Is Seadra Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Trade Seadra holding Dragon Scale for Kingdra. AbilitySniper makes crits hit even harder. Kingdra's Water/Dragon typing has one weakness: Dragon. If accessed postgame, Kingdra is one of the best Battle Tower options available.
Seadra resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Seadra has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Seadra has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Seadra trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
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 Seadra on Route 226 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 30-55, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 30WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 40WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Seadra 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 Seadra in Diamond & Pearl
Seadra hooks onto the Super Rod at the same route Horsea swims, common from level 30 up. The best rod pulls the evolved form straight out of the water without raising a Horsea first.
Wild Seadra may be holding when caught:
Dragon Scale (5% chance) Traded on a Seadra: Holder evolves into Kingdra.1 location to catch Seadra1 location to catch Horsea
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 8Catch Horsea at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 32 — it evolves into Seadra.
Badge 8Where To Catch Seadra in DP
Horsea is your first catch on the way to Seadra. You'll find fishing encounters from Lv. 10-55 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch Horsea
- Step 3Evolve into KingdraBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Horsea egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Seadra catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Seadra in Diamond & Pearl
Seadra evolves from Horsea, so breed that pre-evo Masuda-style before it evolves. Compare Shiny Seadra odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Seadra 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Seadra preloaded.
Seadra Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Seadra for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Seadra's physical bulk (base 95 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 Seadra Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seadra
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 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 | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
Seadra Evolutions
Seadra is partway through a three-stage line between Horsea and Kingdra. The chain involves a trade, so it's not a straightforward grind. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+25 from Horsea). The final form adds another 100 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Seadra to get Horsea eggs easily using 30 partners from the Dragon and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aurora Beam, Disable, Dragon Breath and 5 more.
DP Seadra Best Moveset
95 Sp. Atk and 85 Speed are respectable, and AbilitySniper boosts critical hit damage by 50%. But 45 Sp. Def folds to any special hit, and the moveset is just Water attacks without the bulk to stay in. Trade-evolve to Kingdra.
Best Build
Seadra best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Grass
- Surf
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Seadra misses out on Aurora Beam and Disable. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hydro Pump and Surf, with Dragon and Ice coverage and more rounding things out.
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
27 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its spines provide protection. Its fins and bones are prized as traditional medicine ingredients.
Seadra Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Seadra only evolves into Kingdra through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Diamond & Pearl. The Dragon Scale must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Wild Seadra 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.
Yes. Seadra is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Seadra becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Seadra has 440 BST and evolves into Kingdra. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Seadra as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Seadra has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
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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