Is Horsea Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water with AbilitySwift Swim for rain Speed. Wild on surfing routes. Seadra at level 32, then Kingdra through Dragon Scale trade. The trade evolution locks the best form behind multiplayer, but Seadra is serviceable.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Drayden's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Marlon's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Horsea on P2 Laboratory (Super Rod fishing, Lv 35-55, common).
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Shauntal.
How to Get Horsea in Black 2 & White 2
The chain to Horsea requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Horsea in the wild and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
Where To Catch Horsea in B2W2
To get Horsea, start by catching Horsea through walking and fishing encounters at Lv. 35-70. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Horsea ✓P2 LaboratoryLv.35-55Super RodRate 35%AnyRoute 17Lv.50-60Super RodRate 30%AnyRoute 18Lv.50-60Super RodRate 30%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeadraP2 LaboratoryLv.35-60Rippling Water FishRate 30%AnyShaking spotRoute 17Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 30%AnyShaking spotRoute 18Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Horsea (Step 1)
Step 3Catch or Evolve into KingdraP2 LaboratoryLv.45-70Rippling Water FishRate 10%AnyShaking spotRoute 17Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 30%AnyShaking spotRoute 18Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Seadra (Step 2)
Horsea Weakness
Horsea is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Horsea's physical bulk (base 70 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Horsea Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Horsea
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Jolteon can KO Horsea with Thunderbolt (293-345%). Venusaur threatens a KO with Giga Drain (229-270%).
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemFlame Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x293-345%KO Shadow Ball87-102%KO Volt Switch 2x228-269%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x229-270%KO Sludge Bomb137-162%KO | ||
Horsea Evolutions
Horsea kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Seadra all the way to Kingdra. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 245 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Horsea easily with 39 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Clear Smog, Disable and 10 more to offspring.
B2W2 Horsea Best Moveset
Speed doubles in rain through AbilitySwift Swim, but 70 Sp. Atk at this stage can't threaten rain team targets. The moveset fires Water TermStab at pre-evolution power while needing Kingdra's stats and Dragon typing to justify the rain slot. AbilitySniper boosts critical hits as an alternative.
Best Build
Horsea best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Horsea gets Aurora Beam and Clear Smog exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Hydro Pump and Surf.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees.
Horsea Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Horsea works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Seadra. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Horsea appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Horsea have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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 7LGPE
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