Stats & Training
Nothing fancy in Horsea's spread. It leans special with Defense out front. And you'll get 1 Special stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.
Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.
Horsea Weakness
Horsea is weak to Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. Horsea's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
 Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
 Paras BugGrass | D | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x83-98% Thunder Shock 2x43-53% | ||
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Paras BugGrass | D | |
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Oddish builds →Mega Drain 2x46-55% Absorb 2x26-32% | ||
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Bulbasaur builds →Razor Leaf 2x58-69% Vine Whip 2x51-60% Mega Drain 2x43-51% | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Bellsprout builds →Vine Whip 2x51-60% Mega Drain 2x46-55% | ||
Paras BugGrass | D | |
 Voltorb Electric | D | |
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Oddish builds →Mega Drain 2x48-57% Absorb 2x25-30% | ||
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Bulbasaur builds →Razor Leaf 2x58-70% Vine Whip 2x48-57% Mega Drain 2x43-52% | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Bellsprout builds →Vine Whip 2x51-61% Mega Drain 2x48-57% | ||
Paras BugGrass | D | |
Voltorb Electric | D | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Oddish builds →Petal Dance 2x136-160%KO Mega Drain 2x48-58% Absorb 2x27-33% | ||
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Bulbasaur builds →Razor Leaf 2x59-70% Vine Whip 2x48-58% Mega Drain 2x45-53% | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Bellsprout builds →Razor Leaf 2x62-74% Vine Whip 2x52-62% Mega Drain 2x48-58% | ||
Voltorb Electric | D | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Tangela builds →Solar Beam 2x167-197%KO Mega Drain 2x59-70% Absorb 2x30-36% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x113-133%KO Mega Drain 2x40-48% | ||
 Weepinbell GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Weepinbell builds →Solar Beam 2x146-173%KO Razor Leaf 2x69-82% Vine Whip 2x57-67% Mega Drain 2x52-61% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Gloom builds →Petal Dance 2x146-173%KO Solar Beam 2x146-173%KO Mega Drain 2x52-61% Absorb 2x28-33% | ||
 Exeggcute GrassPsychic | D | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Tangela builds →Solar Beam 2x174-206%KO Mega Drain 2x60-71% Absorb 2x31-37% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x116-137%KO Mega Drain 2x41-49% | ||
Weepinbell GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Weepinbell builds →Solar Beam 2x152-180%KO Razor Leaf 2x72-86% Vine Whip 2x60-71% Mega Drain 2x53-63% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Gloom builds →Petal Dance 2x152-180%KO Solar Beam 2x152-180%KO Mega Drain 2x53-63% Absorb 2x29-34% | ||
Exeggcute GrassPsychic | D | |
In Red & Blue, Jolteon can KO Horsea with Thunderbolt (141-166%). Electrode threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (109-128%).
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x141-166%KO Pin Missile8-10% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Electrode builds →Explosion69-82% Thunderbolt 2x109-128%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Victreebel builds →Wrap8-9% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Venusaur builds →Body Slam35-41% | ||
Red & Blue Evolution
Horsea evolves into Kingdra, but can't breed. At 340 stats as a Water type, evolution is the only path. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Red & Blue Horsea Best Moveset
Best Build
Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).
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Moves
Most of Horsea's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Hydro Pump and Surf, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Red & Blue Horsea Locations
Horsea is available from early-game fishing spots onward at high spawn rates. 15 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Best Locations to Catch Horsea in Red & Blue
Horsea's encounter pool splits between Blue and Red. You've got 15 fishing and walking spots at Lv. 15-33 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.
Horsea Guide
Horsea evolves into Seadra at level 32. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Red & Blue, 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.
Horsea is catchable in Red & Blue. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.
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 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves