Is Dewgong Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Seel evolves at level 34. Water/Ice with AbilityThick Fat cutting Fire and Ice damage in half. Ice coverage handles Clair's Dragon gym and Lance's triple Dragonite. The Whirl Islands timing means Dewgong arrives just when Ice matters most.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Whitney's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Koga'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 Karen's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Seel
Catch Seel on Route 47 (Surf, Lv 10-20, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 33WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 37NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 41WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 47IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Seel to Dewgong
Seel evolves into Dewgong at Level 34. Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Clair, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 41WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 47IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Dewgong in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Dewgong turns up wild in one late spot, uncommon around levels 35 to 38, so the evolved seal is catchable near the end. Raising a Seel to level 34 reaches it sooner from the colder water its base prefers.
1 location to catch Dewgong3 locations to catch Seel
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Seel at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 34 — it evolves into Dewgong.
Badge 6
Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Dewgong in HGSS
The only way to get Dewgong during the story is evolving Seel (Lv 34).
- Step 2Dewgong ✓or evolve from Seel (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Dewgong.
How to Get Shiny Dewgong in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Dewgong glides through the Seafoam Islands, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker path to a shiny. Compare Shiny Dewgong odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x149-176%KO Leaf Blade 2x60-70% Stone Edge 2x67-78% Thunderbolt 2x32-38% | ||
 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% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x189-223%KO Focus Punch 2x126-149%KO Thunderbolt 2x32-38% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x130-153%KO Stone Edge 2x58-69% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x144-169%KO Solar Beam 2x62-73% Stone Edge 2x64-76% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x144-169%KO Stone Edge 2x64-76% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x128-151%KO Stone Edge 2x57-68% Thunderbolt 2x30-36% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x42-49% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x93-110%KO Focus Blast 2x62-73% Rock Slide 2x42-49% Shock Wave 2x31-37% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x77-91% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 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% | ||
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 9 more.
HGSS Dewgong Best Moveset
Water/Ice with AbilityThick Fat neutralizing the Fire and Ice weaknesses that would otherwise threaten it. The moveset absorbs special hits at 95 Sp. Def and fires back with 70 Sp. Atk. Defensive and stable, but 70 Speed and 70 offensive stats limit pressure.
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
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets.
It loves frigid seas with ice floes. It uses its long tail to change swimming direction quickly.
Dewgong HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Dewgong as a support. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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