
Is Seaking Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Seaking does nothing that a dozen other Water-types don't do better. Average across the board with no standout quality. Hard to justify when Gyarados, Starmie, and Lapras all exist in the same game.
Brock's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seaking resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Seaking resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Lorelei's typing presses Seaking's defenses.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Goldeen
Catch Goldeen in Pallet Town (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 37WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Goldeen to Seaking
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at Level 33. Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Sabrina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 39WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- LV 54PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
How to Get Seaking in Red & Blue
Only the Super Rod pulls up Seaking, ten common encounters at three spots. A Goldeen also evolves into one at level 33, no top-tier rod required for that route.
3 locations to catch Seaking25 locations to catch Goldeen
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Catch Goldeen at any of the 25 locations below, then level it up to 33 — it evolves into Seaking.
Where To Catch Seaking in RB
To get Seaking, start by catching Goldeen through fishing encounters at Lv. 10-15. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch GoldeenCeladon CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean GymLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cinnabar IslandLv.10Good RodRate 50%Fuchsia CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Pallet TownLv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 10Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 11Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 12Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 13Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 17Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 18Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 19Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 20Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 21Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 22Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 23Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 24Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 25Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 6Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - CenterLv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - EastLv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - NorthLv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - WestLv.10Good RodRate 50%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Vermilion City - CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Vermilion City - HarborLv.10Good RodRate 50%Viridian CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 22Lv.15Super RodRate 50%Cerulean CityLv.15Super RodRate 33%Cerulean GymLv.15Super RodRate 33%Route 24Lv.15Super RodRate 33%Route 25Lv.15Super RodRate 33%Cinnabar IslandLv.15Super RodRate 25%Fuchsia CityLv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 12Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 13Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 17Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 18Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 19Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 20Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 21Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.15Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.15Super RodRate 25%
Step 2Seaking ✓Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Fuchsia CityLv.23Super RodRate 25%Route 23Lv.23Super RodRate 25%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Red & Blue for Seaking.
Seaking Weakness
Seaking's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. 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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Seaking Weak Against
AvgSeaking Evolutions
Evolve Goldeen at level 33 to get Seaking. At 465 stats, this Water type caps the chain without any egg option. The evolution from Goldeen pushed Seaking to 465 total stats. Special saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Seaking Best Moveset
80 Attack and 80 Special, average everything. MoveSurf runs off the Special side and doesn't outperform any of the top Water-types. Average stats with average moves producing average results.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Double Edge
- Substitute
- Agility
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Seaking's Flying and Normal coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Surf and Waterfall for same-type damage. Blizzard and Double-Edge are the payoff moves.
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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
Seaking Red & Blue Guide
In Red & Blue, use Seaking as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest, Set up with Agility when you get a free turn.
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
Explore
Where to go next after Seaking.