
Is Seel Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Ice normally threatens Water-types after Dewgong evolves, but AbilityThick Fat halves both Fire and Ice damage. That removes the biggest concern. Dewgong at 34 adds Ice for Dragon coverage against Lance. Handles Blaine through Water. Thick Fat makes Fire attacks deal less than expected against the Ice typing.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Seel's weaknesses hard.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Dewgong resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Seel can be received through an in-game trade on Seafoam Islands.
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- LV 37NormalTake Down9085%20
- LV 41IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34IceAurora Beam98100%20
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM14IceBlizzard16570%5
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 51IceIce Beam135100%10
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Seel in FireRed & LeafGreen
Trade a Ponyta on Cinnabar Island for Seel, or find it wild in ice caves through surfing and walking. 24 total encounters in both versions, common at most wild spots.
Wild Seel may be holding when caught:
3 locations to catch Seel
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Seel in FRLG
To get Seel, start by catching Seel through walking, surfing, and more encounters at Lv. 5-53. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Seel ✓Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1Lv.5-35Surfing on waterSeafoam Islands - B3FLv.25-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.25-35Surfing on waterRate 60%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.30-34GrassRate 50%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.30-32GrassRate 40%Seafoam Islands - B2FLv.30-32GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B1FLv.28GrassRate 10%Cinnabar IslandLv.30In-game tradeLimitedTrade for (give Ponyta)Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1Lv.43-47CaveRate 10%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.43-47CaveRate 10%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 2Lv.45CaveRate 10%Icefall Cave - B1FLv.45CaveRate 10%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DewgongSeafoam Islands - B4FLv.34-36GrassRate 10%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.32-34GrassRate 5%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.35-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.35-40Surfing on waterRate 5%or evolve from Seel (Step 1)
Seel Weakness
Type-wise, Seel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| 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 Seel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seel
Seel Evolutions
Seel is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dewgong. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seel easily with 102 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Disable, Encore, Fake Out and 5 more to offspring.
FRLG Seel Best Moveset
AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage on a Water type too low in stats for competitive use. Dewgong's defensive moveset is one evolution away.
Best Build
Seel best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Encore
- Thief
- Perish Song
- Icy Wind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Disable and Encore give Seel options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ice coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Surf and Dive. The egg moves push it further.
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
Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick icebergs.
Seel FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Trade a Ponyta to the man in the lab on Cinnabar Island. This is an NPC trade, so the Seel you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Seel appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Seel 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