Is Seel Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Seel from the Seafoam Islands arrives late in the story. Evolve it for Dewgong if you need Water/Ice coverage for the Elite Four, but your team is mostly built by then.
Seel resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Koga's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Sabrina's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Lorelei's typing presses Dewgong's defenses.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
Catch Seel on Seafoam Islands (walking, Lv 39-44).
Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Seel in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
A handful of locations for Seel with decent spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Seel in LGPE
To get Seel, start by catching Seel through walking encounters at Lv. 39-44. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Seel ✓Seafoam Islands - Area 1Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44GrassRate 15%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DewgongSeafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44GrassRate 10%Seafoam Islands - Area 1Lv.39-44GrassRate 5%Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44GrassRate 5%or 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 |
What is Seel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seel
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Rotom's Thunderbolt hits Seel for 58-68%.
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Seel View Kartana builds →Knock Off22-26% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seel View Rotom builds →Shadow Ball26-30% Volt Switch 2x46-54% Thunderbolt 2x58-68% | ||
Seel Evolutions
Seel is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dewgong. Check the evolution method below. A decent 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
LGPE Seel Best Moveset
Water at 45 Attack and 70 Sp. Def. The moveset can't compete on these numbers. Evolve to Dewgong for the Water/Ice TermStab and 90/70/80/95 bulk that at least survives some exchanges on the special side.
Best Build
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Moves List
Most of Seel's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Surf and Waterfall, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
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
Base Stats
Loves freezing-cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
Seel Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Guide
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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