Is Seel Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Wild in Seaside Cave later in the game. Dewgong at level 34 adds Ice. The late availability limits gym contributions, but AbilityThick Fat helps against Iris's Lapras matchup.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Drayden's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Marlon's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Seel on Seaside Cave (walking, Lv 35, uncommon).
Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Shauntal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Seel in Black 2 & White 2
8 encounter spots for Seel at high spawn rates starting from mid-game water routes. Two different catch methods are in play here. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Seel in B2W2
To get Seel, start by catching Seel through walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 25-50. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Seel ✓Seaside Cave - 1FLv.25-40Surfing on waterRate 30%AnyGiant Chasm - CaveLv.35-50Surfing on waterRate 30%AnyGiant Chasm - Inner CaveLv.35-50Surfing on waterRate 30%AnySeaside Cave - 1FLv.35CaveRate 5%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DewgongSeaside Cave - 1FLv.30-40Rippling Water SurfRate 10%AnyShaking spotGiant Chasm - CaveLv.40-50Rippling Water SurfRate 10%AnyShaking spotGiant Chasm - Inner CaveLv.40-50Rippling Water SurfRate 10%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Seel (Step 1)
Seel Weakness
Type-wise, Seel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Seel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seel
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Rotom can KO Seel with Thunderbolt (113-133%).
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seel View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball50-59% Thunderbolt 2x113-133%KO | ||
Seel Evolutions
Seel is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dewgong. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seel easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Disable, Encore, Fake Out and 12 more to offspring.
B2W2 Seel Best Moveset
Water typing at 65 HP and 55/70 defenses can absorb one hit but not more. AbilityThick Fat halves Ice and Fire damage, and the moveset handles Fire types through resistance plus Water TermStab. 45 Sp. Atk can't threaten beyond that. Dewgong one evolution away adds the Ice typing.
Best Build
Seel best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fake Out
- Aqua Jet
- Ice Shard
- Waterfall
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Disable and Encore give Seel options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Aqua Tail and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The colder it gets, the better it feels. It joyfully swims around oceans so cold that they are filled with floating ice.
Seel Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Seel works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dewgong. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Seel appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Seel 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 7LGPE
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