Is Dewgong Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Water/Ice with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice. Seel and Dewgong are caught by surfing on Routes 226 and 230 after the Hall of Fame, in Diamond only. Pearl players need a trade. It never gets a chance during the story.
Dewgong resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Dewgong resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Dewgong on Route 226 (Surf, Lv 40-55, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 41WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 47IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Dewgong in Diamond & Pearl
Surf the right two routes in Diamond and you can hook a rare Dewgong in the high 40s. It stays a Diamond-side catch, so Pearl players have to bring one over from elsewhere.
2 locations to catch Dewgong2 locations to catch Seel
Encountered via Surfing
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 8Catch Seel at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 34 — it evolves into Dewgong.
Badge 8Where To Catch Dewgong in DP
To get Dewgong, start by catching Seel through surfing encounters at Lv. 35-45. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Dewgong ✓or evolve from Seel (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Dewgong.
How to Get Shiny Dewgong in Diamond & Pearl
Dewgong evolves from Seel, so breed that pre-evo Masuda-style and let the Ice type take over. Compare Shiny Dewgong odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Dewgong Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Dewgong.
Dewgong Weakness
Dewgong's Water/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Ice |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dewgong Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Dewgong
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x144-169%KO Stone Edge 2x64-76% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x149-176%KO Stone Edge 2x67-78% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x154-181%KO Seed Bomb 2x83-98% Stone Edge 2x69-81% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x130-153%KO Stone Edge 2x58-69% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x42-49% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x128-151%KO Solar Beam 2x59-70% Stone Edge 2x57-67% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x92-108%KO Focus Punch 2x77-91% Rock Slide 2x39-46% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x78-93% Focus Punch 2x61-72% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x93-110%KO Brick Break 2x46-55% Giga Drain 2x21-25% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 2x102-121%KO Stone Edge 2x103-122%KO Thunderbolt 2x25-29% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x96-114%KO Focus Punch 2x92-108%KO | ||
Dewgong Evolutions
Dewgong is the evolved form of Seel. Breeding produces Seel eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Seel gave Dewgong the biggest boost in HP (+25), bringing the total to 475 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dewgong to get Seel eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Disable, Encore, Fake Out and 6 more.
DP Dewgong Best Moveset
Halving Fire and Ice damage through AbilityThick Fat patches the Ice-type weakness to Fire and adds surprising survivability. 90 HP and 95 Sp. Def provide decent special bulk, and the moveset runs defensive Water and Ice attacks alongside MoveToxic for passive damage. Low physical defense is the main vulnerability.
Best Build
Dewgong best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Rest
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Disable and Encore from the egg pool give Dewgong something extra. Pair those with Blizzard and Aqua Tail for STAB and Normal and Bug coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
29 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
In snow, the pure white coat covering its body obscures it from predators.
Dewgong Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Dewgong as a support. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Calm on Dewgong. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Dewgong has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 9 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
- 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 7Let's Go
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
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