Seel
パウワウ Pawou
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Artwork from FR/LG
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HP
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| Def
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| Sp.Def
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| Speed
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| Exp.
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Seel (Japanese: パウワウ Pawou) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Dewgong starting at level 34.
Biology
Physiology
The horn on Seel's head is exceptionally hard, and its made of toughened bone. Seel lives in the frigid waters of the arctic, surviving because of its thick blubber.
This hide of fat looks like its covered with snow-white fur from a distance, but when magnified, the fur is actually a very light blue, that gives it a sea-water tinge whilst swimming. Seel's streamlined, curving body helps it to effortlessly swim through the cold seas, and its flippers propel it with ease. The flippers can also pull its body onto shore, but can only support its weight for a short time.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Seel uses its horn to puncture ice so it can breathe. It becomes healthier when it rains. Its coarse hair can trap water and air to conserve body heat.
Behavior
The horn on the tip of Seel's head is used to chip away ice at the surface of the sea to create breathing holes. The small tusks can chip away at the ice too, and sometimes they engage in territorial fights where these tusks can be applied as weapons.
During the day, Seel can usually be spotted in shallow seas asleep on the sea bed, however it is additionally active during the evening hours, when it hunts and pursues prey effortlessly through the water. The colder the sea, the more active it is. When swimming, its nostrils close tightly when it swims. Seel only comes on land to give birth or socialize with others of its kind - it's exceptionally clumsy on land.
Habitat
Seel loves to live in extremely cold seas, such as in the Arctic, which are often 40 degrees below 0. The frigid climate it lives in are full of ice floes. It exceptionally loves iceberg-filled oceans, where herds of Seel converge to play and socialize.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major Appearances
Multiple Seel are owned by Misty and her sisters at the Cerulean Gym. One of them evolved into a Dewgong.
Minor Appearances
A Seel appeared in Misty Meets Her Match, under the ownership of Rudy's sister Mahri.
A Seel is also briefly seen in Once More With Reeling!, in the Terracotta Town contest. It created an ice sculpture of a Glalie using Ice Beam.
A Seel appeared in Up Close and Personable!.
A Seel appeared in DP140 under the ownership of a Clown.
In the manga
In Pokémon Adventures, Seel is the first Pokémon Lorelei owned. As a child, Lorelei saw her Seel become poisoned due to the effects of nearby industrialization. Agatha, who was passing by, healed the Seel using her Gastly. This encounter with the negative effects that humanity had on Pokémon would be the motivation Lorelei had to join the Elite Four in a plot to destroy all humanity years later.
In the TCG
- Main article: Seel (TCG)
Other appearances
Seel is a Pokéfloat. After the second half of Venusaur is revealed, the screen moves continually to the right without stopping and so fighting does not stay on Seel for very long.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| Red
| The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
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| Blue
| The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
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| Yellow
| Loves freezing cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14F degrees.
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| Stadium
| It boasts a thick hide covered with light blue fur. It plows through ice floes even in water 40 degrees below 0.
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| II
| Gold
| Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
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| Silver
| In daytime, it is often found asleep, on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.
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| Crystal
| The light blue fur that covers it keeps it protected against the cold. It loves iceberg filled oceans.
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| Stadium 2
| Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
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| III
| Ruby
| Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the Ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
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| Sapphire
| Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the Ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
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| Emerald
| Seel hunt for prey in frigid, ice-covered seas. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
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| FireRed
| Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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| LeafGreen
| The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick icebergs.
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| IV
| Diamond
| A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
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| Pearl
| A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
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| Platinum
| A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
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| HeartGold
| Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
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| SoulSilver
| Currently unknown
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
| Range
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 125 - 172
| 240 - 334
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| 45 - 106
| 85 - 207
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| 54 - 117
| 103 - 229
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| 45 - 106
| 85 - 207
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| 67 - 134
| 130 - 262
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| 45 - 106
| 85 - 207
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 70.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Seel 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 Seel, but are for some/all evolutions.
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: II - III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
| Disable
| Normal
| Status
| —
| 80%
| 10
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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Seel, Dewgong
Slakoth Vigoroth,Slaking
Spheal Sealeo,Walrein
| Encore
| Normal
| Status
| —
| 100%
| 5
| Cute
| 1 ♥
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Meowth, Persian
Lombre Ludicolo
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Skitty, Delcatty
Glameow,Purugly
| Fake Out
| Normal
| Physical
| 40
| 100%
| 10
| Cute
| 2 ♥♥
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Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
| Horn Drill
| Normal
| Physical
| —
| 30%
| 5
| Cool
| 0
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Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine
Corsola
| Icicle Spear*
| Ice
| Physical
| 10
| 100%
| 30
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Snubbull, Granbull
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Seviper
Kecleon
| Lick
| Ghost
| Physical
| 20
| 100%
| 30
| Tough
| 0
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Lapras
Politoed
Absol
| Perish Song
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 5
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Dewgong
Mantine
Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
Remoraid, Octillery
| Signal Beam
| Bug
| Special
| 75
| 100%
| 15
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Pikachu, Raichu
Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Sentret, Furret
Wooper, Quagsire
Phanpy, Donphan
| Slam
| Normal
| Physical
| 80
| 75%
| 20
| Tough
| 3 ♥♥♥
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| Pelipper
| Spit UpHGSS
| Normal
| Special
| —
| 100%
| 10
| Tough
| 2 ♥♥
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| Pelipper
| StockpileHGSS
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 20
| Tough
| 0
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| Pelipper
| SwallowHGSS
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 10
| Tough
| 0
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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
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Special moves
TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Seel is one of the three non-Ice-types which evolve into an Ice-type, together with Shellder and Eevee.
- Although Seel was introduced in Generation I as a pure Water-type, it could not learn any Water-type attacks by level-up until Generation IV.
- Even though the Pokédex states that Seel swims in water as cold as -40°C, the Arctic Ocean's water temperature is usually around the freezing point for sea water, which is -1.8°C.
Origin
Seel is based on seal pups, bearing resemblance to a newborn Harp Seal.
Name origin
Seel's name is a corruption of the sea creature seal. Its Japanese name may come from the onomatopoeia of a seal bark. It could also involve paw, the foot of many mammals.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Seel images on Bulbagarden Archives.
