Is Dewgong Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage, making Dewgong tanky against two common types. Trade-only in RS. Walrein does the Ice/Water role natively with AbilityThick Fat as well. No reason to import when the local option has the same ability.
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.
Wattson's team hits Dewgong's weaknesses hard.
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.
Wallace's typing presses Dewgong's defenses.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Glacia's typing presses Dewgong's defenses.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
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 15Petalburg City
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wallace
- LV 51IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Dewgong in Ruby & Sapphire
Dewgong comes from leveling a traded Seel to 34. The ice-seal line stays off the Hoenn map.
How to Obtain Dewgong in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Hook a shiny Dewgong in the depths of Seafoam Islands in FireRed or LeafGreen, since Hoenn's own waters never turn one up, and trade it across. 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% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dewgong View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 2x82-96% Thunder Punch 2x25-29% Rock Tomb 2x19-22% | ||
 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.
RS Dewgong Best Moveset
Fire and Ice damage halved through AbilityThick Fat, removing two common weaknesses from the Water/Ice typing. MoveSurf and MoveIce Beam for dual TermStab, MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk for sustain. Held ItemLeftovers adds recovery.
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
DEWGONG 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Dewgong isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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