Seadra (Pokémon)

Seadra シードラ Seadra
Artwork from FR/LG
Pronunciation	see-druh [1]
Type	Water
Species	Dragon Pokémon
Kanto Dex National Dex	#117
Johto Dex	#187
Hoenn Dex	#185
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-108
Almia Browser	R-230
Height	3′11″ (1.2m)
Weight	55.1 lbs. (25.0kg)
Abilities	Poison Point or Sniper
Egg groups	Dragon/Water 1
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Def, 1 SpA
Exp. yield	155 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	75
Footprint
Body style
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Seadra (Japanese: シードラ Seadra) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Horsea starting at level 32, and evolves into Kingdra by trade with Dragon Scale.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Special 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 TCG-only Moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Notes 9 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Although it is not fully-evolved, it can use Hyper Beam and Giga Impact, since it was fully-evolved in Generation I.

Behavior

Habitat

Seadra live, for the most part, in oceans with a swift current.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Ash battled a Seadra belonging to Mandi in his first battle in the Indigo League in Round One - Begin!.

A Seadra owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back.

Cissy used a Seadra while Ash was participating in her target test in Fit to be Tide.

Juan, the leader of the Sootopolis Gym, also owns a Seadra.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Silver had a Seadra as a part of his team, although it was not shown. During the events of Volume 9, Silver secretly sends Seadra to Gold via trade for his Poliwhirl, triggering Seadra's evolution into Kingdra.

In the TCG

Main article: Seadra (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Capable of swimming backwards by rapidly flapping its wing-like pectoral fins and stout tail.
	Blue
	Yellow	Touching the back fin causes numbness. It hooks its tail to coral to stay in place while sleeping.
	Stadium	A clever Pokémon that can swim backwards while facing forward. Fainting may result from a jab of its sharp spikes.
II	Gold	An examination of its cell revealed the presence of a gene not found in Horsea. It became a hot topic.
	Silver	Its fin tips leak poison. Its fins and bones are highly valued as ingredients in herbal medicine.
	Crystal	The male raises the young. If it is approached, it uses its toxic spikes to fend off the intruder.
	Stadium 2	An examination of its cell revealed the presence of a gene not found in Horsea. It became a hot topic.
III	Ruby	Seadra sleeps after wriggling itself between the branches of coral. Those trying to harvest coral are occasionally stung by this Pokémon's poison barbs if they fail to notice it.
	Sapphire	Seadra generates whirlpools by spinning its body. The whirlpools are strong enough to swallow even fishing boats. This Pokémon weakens prey with these currents, then swallows it whole.
	Emerald	The poisonous barbs all over its body are highly valued as ingredients for making traditional herbal medicine. It shows no mercy to anything approaching its nest.
	FireRed	Its body bristles with sharp spikes. Carelessly trying to touch it could cause fainting from the spikes.
	LeafGreen	It is capable of swimming backwards by rapidly flapping its winglike pectoral fins and stout tail.
IV	Diamond	Its spines provide protection. Its fins and bones are prized as traditional medicine ingredients.
	Pearl	Its spines provide protection. Its fins and bones are prized as traditional medicine ingredients.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
I	Red	Blue	Rare	Route 23, Seafoam Islands, Unknown Dungeon
	Yellow		Rare	Routes 12 and 13
II	Gold	Silver	Common	Whirl Islands
	Crystal		Common	Whirl Islands
III	Ruby	Sapphire	None	Evolve Horsea
	Emerald		None	Evolve Horsea
	FireRed	LeafGreen	Rare	Routes 19, 20, and 21, One Island, Two Island, Three Island, Five Island, Six Island, Seven Island
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		None	Trade
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Uncommon	Route 226 (Super Rod)
	Platinum		None	Trade
	Pal Park			Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Horsea
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 8 Endless Level 25 Forever Level 57 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Stormy Sea (30F-39F) Silver Trench (30F-39F) Grand Sea (30F-39F) Fantasy Strait (B30)
Pokémon Ranger	Safra Sea
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Surrounded Sea (B1-B20) Miracle Sea (B1-B18) Deep Miracle Sea (B1-B4) Bottomless Sea (B1-B49)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Sea of Wailord

Base stats

HP:	55
Attack:	65
Defense:	95
Special:	95
SpAtk:	95
SpDef:	45
Speed:	85

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Grass : 2×  Electric : 2×	Steel : ½×  Fire : ½×  Water : ½×  Ice : ½×		Normal : 1×  Fighting : 1×  Flying : 1×  Poison : 1×  Ground : 1×  Rock : 1×  Bug : 1×  Ghost : 1×  Psychic : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×

Learnset

Seadra is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Seadra, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100%	30	Cute	2 ♥♥
4	SmokeScreen	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
8	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
11	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
14	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	0
18	BubbleBeam	Water	Special	65	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
23	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
26	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100%	20	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
30	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
40	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
48	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	—%	20	Cool	0
57	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM55	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	0
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Seel, Dewgong Remoraid, Octillery Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	65	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking	Disable	Normal	Status	—	80%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
Altaria Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence,	DragonBreath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Gyarados Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite Gible, Gabite, Garchomp	Dragon Rage	Dragon	Special	—	100%	10	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
Magikarp, Gyarados Feebas, Milotic	Flail	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
Octillery	Octazooka	Water	Special	65	85%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
Dewgong Remoraid, Octillery Mantine	Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15	Beauty	0
Magikarp, Gyarados Feebas, Milotic	Splash	Normal	Status	—	—%	40	Cute	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Bounce	Flying	Physical	85	85%	5	Cute	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10	Beauty	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15	Beauty	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100%	20	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

TCG-only Moves

• Confuse Ray

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -19%	Friend Area: Treasure Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Don't stand behind me! Not if you don't want to get hurt.
26%-50% HP	This is tougher than expected. Half my HP's gone already.
1%-25% HP	This is it... I can't get any power...
Level Up	There we go! I leveled up! Let me at them!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: N/A
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: N/A
Seadra forcefully spits blobs of water. Capture it before it slips underwater!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -10%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Soak x3

Evolution

Unevolved Base form Horsea  Water

Level 32 First evolution Seadra  Water

Trade with Dragon Scale Second evolution Kingdra  Water   Dragon

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			Image:Spr 3e 117 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 117.png
			Image:Spr 4p 117 s.png

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

Trivia

• It is the only non-Poison Pokémon that can have Poison Point as an ability.
• It, Cascoon and Vigoroth are the only Pokémon who lose their pre-evolution's ability, then regain it upon evolution to their final form.
• Although Seadra is not a Dragon-type, it is a Dragon species Pokémon. It shares this trait with it's pre-evolved form, Horsea.

Origin

It is based on a seahorse.

Name origin

Seadra's name is a combination of sea and dragon.

In other languages

• German: Seemon
• French: Hypocean - Océan means ocean. Hippocampe means seahorse.
• Korean: 시드라 Sideura

Notes

1. ↑ Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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