Is Seedot Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Grass from Hoenn, trade-only. AbilityChlorophyll or AbilityEarly Bird. Shiftry at Leaf Stone adds Dark. Kanto has native Grass and Dark options separately.
Brock's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Terry's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Seedot cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 43NormalExplosion250100%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Seedot in FireRed & LeafGreen
Sapphire-exclusive and mirroring Lotad's Ruby lock, Seedot needs a trade from Sapphire or Emerald. Route 102 and 117 grass is where it spawns in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Seedot in FRLG
Step 1Seedot ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 114, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Route 117, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 204 · Dual-slot: Ruby.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Headbutt · Viridian Forest · Post-National Dex.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 114 · Horde battle.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · West Lake Axewell · Overcast.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Seedot can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Nuzleaf
Step 3Evolve into Shiftry
Seedot Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Seedot for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Seedot Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Seedot
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-74% Poison Sting 2x28-35% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x51-60% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-74% Poison Sting 2x28-35% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x51-60% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x86-101%KO Leech Life 2x21-25% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x175-207%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-56% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Parasect builds →Aerial Ace 2x63-76% Leech Life 2x35-42% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beedrill builds →Aerial Ace 2x62-73% Twineedle 2x42-51% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x129-152%KO Wing Attack 2x86-103%KO Leech Life 2x22-25% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x138-163%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-73% Twineedle 2x42-49% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x154-182%KO Flamethrower 2x127-149%KO Ice Beam 2x127-149%KO Peck 2x41-48% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x129-152%KO Wing Attack 2x86-103%KO Leech Life 2x22-25% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x138-163%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-73% Twineedle 2x42-49% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x154-182%KO Flamethrower 2x127-149%KO Ice Beam 2x127-149%KO Peck 2x41-48% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x343-405%KO Fly 2x100-118%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x304-358%KO Smog 2x29-35% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x154-182%KO Fire Blast 2x129-152%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x124-146%KO Wing Attack 2x83-99% Leech Life 2x20-24% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x399-470%KO Fly 2x119-141%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x355-417%KO Fly 2x103-123%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x317-373%KO Smog 2x30-35% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x159-188%KO Fire Blast 2x134-158%KO | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x364-428%KO Fly 2x151-178%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x406-478%KO Fly 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x362-426%KO Fly 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Gengar can KO Seedot with Explosion (86-101%). Salamence's Rock Slide hits Seedot for 53-63%.
 Gengar GhostPoison | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt58-69% Explosion86-101%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Salamence builds →Earthquake35-41% Rock Slide53-63% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves View Scizor builds →
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Seedot Evolutions
Seedot is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Nuzleaf first, then eventually reaches Shiftry. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 260 total stats over Seedot. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seedot easily with 102 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, False Swipe, Leech Seed and 3 more to offspring.
FRLG Seedot Best Moveset
Grass with AbilityChlorophyll for sun speed. Stats below competitive thresholds. Shiftry is two evolutions from the Grass/Dark combination that functions in sun.
Best Build
Seedot best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Seedot picks up Amnesia and False Swipe only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Giga Drain while Normal and Ground coverage and more adds range.
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
If it remains still, it becomes impossible to distinguish from real nuts. It delights in surprising foraging PIDGEY.
Seedot FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Seedot isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Seedot first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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