Is Sealeo Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Spheal evolves at level 32. Ice/Water with AbilityThick Fat. Walrein at 44 is the destination. Breed-only sourcing limits the whole chain.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Sealeo resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Sealeo's weaknesses hard.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Sealeo's defenses.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Sealeo's weaknesses hard.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Walrein has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Sealeo in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 45). Requires 49 Water and 21 Peak objects placed in Mountain.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 45NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 47IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Sealeo to Walrein
Sealeo evolves into Walrein at Level 44. You get it at Level 45, past Level 44, so it evolves into Walrein the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 44IceIce FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 52IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Sealeo in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Sealeo starts showing up in post-game Safari Zone areas across 1 encounter spot. The list below lets you pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
1 location to catch Sealeo1 location to catch Spheal
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Spheal at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 32 — it evolves into Sealeo.
Badge 8Where To Catch Sealeo in HGSS
Spheal is your first catch on the way to Sealeo. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 44-45 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Sealeo ✓or evolve from Spheal (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Walrein
Bring the right balls: check Sealeo catch odds in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Sealeo in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Sealeo evolves from Spheal, so breed that base form Masuda-style and raise it once it shines. Compare Shiny Sealeo odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x158-186%KO Rock Tomb 2x36-42% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x158-186%KO Rock Tomb 2x36-42% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x100-118%KO Focus Punch 2x69-82% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x99-116%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 2x99-116%KO Focus Punch 2x72-85% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x141-166%KO Thunderbolt 2x39-47% Rock Tomb 2x32-38% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x117-138%KO Focus Blast 2x78-92% Ancient Power 2x39-47% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 2x117-138%KO Drain Punch 2x31-36% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x123-145%KO Focus Punch 2x101-120%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x136-160%KO Rock Tomb 2x31-36% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x93-109%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sealeo View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x93-109%KO Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
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 Aqua Ring, Curse, Fissure and 7 more.
HGSS Sealeo Best Moveset
Ice/Water at 90 HP and 75 Sp. Atk with AbilityThick Fat reducing Fire and Ice damage. The moveset fires special Water and Ice attacks with decent bulk. 45 Speed. 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 Aqua Ring and Curse 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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It has a very sensitive nose. It touches new things with its nose to examine them.
Sealeo HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- How do I catch Sealeo in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Sealeo in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Sealeo from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Sealeo easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Sealeo has 410 BST and evolves into Walrein. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Sealeo plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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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