Dewgong (Pokémon)

Dewgong ジュゴン Jugon

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Water  Ice  Sea Lion Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Thick Fat or Hydration 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #087 Johto #179* Hoenn #259* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 5'07" 264.6 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate White 75 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 1, Ground 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 Exp. 176 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Dewgong (Japanese: ジュゴン Jugon) is a dual-type Water/Ice Pokémon.

It evolves from Seel starting at level 34.

Biology

Physiology

It resembles a seal. Its body is extremely streamlined. Its streamlined shape allows Dewgong to swim up to 8 knots, even in bitterly cold waters. Its fins are larger and stronger and its tail more developed than its pre-evolution's. Its long tail is able to change swimming direction quickly, when needed. It is covered in pure white coat of fur that obscures it from view of predators, when in the snow. It also has a layer of thick fat, that allows it to store thermal energy and protects it from intensely cold water and air.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Dewgong are very active in bitterly cold tempretures. At night, Dewgong go out hunting for food, after sleeping most of the day. It loves to sleep under shallow ocean waters or on ice floes.

Habitat

Sea Pokémon

Dewgong usually live in frigid seas filled with ice floes.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Dewgong in the anime

Major Appearances

The Seel belonging to the Cerulean Gym evolved into Dewgong in The Misty Mermaid.

A Dewgong has also been used by Pryce in As Cold as Pryce and Nice Pryce Baby.

Major Appearances

In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Dewgong owned by Neesha was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo.

A Dewgong also appeared in Up Close and Personable!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Lorelei uses a Dewgong in Pokémon Adventures. It is capable of using Ice Beam to create paths of solid ice on which it moves, similar to Iceman.

In Volume 4 of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Rudy's sister is seen drowning with a Dewgong instead of a Seel like in the anime.

In the TCG

Main article: Dewgong (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red	Blue	Gold Leaf (100%)*
Yellow
FireRed	LeafGreen	Aspear Berry (50%)	NeverMeltIce (5%)
* The Pokémon must be traded to a Generation II game in order for the item to appear.

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Dewgong is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Ice Floe Beach
Phrases
51%-100% HP	The colder it gets, the stronger I become!
26%-50% HP	About half my HP's gone.
1%-25% HP	It's no good... I can't get any power, even if it's cold.
Level Up	Yes! I leveled! I'll show you!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -4.5%	IQ Group: H

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
			File:Spr 3e 087 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

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

Trivia

• "Manaty" was the original English name for Dewgong.
• Dewgong is the first Ice Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
• Dewgong and Spheal's evolution line are the only Pokémon to have a "triple resistance," thanks to the Thick Fat ability.

Origin

Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the dugong. Its is of the same order as the manatee, which resides in the Western Hemisphere.

The four known living members of the order all currently inhabit warm waters, a source of conflict with Dewgong's Ice-type affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family (Dugongidae), the Steller's Sea Cow, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the Bering Sea.

While it is suggested that Dewgong was partially inspired by other water dwelling aquatic polar mammals; seals, sea lions, the Harp Seal, the Hooded Seal, the ringed seal, et al.; the Sirenian fossil record suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong.

Name origin

Dewgong's name is a portmanteau of dew and dugong, as well as a corruption of the dugong; a relative of the manatee. Jugon is also a corruption of dugong.

The Dew may refer to the natural phenomenon of water vapor condensing in the presence of a cold surface. Dew formation at sufficiently low temperatures turns into frost; a perfect symbol of Dewgong's dual type affinity.

In other languages

• German: Jugong - from Dugong
• French: Lamantine - From lamantin (manatee).
• Korean: 쥬레곤 Jyuregon

Related articles

• Dewgong (Cerulean Gym)

External links

• Ice Beam, the fanlisting for Dewgong

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.