Seedot (Pokémon)

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Seedot
タネボー Taneboh
130
Artwork from R/S/E
National Dex #273
Johto Dex #—
Hoenn Dex #022
Sinnoh Dex #—
Fiore Browser R-180
Almia Browser R-033
Type Grass
Species Acorn Pokémon
Height 1′08″ (0.5m)
Weight 8.8 lbs. (4.0kg)
Abilities Chlorophyll
Early Bird
Egg groups Ground
Plant
Time to hatch 3,840 steps
Effort yield 1 Def
Exp. yield 74 base exp.
Lv100 at 1,059,860 exp.
Gender 50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color Brown
Catch rate 255

Seedot (Japanese: タネボー Taneboh) is a Grass-type Pokémon.

Contents

Biology

Physiology

Seedot is a small brown creature that greatly resembles an acorn, so much so that it can easily startle Pokémon looking for food on the forest floor. It can stick onto trees with the top of its cap and it has two feet for moving about.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Seedot enjoy consuming water and nutrients from trees.

In the anime

Seedot first appeared in Seeing is Believing. A trio of these Acorn Pokémon were in a sad mood and Professor Birch used his Pokémon knowledge to cheer them up.

In Pinch Healing, one of the Pokémon that a Poké-Sitter was looking after was a Seedot. May played with it in the Pokémon Center.

A colony of Seedot and Nuzleaf appeared in Leave it to Brocko!.

In the TCG

Main article: Seedot (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
III Ruby Seedot attaches itself to a tree branch using the top of its head. It sucks moisture from the tree while hanging off the branch. The more water it drinks, the glossier this Pokémon's body becomes.
Sapphire Seedot looks exactly like an acorn when it is dangling from a tree branch. It startles other Pokémon by suddenly moving. This Pokémon polishes its body once a day using leaves.
Emerald It hangs off branches and absorbs nutrients. When it finishes eating, its body becomes so heavy that it drops to the ground with a thump.
FireRed If it remains still, it becomes impossible to distinguish from real nuts. It delights in surprising foraging Pidgey.
LeafGreen If it remains still, it becomes impossible to distinguish from real nuts. It delights in surprising foraging Pidgey.
IV Diamond When it dangles from a tree branch, it looks just like an acorn. It enjoys scaring other Pokémon.
Pearl When it dangles from a tree branch, it looks just like an acorn. It enjoys scaring other Pokémon.

Game locations

Gen Game Rarity Location
III Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Common Routes 102 and 104 (Ruby only)
Pokémon Emerald Rare Routes 102, 117, and 120
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen None Trade
Pokémon Colosseum None Trade
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness One Shadow Pokémon Lab (Shadow)
IV Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Uncommon Routes 203 and 204, Eterna Forest (dongle method: Ruby)
Pokémon Platinum Unknown
Pal Park Forest


In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei! Secret Storage 13
Endless Level 28
Pair Trozei
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Uproar Forest (1F-9F)
Southern Cavern (1F-9F)
Pokémon Ranger Sekra Mountain Range
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage Chikore Path

Base stats

HP: 40
 
Attack: 40
 
Defense: 50
 
SpAtk: 30
 
SpDef: 30
 
Speed: 30
 

Type effectiveness

Weakness Resistance

Learnset

Seedot is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply. Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Seedot, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

Level Generation III Generation IV
Start Bide Bide
3 Harden Harden
7 Growth Growth
13 Nature Power Nature Power
21 Synthesis Synthesis
31 Sunny Day Sunny Day
41 Explosion Explosion

By TM/HM

# Generation III Generation IV
TM06 Toxic Toxic
TM09 Bullet Seed Bullet Seed
TM10 Hidden Power Hidden Power
TM11 Sunny Day Sunny Day
TM17 Protect Protect
TM19 Giga Drain Giga Drain
TM21 Frustration Frustration
TM22 SolarBeam SolarBeam
TM27 Return Return
TM28 Dig Dig
TM30 Shadow Ball Shadow Ball
TM32 Double Team Double Team
TM42 Facade Facade
TM43 Secret Power Secret Power
TM44 Rest Rest
TM45 Attract Attract
TM53 Energy Ball
TM58 Endure
TM64 Explosion
TM70 Flash
TM75 Swords Dance
TM78 Captivate
TM82 Sleep Talk
TM83 Natural Gift
TM86 Grass Knot
TM87 Swagger
TM90 Substitute
HM05 Flash
HM06 Rock Smash Rock Smash

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Seedot knows Shadow Hold and Shadow Wave as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Image:PinRS273.png Acquisition: Hatch Image:PinRS273.gif
Pokémon Trozei!
Image:Trozeiani273.gif Rarity: Common Image:Trozeiani273.gif
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1 Recruit Rate: 11.2% Friend Area: Mushroom Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP Please don't mistake me for an acorn!
26%-50% HP Oh-oh... My health is half gone already.
1%-25% HP Please... I feel faint...
Level Up Yes, please! There goes my level!
Pokémon Ranger
Group: Grass Loops: 1 Minimum Experience: 16
Poké Assist: Grass Field Move: Tackle Maximum Experience: 26
Seedot throws full-body tackles. It's small but full of energy.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group: Grass Poké Assist: Grass Field Move: Tackle


Evolution

Basic
Image:273.png
Seedot
Level 14
Image:274.png
Leaf Stone
Image:275.png

Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
Image:Spr 3r 273.png Image:Spr_3e_273.gif Image:Spr 3f 273.png Image:Spr_b_g3_273.png
Image:Spr 3r 273 s.png Image:Spr 3e 273 s.gif Image:Spr 3f 273 s.png Image:Spr b g3 273 s.png
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum   Back
Image:Spr 4d 273.png Image:Spr 4p 273.png Image:Spr_b_g4_273.png
Image:Spr_4d_273_s.png Image:Spr 4p 273 s.png Image:Spr b g4 273 s.png
Seedot For other sprites and images, please see Seedot images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Seedot appears to be based on acorns.

Name origin

Seedot's name may be a combination of seed and dot, or perhaps tot, referring to its small size. Its Japanese name is based on 種 tane, seed, and 赤ん坊 akanbō, baby, or 帽子 bōshi, hat.

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External links

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