Is Sealeo Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Ice/Water mid-stage with AbilityThick Fat or AbilityIce Body. Transfer-only. Sealeo contributes if imported but Walrein at 44 is the real investment target.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Walrein has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Walrein has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Walrein has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Walrein trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Walrein has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Walrein resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Walrein has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Walrein trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Sealeo on Route 226 (Surf, Lv 40-55, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- After Fantina
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 47IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Sealeo to Walrein
Sealeo evolves into Walrein at Level 44. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- LV 52IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Sealeo in Diamond & Pearl
Sealeo surfs the same Pearl-side routes as Spheal but turns up rare at level 40 plus. Diamond owners need a trade to reach the line, since both it and its base stick to Pearl.
2 locations to catch Sealeo2 locations to catch Spheal
Encountered via Surfing
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 8Catch Spheal at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 32 — it evolves into Sealeo.
Badge 8Where To Catch Sealeo in DP
The path to Sealeo starts with Spheal at Lv. 35-45 via surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Sealeo ✓or evolve from Spheal (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into WalreinBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Spheal egg.
Bring the right balls: check Sealeo catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Sealeo in Diamond & Pearl
Sealeo grows from Spheal, so breed that pre-evolution Masuda-style with a foreign parent before it evolves. Compare Shiny Sealeo odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Sealeo 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Sealeo in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Sealeo Weakness
Sealeo is weak to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Ice |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sealeo Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Sealeo
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x165-194%KO Stone Edge 2x74-87% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x159-188%KO Stone Edge 2x71-84% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x144-170%KO Stone Edge 2x64-76% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x170-201%KO Seed Bomb 2x92-108%KO Stone Edge 2x76-90% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x101-119%KO Focus Punch 2x69-81% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x137-161%KO Rock Slide 2x46-55% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x103-122%KO Focus Punch 2x85-100%KO Rock Slide 2x43-51% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x141-167%KO Solar Beam 2x75-89% Stone Edge 2x63-75% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x123-145%KO Focus Punch 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 2x119-140%KO Drain Punch 2x31-37% | ||
Sealeo Evolutions
Partway through Spheal's chain. Sealeo still has another evolution ahead before reaching Walrein. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. HP has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 120 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Sealeo to get Spheal eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Curse, Fissure, Rock Slide and 6 more.
DP Sealeo Best Moveset
Better bulk at 90 HP and decent special stats, but 45 Speed and no standout make the moveset a middling Ice/Water attacker. Evolve to Walrein.
Best Build
Sealeo best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Tank Moveset
- Surf
- Roar
- Ice Beam
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Sealeo gets Curse and Fissure exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Ground coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Blizzard and Ice Beam.
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
30 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It habitually spins things on its nose. By doing so, it learns textures and odors.
Sealeo Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Sealeo has 410 BST and evolves into Walrein. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Sealeo plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Relaxed is the go-to nature for Sealeo. That's +Defense / -Speed. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Sealeo spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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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