In Yellow, Dewgong has a 500 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. It works best as a balanced. Surf anchors the moveset.

What is Dewgong weak to?

In Yellow, watch for Raikou (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Dewgong. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

What role does Dewgong play in battle?

In Yellow, Dewgong fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Special. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Dewgong?

In Yellow, run Surf, Rest, Headbutt, and Aurorabeam on Dewgong. Surf is the most common pick at 25% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.

What counters Dewgong?

For Yellow, Dewgong has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric, Grass, and Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.

Dewgong - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Dewgong's stats barely vary. 4 sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 2 Special stat exp, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats

High

HP90

Attack70

Defense80

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def95

Speed70

Total500

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.7 m

Weight120.0 kg

Base XP166

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Hydration

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Ice BodyHA

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Its entire body is a snowy-white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters.

Yellow

Dewgong Weakness

Dewgong's Water/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Dewgong Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water
0.25x (Resist)	Ice

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-5

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Fighting Rock

½xResist

Water

¼xResist

Ice

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Grass Flying Dragon

How to Beat Dewgong in Yellow (Best Counters)

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Dewgong Solar Beam 2x 85-100%KO Vine Whip 2x 33-38% Mega Drain 2x 29-35% Absorb 2x 16-19% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Solar Beam 2x 57-67% Mega Drain 2x 21-25% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Solar Beam 2x 75-88% Razor Leaf 2x 36-42% Vine Whip 2x 29-35% Mega Drain 2x 26-31% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Petal Dance 2x 75-88% Solar Beam 2x 75-88% Mega Drain 2x 26-31% Absorb 2x 14-17% View Gloom builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 34 Damage vs Dewgong Absorb 2x 7-9% View Kabuto builds →

Yellow Evolution

The Water/Ice-type Dewgong caps Seel's chain at 500 stats. No daycare options for this one. Evolving from Seel gave Dewgong the biggest boost in Special (+50), bringing the total to 500 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#086Seel

Level 34

#087Dewgong

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Seel

Water

Dewgong

WaterIce

90+25

ATK

70+25

DEF

80+25

SP.ATK

70+25

SP.DEF

95+25

SPE

70+25

BST

325D-Tier

475C-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Dewgong Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

SurfSTAB
RestRecovery
HeadbuttCoverage
Aurora BeamSTAB

Recommended Teammates

AlakazamGood

ChanseyGood

TaurosGood

Moves

Without TMs, Dewgong's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal coverage on top of Blizzard and Ice Beam for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Aurora Beam

A6510020Ice

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Headbutt

S7010015Normal

Lv 30

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 35

Aurora Beam

A6510020Ice

Lv 44

Rest

S——10Psychic

Lv 50

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 56

Ice Beam

B9510010Ice

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM14

Blizzard

B110905Ice

TM08

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM11

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM07

Horn Drill

——305Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

B9510010Ice

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM16

Pay Day

—4010020Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM44

Rest

S——10Psychic

TM40

Skull Bash

C10010010Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM50

Substitute

B——10Normal

HM03

Surf

S9510015Water

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM12

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Egg Moves

Dewgong doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Dewgong can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Dewgong in Yellow

moderate rates for Dewgong across 3 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Dewgong in Yellow

The path to Dewgong starts with Seel at Lv. 22-34 via walking and trade encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Seel
Seafoam Islands - B4F
Grass Lv.28-32 Water
20%Mid
Seafoam Islands - B3F
Grass Lv.26-30 Water
15%Mid
Seafoam Islands - B2F
Grass Lv.24 Water
10%Mid
Seafoam Islands - B1F
Grass Lv.22-26 Water
5%Mid
Train until Level 34
Step 2Dewgong ✓
Seafoam Islands - B3F
Grass Lv.28-32 Water
5%Mid
Seafoam Islands - B4F
Grass Lv.30-34 Water
5%Mid
Cinnabar Island
In-game trade Water
100%
Trade for (give Growlithe)
or evolve from Seel (Step 1)

Dewgong Guide

In Yellow, Dewgong has a 500 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. It works best as a balanced. Surf anchors the moveset.
In Yellow, watch for Raikou (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Dewgong. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.
In Yellow, Dewgong fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Special. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Yellow, run Surf, Rest, Headbutt, and Aurorabeam on Dewgong. Surf is the most common pick at 25% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
For Yellow, Dewgong has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric, Grass, and Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Dewgong has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Thunder Shock 2x 24-29% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Absorb 2x 16-19% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Dewgong Vine Whip 2x 27-34% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Vine Whip 2x 27-34% View Bellsprout builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Move Moves Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Dewgong Karate Chop 2x 40-48% View Mankey builds →

Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Thunderbolt 2x 45-53% Thunder Shock 2x 24-29% View Pikachu builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Dewgong Rock Throw 2x 40-48% View Geodude builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Absorb 2x 16-19% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Dewgong Vine Whip 2x 27-34% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Vine Whip 2x 27-34% View Bellsprout builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 19 Damage vs Dewgong Rock Slide 2x 38-45% Rock Throw 2x 25-30% View Onix builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Mega Drain 2x 25-30% Absorb 2x 15-18% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Razor Leaf 2x 30-36% Vine Whip 2x 25-30% Mega Drain 2x 22-27% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Vine Whip 2x 28-33% Mega Drain 2x 25-30% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Mega Drain 2x 20-24% View Paras builds →

Hitmonlee Fighting	C
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Double KickLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Submission 2x 79-93% Double Kick 2x 31-37% View Hitmonlee builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Mega Drain 2x 26-31% Absorb 2x 14-17% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Razor Leaf 2x 31-37% Vine Whip 2x 26-31% Mega Drain 2x 24-28% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Vine Whip 2x 28-34% Mega Drain 2x 24-28% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Mega Drain 2x 19-23% View Paras builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Dewgong Vine Whip 2x 36-42% Mega Drain 2x 31-37% Absorb 2x 17-20% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Mega Drain 2x 21-25% View Parasect builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 33 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Dewgong Petal Dance 2x 71-84% Mega Drain 2x 25-30% Absorb 2x 14-17% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Razor Leaf 2x 29-35% Vine Whip 2x 25-30% Mega Drain 2x 23-27% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 33 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Dewgong Razor Leaf 2x 31-37% Vine Whip 2x 27-32% Mega Drain 2x 25-30% View Bellsprout builds →