#0087
Dewgong
Sea Lion Pokémon
Its entire body is a snowy white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters.
Details
Height1.7 m
Weight120.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP166
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
70
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
95
Speed
70
Total
475
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Dewgong
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Blue
FireRed
LeafGreen
Diamond
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
Lv. 34
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Dewgong can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Sheer Cold Causes a one-hit KO. | Ice | Special | — | 30 | 5 |
| 1 | Aurora Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Horn Drill Causes a one-hit KO. | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 1 | Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Signal Beam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 17 | Ice Shard Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 23 | Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 of the user’s max HP each turn. | Water | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Waterfall Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Brine Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | Dive User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 49 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 50 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 56 | Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 61 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 62 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 65 | Hail Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 65 | Snowscape | Ice | Status | 0 | — | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Dewgong can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Dewgong.
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Cite this page
“Dewgong”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/dewgong.
Species data from PokéAPI.