Is Seaking Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Nothing about Seaking has improved since Gen 1. Average stats, no niche, and competing against Gyarados, Starmie, and Lapras in the same game. There's no reason to use it.
Goldeen has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Goldeen has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Seaking's weaknesses hard.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Seaking resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Goldeen
Catch Goldeen on Route 42 (Surf, Lv 15-24, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 15)
- LV 15NormalHorn AttackPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- TM13NormalSnorePower 40Accuracy 100%PP 15Moomoo Farm
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy WindPower 55Accuracy 95%PP 15Prize for defeating Pryce
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 38WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Goldeen to Seaking
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at Level 33. Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33NormalHorn AttackPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy WindPower 55Accuracy 95%PP 15Prize for defeating Pryce
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 41WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner
How to Get Seaking in Gold & Silver
Seaking swims up on the Super Rod and while surfing, 60 encounters across 13 spots, common to uncommon. Goldeen packs the same waters so densely that raising one to level 33 is the easier route.
13 locations to catch Seaking13 locations to catch Goldeen
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Goldeen at any of the 13 locations below, then level it up to 33 — it evolves into Seaking.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Seaking in GS
Goldeen gets you Seaking sooner: catch it (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 33. Wild Seaking first appears at Mt. Mortar (after Badge 4).
- Step 1Catch GoldeenCerulean CityLv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 24Lv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 25Lv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 4Lv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 10Lv.10-19Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 9Lv.10-19Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.15-24Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.15-24Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 42Lv.15-24Surfing on waterRate 90%Dark Cave - EastLv.10Old RodRate 15%Dark Cave - WestLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 42Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Union Cave - 1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Union Cave - B1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Cerulean CityLv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 10Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 24Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 25Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 9Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Tohjo FallsLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.20-29Surfing on waterRate 90%Dark Cave - EastLv.20Good RodRate 65%Dark Cave - WestLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 42Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Union Cave - 1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Union Cave - B1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Cerulean CityLv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 10Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 24Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 25Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 9Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Tohjo FallsLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 60%the Marill swarm on Mt. Mortar that Hiker ParryTohjo FallsLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 60%Dark Cave - EastLv.40Super RodRate 70%Dark Cave - WestLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 42Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Union Cave - 1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Union Cave - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Cerulean CityLv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 10Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 24Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 25Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 9Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Tohjo FallsLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.35-39Surfing on waterRate 10%
- Step 2Seaking ✓Cerulean CityLv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 24Lv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 25Lv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 4Lv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 10Lv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 9Lv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%the Marill swarm on Mt. Mortar that Hiker ParryMt. Mortar - B1FLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 42Lv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Tohjo FallsLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.25-29Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.35-44Surfing on waterRate 90%Dark Cave - EastLv.40Super RodRate 10%Dark Cave - WestLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 42Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Union Cave - 1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Union Cave - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Cerulean CityLv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 10Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 24Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 25Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 9Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Tohjo FallsLv.40Super RodRate 10%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Gold & Silver for Seaking.
How to Get Shiny Seaking in Gold & Silver
Seaking takes both the Super Rod and a Surf tile, so chain encounters through the flooded interiors of Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, and Dark Cave until one turns gold. Compare Shiny Seaking odds across every game
Gold & Silver Shiny Seaking Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Gold & Silver shiny odds for Seaking.
Seaking Weakness
Seaking's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Seaking can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Seaking Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seaking
Seaking Evolutions
Seaking is what Goldeen becomes. Breed it for Goldeen eggs (average hatch time). A small partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Goldeen pushed Seaking to 450 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +35. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Seaking to get Goldeen eggs easily using 9 partners from the Water 2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Haze, Hydro Pump, Psybeam.
GS Seaking Best Moveset
MoveSurf and MoveIce Beam coverage from middling Sp. Atk, without the Speed or bulk to compete for a Water-type slot. Average stats producing average results in a format with far better Water options.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Return
- Rest
- Swords Dance
- Sleep Talk
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Haze and Hydro Pump from the egg pool give Seaking something extra.
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.
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
15 of 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
During spawning season, SEAKING gather from all over, coloring the rivers a brilliant red.
Using its horn, it bores holes in riverbed boulders, making nests to prevent its eggs from washing away.
Seaking Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, use Seaking as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Seaking appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Seaking 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
Winds & Waves
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