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Seedot タネボー Taneboh
Artwork from R/S/E
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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
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Seedot (Japanese: タネボー Taneboh) is a Grass-type Pokémon.

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 TCG 4 Game data 4.1 NPC appearances 4.2 Pokédex entries 4.3 Game locations 4.3.1 In side games 4.4 Base stats 4.5 Type effectiveness 4.6 Learnset 4.6.1 By leveling up 4.6.2 By TM/HM 4.6.3 By breeding 4.6.4 By tutoring 4.6.5 Special moves 4.7 Side game data 4.8 Evolution 4.9 Sprites 4.10 Trivia 4.10.1 Origin 4.10.1.1 Name origin 4.11 In other languages 5 External links

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

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Hitting a particular switch on the Sapphire Field with the ball will make a Seedot appear. Making three Seedot appear activates Travel Mode.

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

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

• Amnesia
• False Swipe
• Leech Seed
• Nasty Plot
• Quick Attack
• Razor Wind
• Take Down
• Worry Seed

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
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
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:	Loops: 1	Minimum Experience: 16
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle	Maximum Experience: 26
Seedot throws full-body tackles. It's small but full of energy.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle

Evolution

Basic Seedot

Level 14 Nuzleaf

Leaf Stone Shiftry

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 3f 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 4p 273 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 273 s.png

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.

In other languages

• German: Samurzel
• French: Grainipiot
• Korean: 도토링 Dotoring

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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