Is Seel Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Breed-only pure Water. Dewgong adds Ice typing on evolution, but the breeding requirement puts it behind native Water-types that you can just catch.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Seel's weaknesses hard.
Lana's team hits Dewgong's weaknesses hard.
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Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Seel's weaknesses hard.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Seel's weaknesses hard.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Seel on Seaward Cave (Surf, Lv 15-18, common).
Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Lana, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Seel in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Easy grab on Seel with high spawn rates across 8 locations in early-game water routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Seel in USUM
To get Seel, start by catching Seel through gift and surfing encounters at Lv. 15-55. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Seel ✓Seaward CaveLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 30%Poké Pelago - Ula'ula Island reachedLv.21-27Gift from NPCPoké Pelago - Poni Island reachedLv.37-43Gift from NPCPoké Pelago - Elite Four defeatedLv.49-55Gift from NPC
Step 2Evolve into Dewgong
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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 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 218 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belch, Disable, Encore and 14 more to offspring.
USUM Seel Best Moveset
Water at 45 offenses and 70 Sp. Def with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage and AbilityHydration healing status in rain. The moveset at pre-evolution power has no role. Dewgong one evolution away adds 90 HP and Ice typing but remains outclassed.
Best Build
Seel best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Aqua Jet
- Fake Out
- Waterfall
- Drill Run
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
Base Stats
It has always been supposed that Seel live only in cold seas. Their having shown up in Alola is a mystery.
Thanks to its thick fat, cold seas don’t bother it at all, but it gets tired pretty easily in warm waters.
Seel Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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