Seel (Pokémon)

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Seel パウワウ Pawou #086
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Sea Lion Pokémon
Abilities Thick Fat or Hydration Hydration Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #086 Johto #178 Hoenn #258 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'07" Imperial 1.1 m Metric 3'07"/1.1 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 198.4 lbs. Imperial 90.0 kg Metric 198.4 lbs./90.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Water 1 and Ground groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 100 Battle Exp.: 1001*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Seel (Japanese: パウワウ Pawou) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Dewgong starting at level 34.

Biology

Physiology

The horn on Seel's head is exceptionally hard, and its made of toughened bone. Seel has a tan-colored muzzle with a small black nose, small tusks, round eyes and a tongue that is often seen outside of Seel's mouth. Seel lives in the frigid waters of the arctic, surviving because of its thick blubber.

This hide of fat looks like it's covered with snow-white fur from a distance, but, when magnified, the fur is actually a very light blue that gives it a sea-water tinge whilst swimming. Seel's streamlined, curving body helps it to effortlessly swim through the cold seas, and its flippers propel it with ease. The flippers can also pull its body onto shore, but can only support its weight for a short time.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Seel uses its horn to puncture ice so it can breathe. It becomes healthier when it rains. Its coarse hair can trap water and air to conserve body heat.

Behavior

The horn on the tip of Seel's head is used to chip away ice at the surface of the sea to create breathing holes. The small tusks can chip away at the ice too, and sometimes they engage in territorial fights where these tusks can be applied as weapons.

During the day, Seel can usually be spotted in shallow seas asleep on the sea bed, however it is additionally active during the evening hours, when it hunts and pursues prey effortlessly through the water. The colder the sea, the more active it is. When swimming, its nostrils close tightly when it swims. Seel only comes on land to give birth or socialize with others of its kind - it's exceptionally clumsy on land.

Habitat

Seel loves to live in extremely cold seas, such as in the Arctic, which are often 40 degrees below 0. The frigid climate it lives in are full of ice floes. It exceptionally loves iceberg-filled oceans, where herds of Seel converge to play and socialize.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Seel hunts for prey.

In the anime

Major Appearances

Multiple Seel are owned by Misty and her sisters at the Cerulean Gym. One of them evolved into a Dewgong.

Minor Appearances

Misty is hypnotized to act like a Seel in Hypno's Naptime, but no actual Seel is seen in the episode.

A Seel appeared in Misty Meets Her Match, under the ownership of Rudy's sister Mahri.

A Seel is also briefly seen in Once More With Reeling!, in the Terracotta Town contest. It created an ice sculpture of a Glalie using Ice Beam.

A Seel appeared in Up Close and Personable!.

A Seel appeared in Historical Mystery Tour! under the ownership of a Clown.

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Seel is the first Pokémon Lorelei owned. As a child, Lorelei saw her Seel become poisoned due to the effects of nearby industrialization. Agatha, who was passing by, healed the Seel using her Gastly. This encounter with the negative effects that humanity had on Pokémon would be the motivation Lorelei had to join the Elite Four in a plot to destroy all humanity years later.

In the TCG

Main article: Seel (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Seel is a Pokéfloat. After the second half of Venusaur is revealed, the screen moves continually to the right without stopping and so fighting does not stay on Seel for very long.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Pokémon XD		Mystic Water (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	Aspear Berry (50%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By tutoring

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Special moves

TCG-only moves

• Pound

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Unevolved Seel  Water

Level 34 →

First evolution Dewgong  Water  Ice

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Seel images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Seel is one of the three non-Template:Type2s which evolve into an Ice-type, together with Shellder and Eevee.
• Although Seel was introduced in Generation I as a pure Template:Type2, it could not learn any Water-type attacks by level-up until Generation IV.
• Even though the Pokédex states that Seel swims in water as cold as -40°C, the Arctic Ocean's water temperature is usually around the freezing point for sea water, which is -1.8°C.

Origin

Seel is based on seal pups, bearing resemblance to a newborn Harp Seal.

Name origin

Seel's name is a corruption of the sea creature seal. Its Japanese name may come from the onomatopoeia of a seal bark. It could also involve paw, the foot of many mammals.

In other languages

• German: Jurob - Possibly from jung (young) and Robbe (seal).
• French: Otaria - From otarie (sea lion).
• Korean: 쥬쥬 Jyujyu

Related articles

• Seel (Cerulean Gym)

External links

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