Is Seedot Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Ruby only, Route 102. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sunlight. Shiftry needs a Leaf Stone after Nuzleaf at 14. Grass/Dark typing is unique and handles Phoebe, Tate and Liza, and Wallace. Under Ruby's Groudon sun, Shiftry becomes fast with strong coverage.
Seedot has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Nuzleaf trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Nuzleaf's defenses.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Shiftry resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Shiftry has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Shiftry trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Seedot on Route 102 (walking, Lv 3-4, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM28GroundDigPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Seedot to Nuzleaf
Seedot evolves into Nuzleaf at Level 14. Your Seedot should hit Level 14 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- LV 31DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- LV 37NormalRazor WindPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 49PsychicExtrasensoryPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 30
Evolve Nuzleaf to Shiftry
Nuzleaf evolves into Shiftry with a Leaf Stone. You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Route 119.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
How to Get Seedot in Ruby & Sapphire
Ruby's mirror to Sapphire's Lotad. Two grass spots, an early one at levels 3 to 4 and a later batch around 15 to 16. Sapphire owners won't find Seedot in the wild and must trade for it.
2 locations to catch Seedot
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 3Where To Catch Seedot in RS
Seedot is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 3-18 across 3 total spots in the chain.
- Step 3Evolve into ShiftryBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Seedot egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Seedot catch rates for Ruby & Sapphire by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Seedot in Ruby & Sapphire
Seedot rustles through the grass on Route 102 and Route 114 in Ruby, so patrol those routes and battle every one for a shiny. Compare Shiny Seedot odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Seedot Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Seedot Weak Against
Fragile
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 102 breeding partners from the Field and Grass egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, False Swipe, Leech Seed and 3 more to offspring.
RS Seedot Best Moveset
Grass pre-evolution heading toward Shiftry. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun and AbilityEarly Bird wakes from sleep faster. No competitive stats at this stage.
Best Build
Seedot best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- 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 Giga Drain 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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SEEDOT attaches itself to a tree branch using the top of its head. It sucks moisture from the tree while hanging off the branch. The more water it drinks, the glossier this POKéMON’s body becomes.
SEEDOT looks exactly like an acorn when it is dangling from a tree branch. It startles other POKéMON by suddenly moving. This POKéMON polishes its body once a day using leaves.
Seedot Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- Why can't I find Seedot in Sapphire?
Seedot is exclusive to Pokemon Ruby. Sapphire players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Seedot in Ruby.
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
Winds & Waves
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