Is Seaking Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Seaking shows up across the region via Super Rod. AbilitySwift Swim in rain gives some speed, but the stats aren't enough to compete with Gyarados, Empoleon, or Floatzel. Filler in a deep Water roster.
Roark's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Gardenia's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Seaking's defenses.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Seaking's weaknesses hard.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Goldeen
Catch Goldeen in Twinleaf Town (Good Rod fishing, Lv 15-35, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 17WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 37WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 51BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Goldeen to Seaking
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at Level 33. Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 40WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 63BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Seaking in Platinum
Seaking ranges widely too, sixteen encounters over thirteen areas on the Good and Super Rods at levels 25 to 55. Or evolve a Goldeen at level 33, which arrives sooner than the rare wild ones.
13 locations to catch Seaking13 locations to catch Goldeen
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
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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 Pt
The path to Seaking starts with Goldeen at Lv. 10-35 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch GoldeenRoute 203Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 204 - SouthLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 208Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 209Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 212 - NorthLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 214Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 229Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Sendoff SpringLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Celestic TownLv.15-35Good RodRate 45%Twinleaf TownLv.15-35Good RodRate 45%Lake AcuityLv.15-20Good RodRate 40%Lake ValorLv.15-20Good RodRate 40%Lake VerityLv.15-20Good RodRate 40%
- Step 2Seaking ✓Lake AcuityLv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Lake ValorLv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Lake VerityLv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Route 203Lv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Route 204 - SouthLv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Route 208Lv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Route 209Lv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Route 212 - NorthLv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Route 214Lv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Route 229Lv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Sendoff SpringLv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Twinleaf TownLv.30-55Super RodRate 45%Lake AcuityLv.25-35Good RodRate 5%Lake ValorLv.25-35Good RodRate 5%Lake VerityLv.25-35Good RodRate 5%Celestic TownLv.40-55Super RodRate 5%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Seaking.
How to Get Shiny Seaking in Platinum
Seaking rises to the Super Rod at Lake Valor and Lake Verity, but breeding a Goldeen line with a foreign Ditto is the cleaner 1 in 1,638 shiny. Compare Shiny Seaking odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Seaking 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Seaking Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seaking
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seaking View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x115-135%KO Shock Wave 2x39-46% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Seaking View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x117-137%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Seaking Evolutions
Seaking is what Goldeen becomes. Breed it for Goldeen eggs (average hatch time). A decent 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 19 partners from the Water 2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Aqua Tail, Haze, Hydro Pump and 4 more.
Pt Seaking Best Moveset
Without rain support, 68 Speed and 92 Attack leave the moveset stuck in an awkward tier where it can't outspeed or outpower anything relevant. AbilitySwift Swim in rain changes the picture, but outside it, Seaking has no competitive role.
Best Build
Seaking best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Megahorn
- Waterfall
- Rain Dance
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Aqua Tail and Haze from the egg pool give Seaking something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
Base Stats
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Seaking Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Seaking as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest, Waterfall is the primary attack.
For Platinum, run Naughty on Seaking. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Def cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
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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