#0086
Seel
Sea Lion Pokémon
Loves freezing-cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
Details
Height1.1 m
Weight90.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP65
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
45
Defense
55
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
70
Speed
45
Total
325
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Seel
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Yellow
Gold
Silver
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
Lv. 34
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Seel can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 7 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 7 | Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage. | Water | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 11 | Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 30 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 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 |
| 35 | Aurora Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Ice | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 41 | Dive User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 45 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 50 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 51 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 53 | Hail Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 53 | Snowscape | Ice | Status | 0 | — | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Seel 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 Seel.
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Cite this page
“Seel”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/seel.
Species data from PokéAPI.