Is Seel Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Seel appears in Hoenn's cooler areas with Water typing. Evolving to Dewgong adds Ice for Drake coverage. The stats are modest across the board though, and stronger Water/Ice options exist natively.
Seel resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Seel resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Norman's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Dewgong's defenses.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Seel on Route 125 (walking, Lv 30, rare). DexNav.
Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Seel in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
moderate rates is the best you'll get on Seel in mid-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Seel in ORAS
Seel is your first catch on the way to Seel. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 30-34 across 14 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Seel ✓Route 125Lv.30GrassRate 5%DexNav chain
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DewgongShoal Cave - Area 1Lv.34CaveRate 5%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 2Lv.34CaveRate 5%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 3Lv.34CaveRate 5%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 4Lv.34CaveRate 5%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 5Lv.34CaveRate 5%DexNav chainShoal Cave - Area 6Lv.34CaveRate 5%DexNav chainor 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rotom's Volt Switch hits Seel for 56-66%.
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Seel View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x56-66% Shadow Ball32-38% | ||
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 200 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belch, Disable, Encore and 14 more to offspring.
ORAS Seel Best Moveset
Water at 45 Attack and 70 Sp. Def. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Dewgong one evolution away adds Water/Ice typing and 95 Sp. Def.
Best Build
Seel best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Aqua Tail
- Surf
- Protect
- Dive
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Belch and Disable give Seel options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 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
Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
Seel Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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