Is Horsea Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Fishing encounter in postgame waters. AbilitySniper boosts critical hit damage. Kingdra at trade evolution with Dragon Scale adds Dragon typing. The combination is strong, but the postgame timing and trade requirement limit accessibility.
Horsea resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Horsea's weaknesses hard.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Horsea's weaknesses hard.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Kingdra resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Kingdra resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Horsea on Route 226 (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-25, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 18WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 30WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 35WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Fantina
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- LV 42DragonDragon PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Horsea to Kingdra
Seadra evolves into Kingdra when traded. Trade it in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 49WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- LV 57DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Horsea in Diamond & Pearl
Horsea bites the Good Rod at one coastal route, common at level 10 to 25. You need that rod and that water to find it, since no other spot in Sinnoh holds the seahorse.
Wild Horsea may be holding when caught:
Dragon Scale (5% chance) Traded on a Seadra: Holder evolves into Kingdra.1 location to catch Horsea
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 8Where To Catch Horsea in DP
Horsea is the chain's first catch. You'll find fishing encounters from Lv. 10-55 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Horsea ✓
- Step 3Evolve into KingdraBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Horsea egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Horsea preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Horsea in Diamond & Pearl
Horsea calls for the Day Care, so pair it with a foreign-language parent for far better egg odds. Compare Shiny Horsea odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Horsea Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Horsea already selected.
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
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
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 30 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Disable, Dragon Breath and 5 more to offspring.
DP Horsea Best Moveset
Rain doubles that 60 Speed through AbilitySwift Swim, but 70 Sp. Atk and 30 HP can't use it effectively. The moveset needs Kingdra's stats to matter. Seadra, then Kingdra.
Best Build
Horsea best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump
- Rain Dance
- Signal Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Horsea gets Aurora Beam and Disable exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Dragon and Ice coverage and more 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
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Horsea in Diamond & Pearl can hold Dragon Scale (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Dragon Scale.
In Diamond & Pearl, Horsea has 295 BST and evolves into Seadra. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Horsea is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Horsea becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Horsea appears in 20 games spanning 9 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 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
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