Is Walrein Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Spheal's final form at level 44. Ice/Water with AbilityThick Fat cutting Fire and Ice damage in half. Strong bulk and coverage. But Lapras and Dewgong are available natively without the breeding hassle.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Sealeo resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Sealeo's weaknesses hard.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Sealeo's defenses.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Sealeo's weaknesses hard.
Sealeo has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Sealeo trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sealeo 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.
Catch Sealeo
Catch Sealeo in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 45). Requires 49 Water and 21 Peak objects placed in Mountain.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45IceAurora BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 45NormalBody 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 it at Level 45, past Level 44, so it 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 Walrein in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Can't catch Walrein directly. Start with Spheal in the wild from the locations below, then evolve at level 44. The 3-stage chain from Spheal to Walrein is where the leveling time goes.
Catch Spheal or Sealeo at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Walrein.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Walrein in HGSS
To get Walrein, start by catching Spheal through walking encounters at Lv. 44-45. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Sealeoor evolve from Spheal (Step 1)
- Step 3Walrein ✓
How to Get Shiny Walrein in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Walrein tops the Spheal line, so breed that base form Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Walrein odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Walrein 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 Walrein preloaded.
Walrein Weakness
Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock moves hit Walrein for super-effective damage. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Walrein's overall bulk (110/90/90) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| 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 Walrein Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Walrein
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x116-137%KO Rock Tomb 2x26-31% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x116-137%KO Rock Tomb 2x26-31% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x75-88% Focus Punch 2x51-60% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x73-86% Rock Smash 2x16-20% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 2x73-86% Focus Punch 2x53-63% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-34% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x86-102%KO Focus Blast 2x58-68% Ancient Power 2x29-35% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 2x86-102%KO Drain Punch 2x23-27% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x92-108%KO Focus Punch 2x75-89% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x23-27% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x70-82% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Walrein View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x70-82% Rock Smash 2x16-20% | ||
Walrein Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Spheal through Sealeo ends here at Walrein. Want more? Breed for Spheal eggs. A massive partner pool available via two egg groups. The evolution from Spheal pushed Walrein to 530 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Walrein to get Spheal eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Ring, Curse, Fissure and 7 more.
HGSS Walrein Best Moveset
Ice/Water at 110 HP with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage, reducing two common weaknesses. The moveset fires special Water and Ice attacks from 95 Sp. Atk and absorbs hits through HP bulk. 65 Speed and 90 in both defenses provide balanced durability.
Best Build
Walrein best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Protect
- Substitute
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Walrein misses out on Aqua Ring and Curse. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Ice Beam, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
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 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It shatters drift ice with its strong tusks. Its thick layer of blubber repels enemy attacks.
Walrein HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Walrein as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest, Surf is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Bold on Walrein. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Walrein appears in 15 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
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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