Is Horsea Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Horsea is a stepping stone to Seadra. Can't reach Kingdra in Let's Go, so the ceiling is lower than in later games. Fine as a temporary Water option.
Not available yet. You cannot get Horsea before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Horsea before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Horsea before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Horsea before this fight.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seadra has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Seadra has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Lorelei's typing presses Seadra's defenses.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Horsea on Route 11 (Surf, Lv 13-18).
Recommended Moves
- LV 18WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 27WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36DragonDragon PulsePower 85Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Horsea to Seadra
Horsea evolves into Seadra at Level 32. Your Horsea should hit Level 32 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 32WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 51WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Horsea in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Horsea is available from early-game water routes onward at high spawn rates. 3 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
3 locations to catch Horsea
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4Where To Catch Horsea in Let's Go
The line opens with Horsea at Lv. 13+ via surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeadraRoute 11Lv.13-18Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 12Lv.31-36Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 13Lv.33-38Surfing on waterRate 5%or evolve from Horsea (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Horsea in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Horsea is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Horsea odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Horsea Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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 |
Horsea Evolutions
Horsea is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Seadra. Check the evolution method below. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Horsea Best Moveset
Water at 70 Sp. Atk and 60 Speed. The moveset runs special Water TermStab at pre-evo numbers. Evolve to Seadra for 95 Sp. Atk and 85 Speed. No Kingdra exists here, so Seadra is as far as this line goes.
Best Build
Lax raises Defense and lowers Sp. Def. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Green. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Horsea
Horsea Candy
Smart Candy
Smart Candy L
Smart Candy XL
Horsea Candy raises every stat, but only Horsea and Seadra can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Horsea is Smart Candy (Sp. Atk), and any Pokemon can eat it; Smart Candy L needs level 30 and Smart Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Beverly battles with one level 70 Horsea that knows Scald and Protect. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Horsea Master title. Find Beverly on Route 19.
Moves List
Most of Horsea's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Hydro Pump and Surf, but Dragon and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 14 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If it senses any danger, it will vigorously spray water or a special type of ink from its mouth.
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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