
Is Seel Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Seel is slow and doesn't hit hard from either side. The evolution into Dewgong adds Ice typing, which gives it a specific role against Lance. Not worth using unless you specifically need that matchup covered.
Brock's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Seel's defenses.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Seel's weaknesses hard.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Dewgong resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Dewgong resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Lorelei's typing presses Dewgong's defenses.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Seel on Seafoam Islands (walking, Lv 28-30, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- LV 50IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Seel to Dewgong
Seel evolves into Dewgong at Level 34. Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- LV 56IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Seel in Red & Blue
A dozen common encounters put Seel in the Seafoam Islands, split across two spots. If you would rather trade than surf, a Cinnabar Island trainer hands one over for a Ponyta.
2 locations to catch Seel
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Seel in RB
Seel is where the line starts, caught through walking and trade encounters at Lv. 28-33. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Dewgongor evolve from Seel (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Seel catch odds in the Red & Blue Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
Seel Weakness
Type-wise, Seel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. Seel's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Seel Weak Against
AvgSeel Evolutions
Seel starts a line toward Dewgong. Can't breed this Water type (350 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 125 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Seel Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution heading toward Dewgong. 70 Special for MoveSurf at reduced power. Nothing here competes with Lapras or Dewgong.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Surf
- Body Slam
- Double Edge
- Bubble Beam
Moves List
Most of Seel's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Surf and Bubble Beam, 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.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
Seel Red & Blue Guide
Trade a Ponyta to the NPC on Cinnabar Island to receive Seel.. This is an NPC trade, so the Seel you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In Red & Blue, 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 9 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 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
Explore
Where to go next after Seel.