Is Dewgong Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Water/Ice with AbilityThick Fat cutting Fire and Ice damage in half. Dewgong handles Drake's Dragon E4 and contributes against Sidney. The Ice coverage is exactly what Emerald's endgame asks for. Not the hardest hitter, but the typing and bulk get it done.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Glacia's typing presses Dewgong's defenses.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Wallace's team hits Dewgong's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Dewgong cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 34.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wallace in Sootopolis City
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Steven Stone in his house in Mossdeep City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 51IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Dewgong in Emerald
No wild Dewgong swims in Emerald. An imported Seel reaches it at level 34, the only path to the evolved seal. Local water never produces one.
How to Obtain Dewgong in E
- Step 1Obtain SeelCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Surfing · Seafoam Islands, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Seafoam Islands. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Seafoam Islands. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Whirl Islands. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Whirl Islands. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Dewgong ✓
How to Get Shiny Dewgong in Emerald
Dewgong is another Kanto import; both FireRed and LeafGreen tuck it into Icefall Cave and the Seafoam Islands, so land the shimmer there, or evolve a shiny Seel, then send the seal lion across to Hoenn. See every game where Shiny Dewgong can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Dewgong Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Dewgong
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x149-176%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-40% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x144-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x154-181%KO Solar Beam 2x57-67% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x144-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x123-145%KO Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x78-93% Focus Punch 2x61-72% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 2x77-91% Focus Punch 2x65-77% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x90-106%KO Focus Punch 2x72-85% Rock Tomb 2x25-29% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Raichu builds →Focus Punch 2x75-89% Thunderbolt 2x63-74% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x57-67% Rollout 2x10-12% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 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 102 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Disable, Encore, Fake Out and 5 more.
E Dewgong Best Moveset
Dewgong counters Fire and Ice attackers that other Water-types fear, thanks to AbilityThick Fat halving damage from both types. The moveset combines MoveSurf and MoveIce Beam for coverage with MoveRest and MoveSleep Talk to outlast opponents. Teams needing a bulky answer to mixed Fire/Ice threats find value here.
Best Build
Dewgong best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Encore
- Surf
- Body Slam
- Fake Out
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 Ice Beam for STAB and Normal and Dark coverage 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
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this POKéMON sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.
Dewgong Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Dewgong as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
For Emerald, run Adamant on Dewgong. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Dewgong isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
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
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