Is Horsea Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Horsea appears in Hoenn's waters. The real prize is Kingdra through Dragon Scale trade. Water/Dragon had zero weaknesses until Fairy arrived in Gen 6, and it still handles Drake's E4 and much of Steven's team.
Horsea resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Horsea resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Horsea on Route 130 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 30, common).
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Sidney.
How to Get Horsea in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
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 ORAS
To get Horsea, start by catching Horsea through fishing encounters at Lv. 30-40. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Horsea ✓Sealed ChamberLv.30-40Super RodRate 40%Route 130Lv.30Super RodRate 35%Route 131Lv.30Super RodRate 35%Route 132Lv.30Super RodRate 35%Route 133Lv.30Super RodRate 35%Route 134Lv.30Super RodRate 35%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeadraRoute 130Lv.40Super RodRate 5%Route 131Lv.40Super RodRate 5%Route 132Lv.40Super RodRate 5%Route 133Lv.40Super RodRate 5%Route 134Lv.40Super RodRate 5%or evolve from Horsea (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Kingdra
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 |
What is Horsea Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Horsea
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Jolteon can KO Horsea with Thunderbolt (400-470%). Venusaur threatens a KO with Giga Drain (342-403%).
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Jolteon builds →Shadow Ball118-139%KO Thunderbolt 2x400-470%KO Volt Switch 2x310-366%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb205-242%KO Giga Drain 2x342-403%KO Venoshock148-175%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 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Clear Smog, Disable and 10 more to offspring.
ORAS Horsea Best Moveset
Water at 70 Sp. Atk and 60 Speed. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. AbilitySniper boosts critical hit damage. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Seadra one evolution away, then Kingdra adds Dragon typing.
Best Build
Horsea best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Hydro Pump
- Rain Dance
- Dive
- Hidden Power Electric
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
Horsea eats small insects and moss off of rocks. If the ocean current turns fast, this Pokémon anchors itself by wrapping its tail around rocks or coral to prevent being washed away.
If Horsea senses danger, it will reflexively spray a dense black ink from its mouth and try to escape. This Pokémon swims by cleverly flapping the fin on its back.
Horsea Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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