Seaking
アズマオウ Azumao
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Artwork from FR/LG
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HP
0
| Atk
2
| Def
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0
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| Speed
0
| Exp.
170
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Seaking (Japanese: アズマオウ Azumao) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Goldeen starting at level 33.
Biology
Physiology
Seaking resembles a koi or goldfish, as it is a big orange colored fish with white and black markings. It also has a horn on its head, two big dark eyes, and pink lips with two small, sharp fangs.
Gender differences
A female has a smaller horn.
Special abilities
Seaking is a very powerful swimmer, as it is able to swim against a river's current, and even waterfalls. It also uses its powerful horn to bore holes in solid rock, so as to keep its eggs safe.
Behavior
In autumn, its body becomes more fatty in preparing to propose to a mate. In the spawning season, they gather from all over to travel upriver. During this time, the Seaking males can be seen performing their courtship dances to woo Seaking females. The male also uses its powerful horn to bore holes in riverbed boulders, so as to keep the eggs safe, although in other seasons it will make and live in their own nests. Seaking is very protective of its eggs, and will defend its eggs with its life, fighting with its horn. The male and female will take turns patrolling around their nest and eggs, and the guarding of eggs by the Seaking goes on for over a month until the eggs hatch.
Habitat
Seaking are common in bodies of fresh water. They are encountered in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Ash, Misty, and Professor Oak have owned Seaking in the past, though Ash and Misty released theirs only a short time after capturing it, due to the rules of the competition. It should be noted that Professor Oak's Seaking was invented by the dub.
Juan also owns a Seaking, which was used in a Gym battle against Ash in The Great Eight Fate!. Juan's Seaking was able to block Electric attacks with Horn Drill and send them back at its opponent.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| AG110
| Seaking
| May's Pokédex
| Seaking, the Goldfish Pokémon. Seaking is the evolved form of Goldeen. Its sharp, drill-like horn is capable of crushing even stone.
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| This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.
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In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Seaking (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| Red
| In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
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| Blue
| In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
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| Yellow
| It is the male's job to make a nest by carving out boulders in a stream using the horn on its head.
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| Stadium
| In the autumn, they travel up rivers to spawn. In other seasons, they make and live in their own nests.
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| II
| Gold
| During spawning season, Seaking gather from all over, coloring the rivers a brilliant red.
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| Silver
| Using its horn, it bores holes in riverbed boulders, making nests to prevent its eggs from washing away.
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| Crystal
| When autumn comes, the males patrol the area around their nests in order to protect their offspring.
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| Stadium 2
| During spawning season, Seaking gather from all over, coloring the rivers a brilliant red.
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| III
| Ruby
| In the autumn, Seaking males can be seen performing courtship dances in riverbeds to woo females. During this season, this Pokémon's body coloration is at its most beautiful.
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| Sapphire
| Seaking is very protective of its eggs. The male and female will take turns patrolling around their nest and eggs. The guarding of eggs by these Pokémon goes on for over a month.
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| Emerald
| It punches holes in boulders on stream-beds. This is a clever innovation that prevents its eggs from being attacked or washed away by the current.
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| FireRed
| The horn on its head is sharp like a drill. It bores a hole in a boulder to make its nest.
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| LeafGreen
| In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It makes its nest by hollowing out boulders in streams with its horn. It defends its eggs with its life.
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| Pearl
| To protect its family, it will fight with its drill-sharp horn. It lives in hollowed rocks in streams.
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| Platinum
| In autumn, its body becomes more fatty in preparing to propose to a mate. It takes on beautiful colors.
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| HeartGold
| During spawning season, Seaking gather from all over, coloring the rivers a brilliant red.
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| SoulSilver
| Using its horn, it bores holes in riverbed boulders, making nests to prevent its eggs from washing away.
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Game locations
| Gen
| Game
| Rarity
| Area
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| I
| Red
| Blue
| Uncommon
| Route 23, Fuchsia City, and Cerulean Cave with Super Rod
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| Yellow
| Common
| Routes Route 23 and Route 24, Cerulean City, Cerulean Cave
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| II
| Gold
| Silver
| Common
| Routes 4, 9, 10, 24, 25, and 42, Dark Cave, Silver Cave, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Cerulean City, Slowpoke Well
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| Crystal
| Common
| Routes 4, 9, 10, 24, 25, and 42, Dark Cave, Silver Cave, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Cerulean City, Slowpoke Well
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| III
| Ruby
| Sapphire
| Rare
| Safari Zone (Mach Bike Area)
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| Emerald
| Rare
| Safari Zone (Mach Bike Area)
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| FireRed
| LeafGreen
| Rare
| Three Island, Safari Zone, Fuchsia City
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| Colosseum
| None
| Trade
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| XD
| None
| Trade
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| IV
| Diamond
| Pearl
| Uncommon
| Routes 203, 204, 209, 212, and 214, Lake Acuity, Lake Verity, Twinleaf Town, Lake Valor, Resort Area, Sendoff Spring (Super Rod)
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| Platinum
| Uncommon
| Routes 203, 204, 209, 212, and 214, Lake Acuity, Lake Verity, Twinleaf Town, Lake Valor, and Sendoff Spring (Good Rod)
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| HeartGold
| SoulSilver
| None
| Trade
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| Pal Park
| Pond
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
| Range
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 140 - 187
| 270 - 364
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| 87 - 158
| 170 - 311
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| 63 - 128
| 121 - 251
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| 63 - 128
| 121 - 251
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| 76 - 145
| 148 - 284
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| 65 - 132
| 126 - 258
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 80.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Seaking's prototype name was "Neptune", named after the god of the sea in Roman mythology.
- Seaking is the subject of a meme on the *chan sites: "F*** YEAH SEAKING." This meme centers around Seaking destroying things.
- Seaking and Goldeen are the only Pokémon that can learn Waterfall through leveling up. This makes it one of few Pokémon released to be able to learn an HM move by level-up.
- Due to this, it is possible to complete any game without finding HM07.
- Despite being called Seaking, it is found in fresh water, like real life goldfish.
- In the Pal Park, it is found in the Pond Area.
- Seaking's number in the Sinnoh Pokédex and the Johto Pokédex is the same: 079. This makes it and its evolution family one of only five families of Pokémon (comprising thirteen Pokémon altogether) to have the same numbers in more than one Pokédex-like listing.
- In the anime, Seaking is the only Pokémon that both Ash and Misty have owned.
- Incidently, both Seaking were caught and released in a single episode.
Origin
It seems to be based on a species of goldfish known as Azuma Nishiki (東錦). The horn part may be based on Matsya, an avatar that the hindu god Vishnu assumed, which is sometimes depicted as a fish with a horn.
Name origin
Seaking's name is simply a combination of sea and king with an added pun in that it sounds similar to "sinking". Its Japanese name may be based on 小豆鱒 azukimasu, rock cod and 魔王 ma-ō, devil king. Interestingly enough, its Japanese name may also be taken to literally mean 東王 azuma-ō, East king. Furthermore, an アズマニシキ azumanishiki is a kind of goldfish. Likely the name is meant to compliment Goldeen's "queenliness" with a combination of the Azuma Nishiki (東錦) goldfish and the Japanese word for king, ou (王).
In other languages
- German: Golking - From Gold and the English word king.
- French: Poissoroy - From poisson (fish). Roy could be a mispelling of roi (king).
- Korean: 왕콘치 Wangkonchi
External links
Notes
( Water )
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Seaking images on Bulbagarden Archives.
