Is Seedot Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Safari Zone encounter or headbutt trees. Grass-type with AbilityChlorophyll. Shiftry at Leaf Stone adds Dark coverage.
Falkner's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Chuck's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Seedot trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Janine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Seedot here.
Sabrina's typing presses Seedot's defenses.
Blaine's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Blue's team hits Seedot's weaknesses hard.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Seedot in Viridian Forest (Headbutt, Lv 3-7, limited). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- HM06FightingRock SmashPower 40Accuracy 100%PP 15From Hiker on Route 36
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Seedot to Shiftry
Nuzleaf evolves into Shiftry with a Leaf Stone. You can receive the Leaf Stone from an NPC in Route 34. 2 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 60)
- LV 60GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 60DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
How to Get Seedot in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Headbutt the trees in Viridian Forest after grabbing the National Dex and a low-level Seedot eventually tumbles out. The spawn stays switched off until that upgrade, so timing the Dex matters more than the spot.
1 location to catch Seedot
Badge 8Where To Catch Seedot in HGSS
Seedot is the chain's first catch. You'll find headbutt and walking encounters from Lv. 3-38 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Seedot ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Nuzleafor evolve from Seedot (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Shiftry
Not landing the catch? Calculate Seedot catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Seedot in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Seedot drops from headbutt trees in Viridian Forest, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Seedot odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Seedot 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Seedot preloaded.
Seedot Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Seedot for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Seedot Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Seedot
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x256-302%KO Overheat 2x364-428%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x217-256%KO Overheat 2x317-373%KO Ice Beam 2x215-254%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x362-426%KO Air Slash 2x195-229%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x198-233%KO Fire Blast 2x191-225%KO Ice Beam 2x152-180%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x406-478%KO Air Slash 2x219-258%KO U-turn 2x80-94% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x238-281%KO Brave Bird 2x159-187%KO Poison Jab 2x107-126%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x364-428%KO Sludge Bomb 2x155-183%KO | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Salamence builds →Fly 2x198-233%KO Fire Blast 2x208-245%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x178-210%KO Fire Blast 2x144-169%KO Ice Beam 2x113-134%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x128-151%KO X-Scissor 2x76-90% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x220-260%KO Ice Beam 2x139-164%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Seedot Evolutions
Seedot is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Nuzleaf first, then eventually reaches Shiftry. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 260 total stats over Seedot. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seedot easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field and Grass egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, False Swipe, Leech Seed and 6 more to offspring.
HGSS Seedot Best Moveset
Stats around 30-50 with AbilityChlorophyll for Speed in sun. No competitive output at this stage. Shiftry at the end of the line brings dual Grass/Dark coverage.
Best Build
Seedot best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Explosion
- Shadow Ball
- Solar Beam
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Seedot picks up Amnesia and False Swipe only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Seed Bomb while Normal and Ground coverage and more adds range.
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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It attaches itself to a tree branch using the top of its head. Strong winds can sometimes make it fall.
Seedot HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Seedot has 220 BST and evolves into Nuzleaf. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Seedot is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Seedot becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Game Availability
Seedot first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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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