Is Horsea Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Water-type with a Kingdra evolution locked behind Dragon Scale trading. Horsea itself is too frail for long-term use. The evolution chain is the only reason to invest.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Horsea's weaknesses hard.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Horsea's weaknesses hard.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Kingdra resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Kingdra resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Horsea on Kala'e Bay (walking, Lv 18). Island Scan; LIMITED; Wednesday.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Lana.
Your Horsea should hit Level 32 before you reach Acerola, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Horsea in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Horsea's 3-stage chain starts with Horsea, which appears in the wild in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Jolteon can KO Horsea with Thunderbolt (439-516%). Abra threatens a KO with Psychic (95-111%). Venusaur's Giga Drain also KOs at 326-384%.
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Jolteon builds →Shadow Ball129-153%KO Thunderbolt 2x439-516%KO Volt Switch 2x341-401%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Abra builds →Psychic95-111%KO Dazzling Gleam84-99% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb196-231%KO Giga Drain 2x326-384%KO | ||
Horsea Evolutions
Horsea kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Seadra all the way to Kingdra. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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 57 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Clear Smog, Disable and 10 more to offspring.
USUM Horsea Best Moveset
Water at 70 Sp. Atk with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain and AbilitySniper boosting critical hits. The moveset at pre-evolution stats cannot contribute. Seadra one evolution away adds 95 Sp. Atk, and Kingdra reaches Dragon/Water.
Best Build
Horsea best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Dragon Pulse
- Hydro Pump
- Flash Cannon
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
Base Stats
Horsea Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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