Horsea (Pokémon)
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Horsea (Japanese: タッツー Tattu) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Seadra starting at level 32, then evolves into Kingdra when traded holding a Dragon Scale.
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Biology
Physiology
A small light blue Seahorse with tiny scales. Its belly and fin a cream colored.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Horsea can spray ink from their mouth, and can swim in any direction while still facing forward.
Behavior
Horsea are always known by being sensitive to their surroundings. If they sense trouble, they spit ink to those who causes it. Horsea do like swimming around, making them adept in using their fins. Horsea are also known for creating many nests at different corals reefs in the sea.
Habitat
Horsea are a very common sight in the ocean and ocean caverns. They tend to make their nests in coral.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Misty captures a male Horsea in Tentacool and Tentacruel.
A Horsea appeared in Up Close and Personable!.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon Special
Blue of Pokémon Special had a Horsea on her team, using it in her crafty tricks such as cloaking areas with SmokeScreen or leaving ink trails. It was later transferred to Silver, and eventually evolved into Kingdra.
In the TCG
- Main article: Horsea (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| I | Red | Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water. |
| Blue | Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water. | |
| Yellow | If it senses any danger, it will vigorously spray water or a special type of ink from its mouth. | |
| Stadium | Uses its tail to keep its balance while spraying ink from its mouth. The ink appears to be for shooting down bugs. | |
| II | Gold | If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin. |
| Silver | Its big, developed fins move rapidly, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward. | |
| Crystal | When they're in a safe location, they can be seen playfully tangling their tails together. | |
| Stadium 2 | If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin. | |
| III | Ruby | Horsea eats small insects and moss off of rocks. If the ocean current turns fast, this Pokémon anchors itself by wrapping its tail around rocks or coral to prevent being washed away. |
| Sapphire | If Horsea senses danger, it will reflexively spray a dense black ink from its mouth and try to escape. This Pokémon swims by cleverly flapping the fins on its back. | |
| Emerald | By cleverly flicking the fins on its back side to side, it moves in any direction while facing forward. It spits ink to escape if it senses danger. | |
| FireRed | It maintains balance using its tail, which is wound up like a coil. It may spray ink from its mouth. | |
| LeafGreen | Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water. | |
| IV | Diamond | It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees. |
| Pearl | It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees. | |
| Platinum | It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Area | |
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| I | Red | Blue | Rare | Routes 19, 20, and 21, Seafoam Islands and Cinnabar Island |
| Yellow | Rare | Routes 10, 11, 12, 13, and Vermilion City | ||
| II | Gold | Silver | Many | Whirl Islands |
| Crystal | Many | Whirl Islands | ||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Uncommon | Routes 132, 133, and 134 (Super Rod) |
| Emerald | Uncommon | Routes 132, 133, 134, and Pacifidlog Town | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | Common | Routes 4, 10, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 24 and Vermilion City | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | None | Trade | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Uncommon | Route 226 (Good Rod) |
| Platinum | Unknown | Route 226 (Good Rod) | ||
| Pal Park | Sea | |||
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Channel | Secret Cove |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 2 Secret Storage 18 Endless Level 6 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team | Silver Trench (10F-20F) Grand Sea (10F-20F) Fantasy Strait (B1-B10) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness | Surrounded Sea (B1-B20) Miracle Sea (B1-B18) Deep Miracle Sea (B1-B4) Bottomless Sea (B1-B49) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Safra Sea |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Sea of Wailord |
Held items
| Game | Items |
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| Gold, Silver, and Crystal | Dragon Scale (8%) |
| TM33 (Ice Punch) (trade from Generation I) | |
| Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | Dragon Scale (5%) |
| Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | Dragon Scale (5%) |
Base stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Horsea is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Horsea, but are for some/all evolutions.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
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TCG-only Moves
Side game data
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Acquisition: Hatch | 
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| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 12.4% | Friend Area: Treasure Sea |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | My Water Gun hits a perfect hundred out of a hundred! | |
| 26%-50% HP | My HP's gone to half. | |
| 1%-25% HP | It's bad... My Water Gun's falling short... | |
| Level Up | Yes! I leveled up! Makes me happy! | |
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| Group: Water | Loops: 3 | Minimum Experience: N/A |
Poké Assist:  ( Water )
| Field Move: None | Maximum Experience: N/A |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
 Body size: 1
| Recruit Rate: 8.2% | IQ Group: C |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
| Group: Water | Poké Assist: ( Water )
| Field Move:  (Tackle ×2)
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Evolution
| Unevolved | → Level 32 | First evolution | → Trade holding Dragon Scale | Second evolution | ||
 Horsea Water |  Seadra Water |  Kingdra Water Dragon | ||||
Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back |
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back |
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For other sprites and images, please see Horsea images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Horsea and its evolutions share the same species name with Dratini, its evolutions and Salamence. They are all known as Dragon Pokémon.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Horsea claims that its Water Gun always hits. Water Gun's accuracy, however, can fall below 100%.
Origin
It is, obviously, based on a seahorse, though its ability to shoot ink resembles that of a squid.
Name origin
Horsea's name is based on seahorse and the diminutive word horsie. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of 竜 tatsu, dragon, which is part of the common name of a seahorse in Japanese, 竜の落し子 tatsu-no-otoshigo, lit. illegitimate child of a dragon.
In other languages
- German: Seeper - From Seepferd (seahorse).
- French: Hypotrempe - A play on hippocampe (seahorse) and trempé (soaked).
- Korean: 쏘드라 Ssodeura
Related articles
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Notes
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| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
Categories: Water-type Pokémon | Single-type Pokémon | Pokémon in the Medium Fast experience group | Pokémon | Blue-colored Pokémon | Body style 05 Pokémon | Water 1 group Pokémon | Dragon group Pokémon | Pokémon with a gender ratio of one male to one female | Generation I Pokémon | Pokémon with a base stat total of 295 | Pokémon whose Special stat became their Special Attack | Body size 1 Pokémon | Pokémon that are part of a three-stage evolutionary line
