Is Spheal Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Ice/Water with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice. Walrein at level 44 has strong bulk, but Lapras and Dewgong exist natively without breeding.
Spheal resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Spheal has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Spheal has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Spheal's weaknesses hard.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Spheal's defenses.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Spheal's weaknesses hard.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Spheal trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Walrein has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Spheal in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 44-45). Requires 35 Water objects placed in Peak.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- LV 44IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 44NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
Evolve Spheal to Sealeo
Spheal evolves into Sealeo at Level 32. You get it at Level 44 or higher, past Level 32, so it evolves into Sealeo the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 32NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 47IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Sealeo to Walrein
Sealeo evolves into Walrein at Level 44. You get Spheal at Level 44 or higher, so Sealeo evolves into Walrein the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 44IceIce FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 52IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Spheal in HeartGold & SoulSilver
1 encounter spot for Spheal starting from post-game Safari Zone areas. The list below shows each one, so start with the spot nearest your current route.
1 location to catch Spheal
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Spheal in HGSS
Spheal is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 44-45. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Spheal catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Spheal in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Spheal wants a foreign-language parent, so breed it Masuda-style for a shiny of its own. Compare Shiny Spheal odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Spheal Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Spheal preloaded.
Spheal Weakness
Spheal's Ice/Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Ice |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Spheal Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Spheal
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x231-273%KO Rock Tomb 2x53-63% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x145-171%KO Focus Punch 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x231-273%KO Rock Tomb 2x53-63% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 2x143-169%KO Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x143-169%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x170-201%KO Focus Blast 2x113-134%KO Ancient Power 2x57-68% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 2x170-201%KO Drain Punch 2x45-53% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x179-211%KO Focus Punch 2x149-175%KO | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x204-240%KO Thunderbolt 2x56-66% Rock Tomb 2x46-55% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x198-233%KO Rock Tomb 2x45-53% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x136-161%KO Rock Smash 2x31-36% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spheal View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x145-171%KO Focus Blast 2x97-114%KO Rock Tomb 2x45-53% | ||
Spheal Evolutions
Spheal is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Sealeo first, then eventually reaches Walrein. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 240 total stats over Spheal. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Spheal easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Curse, Fissure and 7 more to offspring.
HGSS Spheal Best Moveset
Ice/Water at 70 HP with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage. Stats around 40-55 can't compete. The moveset has basic Water and Ice attacks. Evolve toward Walrein.
Best Build
Spheal best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Protect
- Surf
- Blizzard
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Aqua Ring and Curse on Spheal. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Blizzard and Ice Beam, they expand what Spheal can actually threaten in practice.
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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It crosses the oceans by rolling itself on drifting ice. Fluffy fur keeps it warm when the temperature is below freezing.
Spheal HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Spheal?
See the Locations section above for where to find Spheal in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Spheal from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Spheal easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Spheal has 290 BST and evolves into Sealeo. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Spheal first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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
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