Seel Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Seel Pokemon Guide

Seel is a Water-type Pokemon known for living in cold seas, swimming gracefully and evolution into Dewgong. This guide covers Seel’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Seel

Shiny Form

Shiny Seel

Seel Description

Seel is a Water-type sea lion Pokemon that lives in cold water and uses its horn and fins to swim through icy areas. It evolves into Dewgong at Level 34.

Seel Quick Facts

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

Name

Seel

National Dex

#0086

Type

Water

Species

Sea Lion Pokemon

Height

3’07” / 1.1 m

110 cm

Weight

198.4 lbs / 90.0 kg

90.0 kg

Abilities

Thick Fat, Hydration, Ice Body

Seel Stats

Seel has balanced early-stage stats with solid special bulk, but it usually becomes more useful after evolving into Dewgong.

Seel Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Seel uses Water, Ice and support moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Seel’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Surf

Reliable Water-type damage across many Pokemon games.

Aqua Jet

Priority Water-type damage that can finish weakened targets.

Waterfall

A physical Water-type move with a flinch chance.

Ice Beam

Coverage against Dragon, Flying, Grass and Ground-type Pokemon.

Aurora Beam

A classic Ice-type move associated with the Seel line.

Icy Wind

Ice-type damage that lowers the target’s Speed.

Aqua Ring

Restores HP each turn after setup.

Encore

Locks an opponent into its last move when available.

Seel All Moves

Seel can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Seel’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
3	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
7	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
11	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
13	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
17	Ice Shard	Ice	Physical	40	100
21	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
23	Aqua Ring	Water	Status	–	–
27	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	65	100
31	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100
33	Brine	Water	Special	65	100
37	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
41	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100
43	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
47	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
51	Safeguard	Normal	Status	–	–
53	Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	–

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Spinner	Ice	Physical	80	100
TM	Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	25	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smart Strike	Steel	Physical	70	–
TM	Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	–
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Triple Axel	Ice	Physical	20	90
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Belch	Poison	Special	120	90
Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
Entrainment	Normal	Status	–	100
Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100
Horn Drill	Normal	Physical	–	30
Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100
Perish Song	Normal	Status	–	–
Spit Up	Normal	Special	–	100
Stockpile	Normal	Status	–	–
Swallow	Normal	Status	–	–

Seel Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Seel is a Water-type Pokemon. This gives it resistances to Fire, Water, Ice and Steel-type moves, but leaves it weak to Electric and Grass-type attacks.

Type

Water

Weaknesses

Electric, Grass

Resistances

Steel, Fire, Water, Ice

Immunity

None

None

Seel Abilities

Seel’s abilities reduce Fire and Ice damage, cure status in rain or restore HP in hail and snow depending on the game.

Seel Evolution

Seel evolves into Dewgong at Level 34. The full Seel evolution line is Seel and Dewgong.

Stage 1

Seel

Starting form

Stage 2

Dewgong

Evolves from Seel at Level 34

Where to Find Seel in Pokemon Games

Seel’s availability changes by game. It is commonly found in icy caves, cold seas and coastal water areas.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Red	Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon Blue	Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon Yellow	Seafoam Islands.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Gold	Whirl Islands.
Pokemon Silver	Whirl Islands.
Pokemon Crystal	Whirl Islands.

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

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Seafoam Islands, Icefall Cave and other cold water areas.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Seafoam Islands, Icefall Cave and other cold water areas.

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

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Diamond	Route 226 and Route 230.
Pokemon Pearl	Route 226 and Route 230.
Pokemon Platinum	Route 226 and Route 230.
Pokemon HeartGold	Whirl Islands and Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Whirl Islands and Seafoam Islands.

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

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Black	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or migrate from another game.

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

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon X	Frost Cavern.
Pokemon Y	Frost Cavern.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Shoal Cave.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Shoal Cave.

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

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Seafoam Islands.

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

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Sword	Frigid Sea and Three-Point Pass.
Pokemon Shield	Frigid Sea and Three-Point Pass.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Route 226, Route 230, Whiteout Cave, Icy Cave and Glacial Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Route 226, Route 230, Whiteout Cave, Icy Cave and Glacial Cavern.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Seel
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Violet	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

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

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