainspring Cave, Icy Cave, Whiteout Cave
Shining Pearl
Trade
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable
Gen 9 locations
Scarlet / Violet
Trade
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
Polar Biome
Legends: Z-A
Unobtainable
Seel’s base stats
Seel’s base stats are as follows. As you level up your Seel, these stats grow.
- HP – 65
- Attack – 45
- Defense – 55
- Sp. Atk – 45
- Sp. Def – 70
- Speed – 45
Seel’s type strengths and weaknesses
Seel unfortunately has no immunities, but it is resistant to fire, ice, steel, and water moves, so you can use it in plenty of battles without worry. You might want to keep it away from any electric- or grass-type Pokémon, though.
Normal damage
Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock
Weak
Electric, Grass
Resistant
Fire, Ice, Steel, Water
Immune
None
Seel’s moveset
In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Seel can learn the following moves via leveling up, using TMs, or breeding:
Level up moves
Level
Move
Type
One
Headbutt
Normal
Three
Growl
Normal
Seven
Charm
Fairy
11
Icy Wind
Ice
13
Encore
Normal
17
Ice Shard
Ice
21
Rest
Psychic
23
Aqua Ring
Water
27
Aurora Beam
Ice
31
Aqua Jet
Water
33
Brine
Water
37
Take Down
Normal
41
Dive
Water
43
Aqua Tail
Water
47
Ice Beam
Ice
51
Safeguard
Normal
53
Snowscape
Ice
Learnable TMs
Move
Type
Avalanche
Ice
Blizzard
Ice
Body Slam
Normal
Charm
Fairy
Chilling Water
Water
Curse
Ghost
Double-Edge
Normal
Drill Run
Ground
Encore
Normal
Endure
Normal
Facade
Normal
Fling
Dark
Flip Turn
Water
Haze
Ice
Helping Hand
Normal
Hydro Pump
Water
Ice Beam
Ice
Ice Spinner
Ice
Icicle Spear
Ice
Icy Wind
Ice
Muddy Water
Water
Protect
Normal
Rain Dance
Water
Rest Psychic
Psychic
Sleep Talk
Normal
Smart Strike
Steel
Snowscape
Ice
Substitute
Normal
Surf
Water
Take Down
Normal
Tera Blast
Normal
Thief
Dark
Triple Axel
Ice
Uproar
Normal
Water Pulse
Water
Waterfall
Water
Weather Ball
Normal
Whirlpool
Water
Egg moves
Move
Type
Breed with
Belch
Poison
Ekans, Arbok, Grumpig, Seviper, Stunky, Skuntank, Skwovet, Greedent, Cramorant, Oinkologne
Disable
Normal
Vulpix (all), Ninetails (all), Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke (all), Slowbro (all), Slowking (all), Zangoose
Entrainment
Normal
Dedenne, Dewpider, Araquanid, Pawmi, Pawmo, Pawmot
Fake Out
Normal
Meowth (all), Perrserker, Persian (all), Lombre, Ludicolo, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Mienshao, Mienfoo, Espurr, Meowstic
Horn Drill
Normal
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Excadrill
Lick
Ghost
Snubbull, Granbull, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Ursaluna, Seviper, Froakie, Frogadier, Greninja, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Crocalor, Skeledirge, Fidough, Daschbun, Maschiff, Mabosstiff, Greavard, Houndstone
Perish Song
Normal
Lapras, Politoed
Spit Up
Normal
Ekans, Arbok, Pelipper, Skwovet, Greedent, Cramorant
Stockpile
Normal
Ekans, Arbok, Pelipper, Skwovet, Greedent, Cramorant
Swallow
Normal
Ekans, Arbok, Pelipper, Skwovet, Greedent, Cramorant
Now go ahead and get yourself a Seel in Pokémon, and evolve it!
