
Is Seaking Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Rain-based Speed boost and burn protection are Seaking's ability options. AbilitySwift Swim or AbilityWater Veil depending on the catch. Neither activates often in FRLG's story. Handles Blaine and Giovanni through Water but falls short everywhere else. Seaking fills the slot without standing out.
Goldeen resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Erika's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Seaking resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Lorelei's typing presses Seaking's defenses.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's typing presses Seaking's defenses.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Seaking on Fuchsia City (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-30, common).
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 41WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 69BugMegahorn12085%10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Catch Goldeen on Viridian City (Good Rod fishing, Lv 5-15, uncommon).
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 38WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 57BugMegahorn12085%10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Seaking in FireRed & LeafGreen
All 12 of Seaking's encounters are Super Rod in both versions, and common at every one. Three fishing locations, consistent rates.
3 locations to catch Seaking13 locations to catch Goldeen
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Catch Goldeen at any of the 13 locations below, then level it up to 33 — it evolves into Seaking.
Where To Catch Seaking in FRLG
The path to Seaking starts with Goldeen at Lv. 5-30 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch GoldeenFuchsia CityLv.5-15Good RodRate 60%Safari Zone - CenterLv.5-15Good RodRate 60%Safari Zone - EastLv.5-15Good RodRate 60%Safari Zone - NorthLv.5-15Good RodRate 60%Safari Zone - WestLv.5-15Good RodRate 60%Berry ForestLv.5-15Good RodRate 60%Fuchsia CityLv.15-25Super RodRate 40%Safari Zone - CenterLv.15-25Super RodRate 40%Safari Zone - EastLv.15-25Super RodRate 40%Safari Zone - NorthLv.15-25Super RodRate 40%Safari Zone - WestLv.15-25Super RodRate 40%Berry ForestLv.15-25Super RodRate 40%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Route 22Lv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Route 23Lv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Route 25Lv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Route 6Lv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Viridian CityLv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Cape BrinkLv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Four IslandLv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Ruin ValleyLv.5-15Good RodRate 20%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1Lv.5-15Good RodRate 15%
Seaking Weakness
Seaking's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Seaking can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Seaking Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seaking
Seaking Evolutions
Seaking is what Goldeen becomes. Breed it for Goldeen eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Goldeen pushed Seaking to 450 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +35. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Seaking to get Goldeen eggs easily using 17 partners from the Water2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Haze, Hydro Pump, Mud Sport and 2 more.
FRLG Seaking Best Moveset
92 Attack at 68 Speed with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain. Physical Attack is decent but all Water moves are special in this format, pushing damage to the weaker 65 Sp. Atk. The moveset can't reconcile high Attack with no physical Water TermStab.
Best Build
Seaking best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Surf
- Rain Dance
- Flail
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Haze and Hydro Pump from the egg pool give Seaking something extra.
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
The horn on its head is sharp like a drill. It bores a hole in a boulder to make its nest.
In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
Seaking FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Where in the FireRed & LeafGreen Safari Zone can I find Seaking?
See the Locations section above for where to find Seaking in FireRed & LeafGreen.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
Action Catch chance per ball Flee rate per turn Default 10% 25% Bait 7% 5% Rock 20% 50% Effects last 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other. Catch chance assumes full HP and a Safari Ball (the only ball allowed).
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Seaking appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Seaking 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