Seedot Pokemon Guide

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Seedot Pokemon Guide

Seedot is a Grass-type Pokemon from Generation 3. It resembles an acorn, hangs from tree branches and evolves into Nuzleaf before becoming Shiftry with a Leaf Stone. This guide covers Seedot’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general competitive value across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Seedot

Shiny Form

Shiny Seedot

Seedot Description

Seedot is the first stage in the Shiftry evolution line. It is a small Grass-type Pokemon known for its acorn-like body, forest habitat and evolution into the Grass and Dark-type Nuzleaf.

Seedot Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Seedot, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Seedot

National Dex

#0273

Type

Grass

Species

Acorn Pokemon

Height

1’08” / 0.5 m

50 cm

Weight

8.8 lbs / 4.0 kg

4.0 kg

Abilities

Chlorophyll, Early Bird, Pickpocket

Seedot Stats

Seedot has low early-stage stats and is mainly valued as the starting point of the Shiftry line. It has basic Grass-type utility and should usually be evolved into Nuzleaf for more power.

Seedot Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Seedot uses Grass, Dark, Normal and setup options across Pokemon games. These are some of Seedot’s most useful and recognizable moves when training it toward Nuzleaf and Shiftry.

Seedot All Moves

Seedot can learn Grass, Dark, Normal and other coverage or support moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Seedot’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
3	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100
6	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
9	Growth	Normal	Status	–	–
12	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
15	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100
18	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
21	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
24	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
27	Synthesis	Grass	Status	–	–
30	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100
33	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100
TM	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Defog	Flying	Status	–	–
Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
Worry Seed	Grass	Status	–	100

Seedot Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Seedot is a Grass-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Water, Electric, Grass and Ground-type moves, but it also leaves Seedot weak to several common attacking types.

Type

Grass

Weaknesses

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug

Resistances

Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Immunity

None

Seedot Abilities

Seedot’s abilities can support sun teams, help it wake up faster or give it a chance to steal an item in certain games and formats.

Seedot Evolution

Seedot evolves into Nuzleaf, which evolves into Shiftry. The full Seedot evolution line is Seedot, Nuzleaf and Shiftry.

Stage 1

Seedot

Starting form

Stage 2

Nuzleaf

Evolves from Seedot at Level 14

Stage 3

Shiftry

Evolves from Nuzleaf with a Leaf Stone

Where to Find Seedot in Pokemon Games

Seedot’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Seedot is caught directly, traded from another version or transferred from another game, then evolved into Nuzleaf at Level 14 and Shiftry with a Leaf Stone.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Red	Not available because Seedot had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Seedot had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Seedot had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Seedot had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Seedot had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Seedot had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Ruby	Route 102 and Route 114.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Route 102, Route 117, Route 120 and Rustboro City.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Route 203, Route 204, Route 210 and Eterna Forest.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Viridian Forest.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Black	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	White Forest.
Pokemon Black 2	Breed Nuzleaf or Shiftry.
Pokemon White 2	Breed Nuzleaf or Shiftry.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Route 102 and Route 114.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Breed Nuzleaf or Shiftry.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Breed Nuzleaf or Shiftry.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Sword	Route 2, Dappled Grove and West Lake Axewell.
Pokemon Shield	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Grassland Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern and Sunlit Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Scarlet	Kitakami in The Teal Mask DLC.
Pokemon Violet	Kitakami in The Teal Mask DLC.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Seedot
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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