
Is Horsea Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Rain never appears in FRLG's story, so AbilitySwift Swim sits unused. Seadra at 32 provides Water coverage for Blaine and Giovanni. Kingdra evolution is blocked until the National Dex. Seadra is the ceiling for the story, and Seadra is decent but unremarkable.
Horsea resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Horsea's weaknesses hard.
Erika's team hits Horsea's weaknesses hard.
Seadra has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Kingdra resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingdra resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Horsea on Pallet Town (Super Rod fishing, Lv 15-25, common).
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 43WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Horsea should hit Level 32 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 51WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Blaine.
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 51WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Horsea in FireRed & LeafGreen
81 encounters across both versions through surfing and both rod types. Horsea blankets every water route on the map with common rates at most spots.
28 locations to catch Horsea
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
Where To Catch Horsea in FRLG
The path to Horsea starts with Horsea at Lv. 5-35 via fishing and surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Horsea ✓Cerulean CityLv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 84%Route 10Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 84%Route 11Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 84%Route 12Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 84%Route 13Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 84%Route 24Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 84%Route 4Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 84%Bond BridgeLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Five IslandLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Five Isle MeadowLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Green PathLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Kindle RoadLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Memorial PillarLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%One IslandLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Outcast IslandLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Resort GorgeousLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Tanoby RuinsLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Trainer TowerLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Treasure BeachLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Water LabyrinthLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Water PathLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 80%Route 19Lv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 80%Route 20Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 80%Route 21Lv.15-35Super RodFireRedRate 80%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.15-30Super RodFireRedRate 80%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.15-30Super RodFireRedRate 80%Bond BridgeLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 80%Kindle RoadLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 80%Treasure BeachLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 80%Cerulean CityLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Cinnabar IslandLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Cinnabar IslandLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Pallet TownLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 10Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 11Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 12Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 13Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 19Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 20Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 20Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 21Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 21Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 24Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Route 4Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Vermilion City - CityLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Vermilion City - CityLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Vermilion City - HarborLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Vermilion City - HarborLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 60%Vermilion City - CityLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 44%Vermilion City - HarborLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 44%Cinnabar IslandLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Pallet TownLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Five IslandLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Five Isle MeadowLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Green PathLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Memorial PillarLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%One IslandLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Outcast IslandLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Resort GorgeousLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Tanoby RuinsLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Trainer TowerLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Water LabyrinthLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Water PathLv.15-25Super RodFireRedRate 40%Cerulean CityLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Pallet TownLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 10Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 11Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 12Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 13Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 19Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 24Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 4Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Vermilion City - CityLv.25-30Super RodLeafGreenRate 44%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.25-30Surfing on waterFireRedRate 30%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.25-30Surfing on waterFireRedRate 30%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeadraCinnabar IslandLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Pallet TownLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Bond BridgeLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Five IslandLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Five Isle MeadowLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Green PathLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Kindle RoadLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Memorial PillarLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%One IslandLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Outcast IslandLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Resort GorgeousLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Tanoby RuinsLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Trainer TowerLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Treasure BeachLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Water LabyrinthLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%Water PathLv.25-35Super RodFireRedRate 4%or evolve from Horsea (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Kingdra
Horsea Weakness
Horsea is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Horsea's physical bulk (base 70 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Horsea Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Horsea
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Snubbull's Earthquake hits Horsea for 55-65%. Trapinch threatens a KO with Earthquake (100-117%). Diglett deals 49-58% with Earthquake.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSitrus Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Snubbull builds →Earthquake55-65% Thief26-31% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Trapinch builds →Earthquake100-117%KO Rock Slide75-89% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Diglett builds →Earthquake49-58% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Porygon builds →Psychic76-90% Facade34-41% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Doduo builds →Drill Peck65-77% Double Edge98-115%KO | ||
Horsea Evolutions
Horsea kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Seadra all the way to Kingdra. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 245 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Horsea easily with 27 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Disable, Dragon Breath and 4 more to offspring.
FRLG Horsea Best Moveset
70 Sp. Atk from the special side where Water lands, with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain. Seadra improves, Kingdra is the real destination.
Best Build
Horsea best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance
- Hydro Pump
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Horsea gets Aurora Beam and Disable exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Dragon and Ice coverage rounds out the picture alongside Hydro Pump and Surf.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It maintains balance using its tail, which is wound up like a coil. It may spray ink from its mouth.
Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.
Horsea FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Horsea can be fished up at Bond Bridge, Cerulean City, Cinnabar Island, and Five Island in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Horsea appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Horsea have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves