
Is Seaking Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Average across every stat with nothing that stands out. Seaking does nothing that the better Water-types in Yellow can't do with their eyes closed.
Brock's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Erika's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
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 Koga, 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 Yellow
Seaking bites the Super Rod across several spots, common, in the 30s through 60. A Goldeen leveled to 33 reaches the same crown fish without the wait.
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 Y
Goldeen is your first catch on the way to Seaking. You'll find fishing encounters from Lv. 5-60 across 41 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch GoldeenCeladon CityLv.5-20Super RodRate 100%Route 6Lv.5-20Super RodRate 100%Celadon 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 24Lv.20-30Super RodRate 90%Cerulean CityLv.25-30Super RodRate 70%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.25Super RodRate 40%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.30Super RodRate 40%
Step 2Seaking ✓Cerulean CityLv.30-40Super RodRate 30%Route 24Lv.30Super RodRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.35-55Super RodRate 60%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.40-60Super RodRate 60%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Yellow 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
AvgBest Pokemon Against Seaking
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Magneton Electric | C | |
Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Seaking 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
Y Seaking Best Moveset
80 across the relevant stats and no move or typing advantage to elevate any of them. MoveSurf hits at medium power, MoveBlizzard adds Ice coverage at the same medium level. Average Water-type coverage from average numbers 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
It is the male’s job to make a nest by carving out boulders in a stream using the horn on its head.
Seaking Yellow Guide
In Yellow, 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
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Where to go next after Seaking.